Weekly tournament formats

tiger37373

tiger37373

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I'm looking for some input on various formats you've seen for weekly 3C tournaments.
I was first thinking of a single elimination weekly tournament using Bob Jewetts handicapping formula, that he mentioned a while back for leagues.

My biggest problem always is TIME. If we play to points only with no time limit, things can take quite a while, even with single elimination.

Any suggestions?

thanks,
Jamie
 
Hey Bob,
We have two tables. I think it would be realistic to expect less than 10 people. Ideally, I'd like the matches to take around 30 minutes each.

Another thought I had was to just simply have a time cutoff of 30 minutes with the one closest to their handicap being the winner of the match. If it's a "tie" then have them do break shots or something.
 
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tiger37373 said:
Hey Bob,
We have two tables. I think it would be realistic to expect less than 10 people. Ideally, I'd like the matches to take around 30 minutes each.

Another thought I had was to just simply have a time cutoff of 30 minutes with the one closest to their handicap being the winner of the match. If it's a "tie" then have them do break shots or something.
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To control the time, I've been thinking about using a chess clock. Each player would get a certain amount of time to shoot (adjusted for handicaps) and if a player ran out of time before there was a score winner, the other player would get a number of points added according to how much time he had left. Some, of course, would not like the pressure of shooting under a clock, but a two-hour "short" match is no fun for anyone. The clock has the advantages of penalizing the slow-pokes and not requiring a third person.
 
Hi Jamie, I have a monthly tournament on 2 tables and it works very well. We play 7 point games or 14 innings which ever comes first and after 14 innings whoever is ahead wins, if tied they set up the break to see who can run the most. Repeat tie-breaker if needed. I have 9-12 players and with a double elimination format it's over in 3 - 3.5 hours. The short games reduces the advantage for the stronger players. In our tournaments we have beginners play to 5 and I go to 11 and one guy plays to 8 because he won too often playing at 7, the key is to not handicap every player with a different number(5-6-7-8-9) keep as many of them as 7s as you can. If you have this format and players keep an open mind I think you will have success after a couple of weeks and players will look forward to it because it's fair to all and it wont take too long. We even have built up a pot-shot for one lucky player to attempt at each tournament. Good luck.
 
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