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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ a double round robin followed by a double eliminator with the top 4 teams to dec
**Group Stage** **Group Stage**
Group Stage is used to seed the teams. A round robin format is when each team plays against every other team. This is pretty good. If Group Stage is used to seed the teams. A round robin format is when each team plays against every other team. This is pretty good. If
there are less number of teams, the fixture could include a double roun robin instead, where each team plays against every other team there are less number of teams, the fixture could include a double round robin instead, where each team plays against every other team
twice. twice.
Let us assume that there are a total of 8 teams in the tournament. Let us assume that there are a total of 8 teams in the tournament.
@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ To make it fairer to the top performing teams, we could pit the top team against
second-last team. It is likely that the first two teams are going to go to the finals based on what we might have already seen in the second-last team. It is likely that the first two teams are going to go to the finals based on what we might have already seen in the
double round robin group stage. But hey... there could be "upsets". double round robin group stage. But hey... there could be "upsets".
A better alternative for playoffs follows..
Consider this setup for the top 4 seeded teams. Consider this setup for the top 4 seeded teams.
- Game 1: Team 1 plays against Team 2. - Game 1: Team 1 plays against Team 2.
@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ But most importantly, we now have mitigated the possibility of upsets!
> Note that to run a double-eliminator, one needs a number of teams that can be expressed as an exponent of 2 - 4, 8, 16 and so on. > Note that to run a double-eliminator, one needs a number of teams that can be expressed as an exponent of 2 - 4, 8, 16 and so on.
Each game generates a winner and a loser who plays subsequently, or generates a winner and eliminates the other team. At the end of Each game generates a winner and a loser who plays subsequently, or generates a winner and eliminates the other team. At the end of
the round where only a winner is generated, we would need a corresponding winner from another game to pair up in the next round. the round where only a winner is generated, we would need a corresponding winner from another game to pair up in the next round.
This is only possible halving the total number of teams after every such stage still leaves a number of teams that is divisible by 2. This is only possible if halving the total number of teams after every such stage still leaves a number of teams that is divisible by 2.
**What does IPL do?** **What does IPL do?**
@ -147,4 +149,4 @@ If required, we can throw in another game to identify the 3rd place in the playo
(The double eliminator for 8 teams with an optional 3rd place playoff is shown below). (The double eliminator for 8 teams with an optional 3rd place playoff is shown below).
![YouShallNotPass]({{site.base_url | absolute_url}}/images/doubleeliminator.png) ![Double Eliminator]({{site.base_url | absolute_url}}/images/doubleeliminator.png)