This is carryover from the John Morra thread. I thought I'd start a new thread specifically debating the finals format
I understand the arguments against a true double-elimination tournament where the winner of the one-loss side has to win two in a row. But I still feel the undefeated player should be rewarded for not losing a match. A single race finals (such as Turning Stone, US Open, etc.) doesn't reward the hot-seat winner.
Why not a modified finals format such as this? If the hot-seat winner makes it to x games first, then he wins. Otherwise, the race is to x + y games.
For example if this was used in Turning Stone, then John wins if he makes to 9 games first. If Jayson is first to 9 games, then the race extends to 13.
I think Jayson would have won either way, but at least John gets rewarded with a slight advantage for staying undefeated up until the finals (and especially for beating Jayson earlier).
I'm sure this idea has been around (if it is I don't know exactly what format this is called), but why isn't it more popular? It's definitely more fair than the status quo format, and it doesn't nearly have the baggage overhead that comes with a true double-elimination finals. So why not this modified format?
I understand the arguments against a true double-elimination tournament where the winner of the one-loss side has to win two in a row. But I still feel the undefeated player should be rewarded for not losing a match. A single race finals (such as Turning Stone, US Open, etc.) doesn't reward the hot-seat winner.
Why not a modified finals format such as this? If the hot-seat winner makes it to x games first, then he wins. Otherwise, the race is to x + y games.
For example if this was used in Turning Stone, then John wins if he makes to 9 games first. If Jayson is first to 9 games, then the race extends to 13.
I think Jayson would have won either way, but at least John gets rewarded with a slight advantage for staying undefeated up until the finals (and especially for beating Jayson earlier).
I'm sure this idea has been around (if it is I don't know exactly what format this is called), but why isn't it more popular? It's definitely more fair than the status quo format, and it doesn't nearly have the baggage overhead that comes with a true double-elimination finals. So why not this modified format?