What about handicapped finals (e.g the team who's ahead takes a 50 pt head start)? william On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, tak_seorangpun wrote: > I think amber_sports expresses my view best: > > --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, amber_sports <no_reply_at_y...> wrote: > [...] > > the wishes of all the players > > in the entire tournament should be considered; wouldn't players from > lower- > > finishing teams like to see a 2-of-3 or winner-take-all final > between the top 2 > > teams, instead of being deprived of this opportunity because said > match > > occurred during round 2? > > > > To summarize, structuring a tournament so that it builds to a climax > is not > > about catering to a television audience that does not exist, it's > about creating > > a tournament that's more enjoyable for all involved. The lower > finishers get to > > see the game played at its highest level, while the top teams must > endure the > > exhausting (but more importantly, ultimately rewarding) experience > of > > qualifying for the final and then triumphing in the final once they > get there. > > Whenever I've had any say, I've always supported having the > championship being decided by some sort of final matchup between two > teams, unless packet constraints made it impractical to do so. > Clearly some people disagree. To those who have run tournaments with > no finals: Haven't you seen looks of disappointment, especially among > newer players, when they're told that the tournament's over, team X > won, and now everybody gets to go home? > > I'm curious how prevalent this view is that the tournament format > should not necessarily guarantee a deciding final between two teams. > I don't know whether it's a majority or minority view among the more > experienced players. It seems to be more common among those who > prefer ACF. > > By the way, congratulations to B.U. for winning the RCT! > Too bad the NCT is not in a more exotic location this year. > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > quizbowl-unsubscribe_at_yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. >
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