Looking at the literature singles results today, I saw,
unsurprisingly, that the tournament was played according to the
double-elimination format. I'm wondering why precisely this format is
used at singles tournaments when elimination formats aren't used in
team tournaments at any open, ACF, or NAQT event that I know of. At
BASQuE, we used the multiple-tier format, which I like because
everyone gets to play more games. The downside, of course, is that you
have to play against five or six people at once, which dilutes the
one-on-one appeal of singles events somewhat. Are there other formats
out there that allow more games per player while preserving the
competitive style of singles tournaments? I'm curious, as I dislike
elimination formats in general, but do like the one-on-one style,
which is logistically tough to pull off in a round-robin format (a la
Kidder Cup) because many staffers are required.
Jerry