Tiebreaker games
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Tiebreaker games are extra games used to resolve ties in the standings at a tournament.
If two teams are tied, a single game or "half game" is typically played. For situations involving more than two teams, multiple games or fractional games are necessary, with teams seeded into them using a statistic. NAQT has specific requirements for tiebreakers at its flagship events and has prepared schemes for resolving ties involving up to eight teams.
It is not always necessary to break a tie. Ties may be broken for advancement into playoffs or finals, to give out trophies that have been ordered in advance, or simply if the tournament director prefers to have a complete, unique ranking of the teams.
Tournaments that ended in a tie
- 2008 Erik Axel Karlfeldt Memorial Open (technically ended on bonus conversion)
- 2008 MCMNT St. Olaf mirror
- 2008 Ottawa Schoolreach League final
- 2007 NAQT SCT South (DII)
- 2007 Ottawa Hybrid Tournament
- 2007 TTGT11 Maryland mirror
- 2006 Ghetto Warz III