Tournament Format

[Island Drive]

Would this event design be of interest to players?

Single Elimination
Heads up play.
Players meeting 10:45
Start 11, then 12:30, 2pm.... finals at 3:30
Winners play 4 rounds, all winners begin at the same time each session.

No waitin' around, no late nights, if I'm out I Have the rest of my Saturday.
No flow chart, redraw each session, one LUCKY bye each session.

 

[iusedtoberich]

I've been hosting single elimination events in the afternoon, with the main draw that they are done early. It's not for everyone, but my players definitely appreciate it.

 

[Island Drive]

Can you elaborate ustah/B ?

 

[bobbydee]

I've been hosting single elimination events in the afternoon, with the main draw that they are done early. It's not for everyone, but my players definitely appreciate it.

I'd love to find tournaments near me that start and get out early. I'm an early bird and these tournaments that go to 2am kill me.

 

[iusedtoberich]

I don't understand the format.... At first I thought you were describing a single elimination 16 man bracket. What are you proposing?

 

[Island Drive]

Format, heads up. 2 players ea table max.
All match times stay the same, likely done even quicker.
They could possibly be Done by 3!

How do you do yours? Cap

 

[iusedtoberich]

I do 2 formats. Both are single elimination, when everyone else and their mother is doing double elimination in my area, and often with true double elimination finals.

My first format I call "afternoon delight". It starts at NOON on a weekday, not a weekend. It's for a different crowd. Retired folk, etc. I get about 14 players. This one is fargorate medium handicapped, on bar boxes. I use a magic rack so the racks go faster. It's usually done by 3:30PM. Everyone goes home before work traffic starts.

The second format I do is in the evening, on a monday usually, that is Open. No handicaps. If Efren shows up, he can play. I do this one race to 5. It's done by 11PM. I get about 16 on this. I do it on 9' or 7', depending on the room.

On both, I say single elimination, gets you home early. And I also promote action. For those eliminated early, they can stay and get played. Double elimination = zero action, because all the tables and players are in use for the tournament.

Single you can go home early once you lose, or stay and gamble all day/night. Up to each individual what they want to do.

 

[iusedtoberich]

I also do everything is wild. No calling the 9 bs. At the player's meeting, I say to everyone, "make an effort to play at a fast pace. No slow play. If you don't know what to do, ride the 9!"

 

[Island Drive]

Thx.... in Fremont county here, any bar that wants to join in, Has to have two tables. Allot farmland along the Arkansas River and those guys Don't want to get home at midnight they start at 7 sharp, usually done by 10pm +-