World Cup tournament?

World Cup tournament?

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M
Dutch

Joined
10 Dec 06
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21003
21 Dec 08

So we have knockout tournaments, Sieges, gouptournaments, etc.

But why not combine these to get a new sort of tournament?
The following is inspired (copied) from FIFA:

Timesettings: 3/7 or 7/7

Tournament setup
128 players, play in 16 groups of 8
The players are put into the qualifying groups at random

Qualifying stage
The first two players of each group qualify for the “Endround”
If one or more players have to same amount of points for the second place. The following deciders should be used.
- The result in their games
- The most number of wins
- The most number of wins with black
- The lowest rated player (Rating at the start of the tournament) wins.
- Lottery

This leaves a total of 32 players which qualify for the Endround

End Round
32 players, play in 8 groups of 4 ( Group A-H)
The players are put into groups at random
The first two players of each group qualify for the “Knockout stage”
If players tie for first or second place, the some deciders as in the “Qualifying stage” will be used.

Knockout stage
16 players play in the knockout stage

If a match is tied. Immediatly 2 adjunct games will start at a 1/0 timecontrol
If the adjunct games are tied, then the players will play 4 blitz games on FICS to decide the winner
If the 4 blitz games are tied, the players will continue playing 2 blitz games until a winner is declared
If a player refuses to coöperate to play the blitz games then (s)he forfeits.
If both players coöperate but it truly is impossible to come to a matchup then, the winner shall be decided by lottery.


In the knock out stage we get the following games:

1) A1-B2
2) C1-D2
3) E1-F2
4) G1-H2
5) B1-A2
6) D1-C2
7) F1-E2
8) H1-G2
QF1) Winner 1 – Winner 2
QF2) Winner 3 – Winner 4
QF3) Winner 5 – Winner 6
QF4) Winner 7 – Winner 8
SF1) Winner QF1 – Winner QF2
SF2) Winner QF3 – Winner QF4
3th/4t place) Loser SF1-Loser SF2
Final) Winner SF1-Winner SF2

When the tournament is over, The winner is registered (as in siegeplay) and automaticly qualifies him/herself for the endround of the next “WorldCup”

So what do you think?

Joined
10 Jan 08
Moves
16951
21 Dec 08

this being a CC site the blitz deciders won't work but other than that i like it...maybe send feedback to see if it's possible?

r
the walrus

an English garden

Joined
15 Jan 08
Moves
32836
22 Dec 08

Originally posted by MetBierOp
So we have knockout tournaments, Sieges, gouptournaments, etc.

But why not combine these to get a new sort of tournament?
The following is inspired (copied) from FIFA:

Timesettings: 3/7 or 7/7

Tournament setup
128 players, play in 16 groups of 8
The players are put into the qualifying groups at random

Qualifying stage
The first two players ...[text shortened]... tomaticly qualifies him/herself for the endround of the next “WorldCup”

So what do you think?
That would take several years. A lot of people in the later stages would have left the site or died. You would lose a lot of people because of the 1/0 tiebreaks.

New York

Joined
23 Mar 07
Moves
143149
29 Dec 08

I like it. If it was available, I'd enter.

Highlander

Planet Earth

Joined
10 Dec 04
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1037862
29 Dec 08

I like the general idea 😉