Description
Book Synopsis Create great schedules in minutes! Organizing Successful Tournaments contains the tools for structuring, scheduling, and administering leagues and tournaments. All types of competitions are covered: single and double elimination, multilevel, ladder, pyramid, level rotation, and round-robin. Includes web access to over 2,700 customizable templates.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Types and Selection of Tournaments and Leagues
Understanding Tournaments and Leagues
Selecting Tournament and League Types
Establishing Seeds and Byes
Using the Draw Sheets
Assigning Game Numbers and Locations
Chapter 2 Single-Elimination Tournaments
Advantages of a Single-Elimination Tournament
Disadvantages of a Single-Elimination Tournament
Draw Sheets
Playing Schedules
Chapter 3 Multilevel Tournaments
Advantages of a Multilevel Tournament
Disadvantages of a Multilevel Tournament
Draw Sheets
Playing Schedules
Chapter 4 Double-Elimination Tournaments
Advantages of a Double-Elimination Tournament
Disadvantages of a Double-Elimination Tournament
Draw Sheets
Playing Schedules
Chapter 5 Round Robin Tournaments and Leagues
Round Robin Double Split
Round Robin Triple Split
Round Robin Quadruple Split
Round Robin Seeding for Divisions and Play-offs
Round Robin: Splitting Into Three Divisions
Round Robin: Splitting Into Four Divisions
Advantages of a Round Robin Tournament
Disadvantages of a Round Robin Tournament
Chapter 6 Extended Tournaments
Ladder Tournaments
Pyramid Tournaments
Level-Rotation Tournaments
Tournament Board Construction
Advantages of an Extended Tournament
Disadvantages of an Extended Tournament
Chapter 7 Creative Tournament Solutions
Semi–Round Robin Tournaments
League of Tournaments
Round Robin Ladder Tournaments
Very Large Tournaments
Interleague Tournaments
Golf or Card Tournaments
Chapter 8 Seeding and Byes
Understanding Byes
Assigning Seeds
Seeding Entries Who Have Not Played Each Other
Chapter 9 Tiebreaking Procedures
Tiebreaking Procedures for Games
Tiebreaking Procedures for Tournaments
Chapter 10 Planning and Conducting Tournaments
Planning Ahead
Attending to Game-Day Duties
Providing a Tournament Summary
Assigning Committee Responsibilities
Staging a Safe Tournament
