An example with nine fighters in a double-elimination list. However, one fighter will drop out unexpectedly in the middle. This isn't a problem when using the table format.
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Using a table format to run a list,
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| Updated: Feb 9, 2003 |
ROUND ONE
Pair up the fighters by halves: #1 vs #5, #2 vs #6, and so on as in Example 1 and Example 2. The number of fighters is odd, so one fighter must sit out until the next round.
In Example 2, we put that fighter against the winner of the first bout. For this example, though, we'll use the loser of the first bout instead. So in the first bout of Round Two, Fighter #9 will fight the loser of the first bout in this round.
The randomized results: Fighters #1, #6, #7, and #4 win their bouts.
Ftr Round
1
1 5/W
2 6/L
3 7/L
4 8/W
5 1/L
6 2/W
7 3/W
8 4/L
9 ---
ROUND TWO
We know #9 will fight #5 (the loser of the first bout in Round 1) as the first bout in this round.
Following the previous examples, the bouts from the previous round in
the order they were fought, with winners listed first are:
[#9], #1-[#5], #6-#2, #7-#3, #4-#8
Assigned bouts for this round: #9-#5, #1-#6, #2-#3, #7-#4, and we sit out #8.
The results: #5, #6, #3, and #4 win.
Ftr Round Round
1 2
1 5/W 6/L
2 6/L 3/L
3 7/L 2/W
4 8/W 7/W
5 1/L 9/W
6 2/W 1/W
7 3/W 4/L
8 4/L ---
9 --- 5/L
Out with two losses is #2.
ROUND THREE
From the previous round we have: [#8], #5-#9, #6-#1, #3, #4-#7.
The bouts for this round...
Oops, someone has to drop out unexpectedly, and it's #6. Tough break.
So, remaining are: [#8], #5-#9, #1, #3, #4-#7. Seven fighters. Argh.
Since #8 and #9 both have the same record (0-1), and they've both sat out once, they're going to fight. After that, we get #5-#3(*), #1-#7 (same record), and we'll sit out #4.
* Fighter #5 has already fought Fighter #1 in this list.
The results: #9, #3, and #7 win.
Ftr Round Round Round
1 2 3
1 5/W 6/L 7/L
2 6/L 3/L out
3 7/L 2/W 5/W
4 8/W 7/W ---
5 1/L 9/W 3/L
6 2/W 1/W xxx
7 3/W 4/L 1/W
8 4/L --- 9/L
9 --- 5/L 8/W
Out with two losses: #1, #5 and #8.
ROUND FOUR
Remaining from previous round: [#4], #9, #3, #7.
#4 and #9 have both sat out once, but #3 has already fought #7.
So, we'll do #4-#3, #7-#9.
The results: #3 and #9 win.
Ftr Round Round Round Round
1 2 3 4
1 5/W 6/L 7/L out
2 6/L 3/L out
3 7/L 2/W 5/W 4/W
4 8/W 7/W --- 3/L
5 1/L 9/W 3/L out
6 2/W 1/W xxx
7 3/W 4/L 1/W 9/L
8 4/L --- 9/L out
9 --- 5/L 8/W 7/W
Out with two losses: #7.
ROUND FIVE
Remaining from previous round: #3-#4, #9. Time for #3 to sit out.
The result: #4 wins.
Ftr Round Round Round Round Round
1 2 3 4 5
1 5/W 6/L 7/L out
2 6/L 3/L out
3 7/L 2/W 5/W 4/W ---
4 8/W 7/W --- 3/L 9/W
5 1/L 9/W 3/L out
6 2/W 1/W xxx
7 3/W 4/L 1/W 9/L out
8 4/L --- 9/L out
9 --- 5/L 8/W 7/W 4/L
Out with two losses: #9.
ROUND SIX
#3 and #4 will face each other in the finals.
Both have one loss, and both sat out once, so the final round could be one fight, or the best two out of three. Like I said in the previous example: Whatever works.
Table format: Introduction — Example 1 — Example 2 — Example 4
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Original page posted: July 7, 2001. Last tweaked:
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