PB10 playoff survey

• From: samer_ismail
• Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 21:51:33 -0700
• Message-ID: <000SJ96IL.000CTT2LH.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

As I pointed out earlier on this message board, I
am sending out one more survey regarding Penn Bowl.
The main thrust of this survey is playoff formats: in
the past couple of weeks, I have had several heated
discussions in the chat room on the subject, and I'd like to
know what people *really* think about the issue.


I truly want to hear from as many people as
possible--even if you don't plan to take part in Penn Bowl X,
you can still make your voice heard.

This
isn't meant as a referendum; however, if clear trends
emerge among potential participants, we will definitely
consider that in deciding the playoff format.

In
your reply, please include the following
information:
[a] Your name and school, if it's not in a .sig file
or your address; 
[b] If you've ever participated
in Penn Bowl before; and
[c] If you think you may
compete *or* moderate at PB10.

I would ask that
you return this survey no later than JUNE 15, 2000.
If I get at least 30 responses by that date, I will
post the results to this board. 

Again, if you
wish to make your voice heard, and possibly affect the
way Penn Bowl 10 is run, I hope you will take the
time to fill out this survey; in any case, I hope to
hear from many of you soon.

Samer
Ismail
Tournament Director, Penn Bowl
X


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QUESTION 1: Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5 how strongly
you support the use of the following formats for the
playoffs of Penn Bowl X [1 = strongly oppose, 3 = neutral,
5 = strongly support].

[A]
single-elimination for the top ~16 teams, as done in the
past.
[B] single-elimination playoffs for 64 teams (an
"all-play" format).
[C] double-elimination.
[D] Swiss
pairs.
[E] power-matching.
[F] ladder play.
[G]
single-bracket round robin among the top few teams.
[H] two
or four round robin brackets of a few teams each,
with the top team in each bracket advancing.
[I]
weighted best-of-3 series among the top few
teams.



QUESTION 2: Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5 how strongly
you support the use of the following formats ***for
the finals*** of Penn Bowl X [1 = strongly oppose, 3
= neutral, 5 = strongly support].

[A] a
single match, winner-take-all.
[B] a battle-royale or
double-length match [i.e., 3 or 4 periods, with the same
overall distribution as regular packets; higher total
score wins].
[C] a weighted best-of-3.
[D] an
unweighted best-of-3.

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