How many people would we have to get in one age divison to go 7 rounds? Just curious because I wouldn't put it past us going 7 in the Masters! It might be a stretch but it would be cool to get enough Seniors to go t16 there as well.
[DEL]Common now.[/DEL] (oops - I mean com'on now.) I thought the UT professors knew their stuff. :tongue:
The answer is found in the Tourney OP Procedures:
2.1.3. Determining the Number of Rounds Needed
Use the following guidelines to determine the number of rounds needed to
determine a winner in a Swiss tournament:
Players Rounds
6-8 3
9–16 4
17–32 5
33–64 6
65–128 7
129–256 8
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Also, just to clarify, it takes only 46 to make Top 16, not 64.
Use the following guidelines to determine the number of rounds needed to
determine a winner in a Swiss plus Single Elimination tournament:
6-8 2 or 3 Top 2
9–11 3 or 4 Top 2
12–16 3 or 4 Top 4 or 2
17–22 4 or 5 Top 4 or 2
23–32 4 or 5 Top 8, 4 or 2
33–45 5 or 6 Top 8, 4 or 2
46–64 5 or 6 Top 16, 8, 4, or 2
65–90 6 or 7 Top 16, 8, 4, or 2
91–128 6 or 7 Top 32, 16, 8, 4, or 2
129–256 7 or 8 Top 32, 16, 8, 4, or 2