So, as we approach round 4, my question is, what will the sections look like? and who am i playing against? I'll assume 2 sections of 3 people in each.
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Re: 2020 Masters Tourney Round 4
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Oct 6, 2020, 1:08 AM
Should be a thrilling round! I personally haven't faced 5 top players at once since around 2012.
Rainwolf can hopefully clarify if he sees this, but based on past results I believe that the winner of this section will be the tournament champion. If multiple players tie for 1st, I believe there will be a Round 5 round robin between 1st place players, with the same rules.
It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
Re: 2020 Masters Tourney Round 4
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Oct 6, 2020, 3:40 AM
Perhaps the code has changed since 2006, but in the Open round robin of that year one player (gnoza) had a higher score than the other five players, yet the player with the next highest score, richardiii, advanced with gnoza to a round six.
Retired from TB Pente, but still playing live games & exploring variants like D, poof and boat
Re: 2020 Masters Tourney Round 4
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Oct 6, 2020, 6:12 AM
I noticed that as well. The 2006 Open was a live tournament plagued by delays. Round 6 was a huge clusterf*** and you should not use the ending of that tournament as a point of reference. The last two Masters tournaments have been much more orderly, and have both been decided by the outright winner of the round with 1 section:
Re: 2020 Masters Tourney Round 4
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Oct 8, 2020, 1:45 AM
if I'm reading the code correctly, as it stands now, if there's a clear winner in the final section, the tournament is over, otherwise the top two scores will advance to the next round, not just the tied top scores.
Re: 2020 Masters Tourney Round 4
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Oct 8, 2020, 9:30 AM
Interesting. So I understand that to mean that if the ordered final score is 8-7-etc., then the player with 8 wins outright, whereas if instead it is 7-7-6-etc., then every player with 7 or 6 points advances to the next round. Do I have that right?
It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
1. Player A - 7-3 2. Player B - 6-3 3. Player C - 5-4 4. Player D - 5-5 5. Player E - 3-7 6. Player F - 3-7
There is only one game left, between Player B and C. What played C should do right now in order to have chance to win tournament? He can advance to next round only if he lost It's ridiculous.
I agree 100% with pente_gon. This needs to be changed. If there is a tie for 1st, the players with the top score only should advance, not the top two scores.
It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
It's ridiculous.