TD GUIDE
WELCOME 3
TD ADMINISTRATION CENTER – http://tourneys.igl.net/tk/ 3
Administer Tournaments 3
Change TD E-mail 3
Change TD Name 3
Change TD Password 4
Create Tournament 4
E-mail Head TD’s 4
Forum 4
Remove Tournament 4
Tourney Calendar 4
TD Help Center 5
Tourney Support 5
Download MyLeague TD Guide 5
CREATING TOURNAMENTS 5
Single Elimination 5
Name of Tournament 6
Location 6
Tourney Style 6
Number of Rounds 6
Minutes between Round Start Times 6
Number of Players per Team 6
Teams Competing per Match 6
Random Team Partners 7
Membership Requirement 7
Multiple Day Tournament 7
Invitation Only Tournament 7
Ladder Stats Tournament 7
Use your default rules page if one exists 7
Display dedicated java IRC chat room on main tournament page 7
LadderBux Settings 8
Customize Tournament Rules 8
Customize Tournament Layout (Optional) 9
ADMINISTERING YOUR TOURNAMENT 9
Administer Tournament 9
LINKS 9
INFO 9
ACTIONS 10
ADVERTISING YOUR TOURNAMENT 14
YOUR REWARD 14
MYLEAGUE RELATIONS 14
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 15
Can I play in my own Tournament? 15
Can I play other games while I am hosting a tournament? 15
Some players are having trouble checking-in; can they give me their password
and have me do it for them? 15
Can I change the entry fee of a tourney once it has been created? 15
Can I change a tourney to LadderStats or non-LadderStats once it has been
created? 15
Can I change rules of a tourney once it has been created? 15
Can I expand the tourney once it has been created? 15
Is there a way I can get a hard copy of my brackets and pairings? 15
How do I make my rules look nice? 16
STAY CURRENT 16
SUMMARY 16
SUPPLEMENT 1 – DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENTS 17
Administration of Double Elimination 17
Report Match 17
Adjust Match 17
The Final Match 17
SUPPLEMENT 2 – SWISS SYSTEM TOURNAMENTS 18
Regular Swiss System 18
True Swiss System 18
Difference Between True and Regular Swiss System 18
Administration of Swiss System 18
Adjust Match 18
WELCOME
Congratulations and welcome to your new position as a MyLeague Tournament
Director.
Being a Tournament Director requires that you familiarize yourself with the
automated tournament system that has been provided by MyLeague.com.
Although it was created to make things as easy as possible for you it still
requires some familiarization and can be a bit overwhelming at first glance.
Hopefully the information in this Guide will help make the transition from newbie
to veteran a painless one for you. There are many experienced TD’s and Head TD’
s available to help you through the learning process via the MyLeague TD Forum,
so please take advantage of them and the knowledge they have to offer you!
The Head Admin of your League is the person in charge of your League’s
tournament program. Please contact them with any questions or concerns
regarding tourney policy, or any TD issues that might arise.
TD ADMINISTRATION CENTER – http://tourneys.igl.net/tk/
To enter the Tournament Administration Center you will need to input your TD
Name and TD password. Once you have entered this information into the
appropriate fields your Ladder’s path will be available for selection. Following is
a brief overview of the menu.
Administer Tournaments
This will take you to your personalized Tournament Login Center. This shows all
of the tournaments you have created, organized by date. When you are ready to
administer your tournament, click the applicable tourney number. We’ll cover the
specifics of this in a later section.
Change TD E-mail
This tool will show you the current E-mail address we have on file for you. If you
need to update your address, simply enter a new one and press the button to
save it. You MUST keep your TD E-mail address current at all times.
NOTE: Changing your player E-mail address does not affect your TD E-mail
address; make sure you change it in both places.
Change TD Name
If you have changed your player name via the User Editor you can use this tool to
automatically change your TD name to match. It is generally recommended that
you use the same name on both your TD and player accounts, but it is not
required.
Change TD Password
This utility will allow you to change your TD password. Initially, your TD
password will match your Ladder password. Please use only letters and numbers
in your passwords. NOTE: This tool does not affect your player password, and
changing your player password will not affect your TD password.
Create Tournament
This is the tool that you use to create tournaments. It will be covered in detail in
a later section.
E-mail Head TD’s
You can use this tool to send an E-mail to the Head TD team for your Ladder.
Simply enter the subject, type your message, and click on the “E-mail Head TD’s”
link at the bottom of the page. (Please do not use HTML). You will then be taken
to a confirmation page displaying a copy of the mail and a list of the people to
whom it was sent.
Forum
Click here to visit the MyLeague Tournament Director Forum. This is a forum
available only to MyLeague TDs, HTDs, and staff. This is an excellent place to
share ideas and get help from other MyLeague Tournament Directors.
