Hello fellow Sheeptaggers,
As of this moment we have 6 teams signed up for the
Sheep Tag World Cup.
There are 4 styles of Brackets to choose from:
- Round Robin
- Single / Double Elimination
- SWISS
Each tournament style has its own advantages and disadvantages:
Round Robin:AdvantagesAll teams/players play each other
True results
Seeding is not important
No one is eliminated
DisadvantagesRequires many games
Many games will not be close
Very long tournament
No climax final
Single Elimination:AdvantagesEasiest to understand and run
Good for large numbers
Doesn't take too long
DisadvantagesSeeding is very important
If you lose one game you are out of the tournament
The 2 best teams might start out against eachother / Random results
Double Elimination:[Compared to Single Elimination]
AdvantagesIf you lose the first game you can still be in the finals.
Seeding is little less important
Less chance of random results
DisadvantagesTakes a little longer
SWISS:AdvantagesTakes way less time than Round Robin.
True results
Seeding is not important
No one is eliminated
DisadvantagesMany games will not be close
No climax final
If there are enough teams we can also mix too brackets together like in 2008 & 2009, they had 8 teams in Round Robin -> first 4 teams go to Single Elim Bracket.
http://sheeptag.wikia.com/wiki/Sheep_Tag_Wiki#World_CupI think that like in 2008 is the best way to do it or using SWISS instead of Round Robin, so the qualifiers don't take too long?
DatesHow shall we handle the games? In round robin everyone can play each other whenever they want or a set date?
Same for the final bracket ( single / double elim )?
What are your opinions?- SHEePYTaGGeRNeP
Organiser of STWC2014