Are league playoffs fair?
Some years ago, I played in a 14.1 league, and after 12 weeks, I won my division. I received zero dollars and no trophy for winning my division.
I was then informed that there would be playoffs to follow. I was placed in a single-elimination chart along with 16 other players and told that this would determine how I finished in the league.
I lost a match somewhere early in the tournament, so my 12 weeks of hard work, preparation, showing up, playing matches and fighting for each win, all came down to one single elimination event with ultimately, nothing to show for it.
Who came up with the idea of league playoffs? Years ago, I used to be on a bowling team. We had position nights every 4th night and at the end, it all came down to the best record over the length of the league. There was no single elimination tournament to determine the winner.
As far as I can tell, the only thing that playoffs do is basically negate all you did the entire season.
Some years ago, I played in a 14.1 league, and after 12 weeks, I won my division. I received zero dollars and no trophy for winning my division.
I was then informed that there would be playoffs to follow. I was placed in a single-elimination chart along with 16 other players and told that this would determine how I finished in the league.
I lost a match somewhere early in the tournament, so my 12 weeks of hard work, preparation, showing up, playing matches and fighting for each win, all came down to one single elimination event with ultimately, nothing to show for it.
Who came up with the idea of league playoffs? Years ago, I used to be on a bowling team. We had position nights every 4th night and at the end, it all came down to the best record over the length of the league. There was no single elimination tournament to determine the winner.
As far as I can tell, the only thing that playoffs do is basically negate all you did the entire season.