I've always been in favor of double elim playoffs, rather than single
elim. Double elimination allows good teams to rebound from a fluke
loss that was one in a million...and those do happen. It also gives
those teams who aren't necessarily expecting to win the whole
tournament a chance to play a little longer.
Justin
XU
--- In quizbowl_at_y..., briman14200 <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> Why do all tournaments insist on Swiss Paired second rounds. I
think
> that once teams qualify for playoffs we should go to a single
> elimination format. It would be far more exciting and would make
> every single game relevant during the afternoon. Also you would be
> far more likely to see some surprising teams going deep into
> tournaments even winning. Is anyone with me or are we too devoted
to
> the swiss pairing format
>
> Brian