Remove Tournament
This tool directs you to the Tournament Removal Center, which allows you to
remove any tournaments you currently have scheduled. On the left is a list of all
of your tournaments organized by date. On the right, select the tournament from
the drop-down list and, in the text box, provide the reason you are canceling your
tournament. Whatever you type in the box will be E-mailed to all registered
participants. If you don’t enter a reason an E-mail with a generic message that
the tourney has been cancelled will still be sent. Click on the “remove
tournament” button to finalize the process.
NOTE: Never remove a tournament that has already been completed. Completed
tournaments will be automatically purged by the system, periodically.
Tourney Calendar
You can access the tournament calendar for your Ladder here. This is helpful
when scheduling new tournaments because it allows you to see the other types
of tournaments and entry fees scheduled for any given day. There are several
view options available – experiment with different combinations to see what’s
possible.
TD Help Center
Visit the TD Help Center, designed and maintained by NIKE1, to learn all sorts of
tips and tricks, and to download helpful utilities.
Tourney Support
As a general rule, your first point of contact for questions regarding tournaments
should be either your Head TDs or Head Admin. If, however, you need more
extensive help or help with something that they cannot fix you may use this link
to submit your mail to the MyLeague support team. You have two choices for
support: Other/General or Incorrect Tourney Report. If you choose Incorrect
Tourney Report you will be given a form to complete with the corrected
information so that we may make the necessary changes.
Download MyLeague TD Guide
This is the link to download the latest edition of the MyLeague TD Guide.
CREATING TOURNAMENTS
There are multiple tournament formats to choose from, the most basic being the
Single-Elimination Tournament. When you first become a TD this is the only
format that will be available to you; the others you will learn after you’ve gained
some experience.
Note: Double-Elimination and Swiss System Tournaments are covered in
supplements at the end of this manual in order to keep things as easy to
understand as possible.
Single Elimination
To begin creating a tournament, click on the link in your TD Administration
Center that says “Create Tournament”.
You will now be given a choice between three different brackets:
· Bracket Style (Single-Elim)
· Bracket Style (Double-Elim)
· Swiss System
Choose “Bracket Style (Single-Elim)” and click Submit.
At this point a calendar of the current month should be displayed. Each of the
yellow numbers represents the number of tournaments scheduled for that day on
your League. To select a day, click the yellow number within the day you would
like to host. To view future months, scroll to the bottom and select the month
and year you would like to view.
The next page is a list of times for that day. Next to the times that are already
scheduled, you will see the TD that is hosting in that timeslot, the number of
rounds, the number of players per match, the entry fee, whether or not the
tournament is for LadderStats, and the location where it is being held. Click on
the time you would like to host your tournament.
Now you will set the final parameters of your tournament. For Single Elimination,
they are as follows:
Name of Tournament
This is where the title of your tournament goes.
Example: “Thursday Night Singles” or “Nike1’s Weekly Swiss”
Location
This is the lobby or room where you plan on hosting the tournament.
Tourney Style
This is simply a display, or cosmetic choice. You can use one of the preset style
sheets we have available to customize the look and feel of your tourney page if
you so desire. Simply select the name of the style you prefer from the drop-down
menu.
Number of Rounds
This denotes the number of rounds that will be in the tournament. You can set
from 2 rounds (4 players) up to 8 rounds (256 players). If you end up having fewer
players than what is needed for the number of rounds, the brackets will
automatically shrink to fit the number of players that you have. However, the
rounds will not expand if you have more players than you need for the number of
rounds – extra players will be dropped when you close check-in. As a result, it is
generally better to estimate high rather than low on this one.
Minutes between Round Start Times
Enter an estimate of how long an average match will take. This information will
be used to create the timetable that will be shown on your tournament page.
Number of Players per Team
This is where you will specify the number of players required to make up a team.
If you set it as 1, one player will make up the team. If you set it as 2 or more, that
many players will be needed to complete a team.
Teams Competing per Match
This is where you will specify the number of teams that will be competing against
each other in each match.
Random Team Partners
Random Team Partner tournaments are tournaments in which players do not get
to choose their playing partners. This option is only available in tournaments
with two or more players per team. All players register individually, and then
teams are randomly assigned when check-in is closed.
Membership Requirement
If you leave this at none, all players in your League can register for your
tournament. By selecting Gold and Platinum, or Platinum only, you can limit
registration to those that have the specified premium membership.
Multiple Day Tournament
Check this box if your tournament will take more than one day to complete.
Invitation Only Tournament
After completing 20 tournaments you will be allowed to run invitation only
tournaments. These are typically used for special events such as a “Tournament
of Champions”, or other ‘finals’ type events.
Players are not able to register themselves for an Invitation Only tournament. In
order to add players to your tournament, you must register them using the
standard tournament registration page, but using your TD password. After you
register a player they will receive an invitation via E-mail with the details of the
tournament. Each player will be required to check-in for the tournament on their
own, using their own password. Once you open check-in the system will not
allow you to register any new players into the tournament. Ladder Stats are not
available for invitation-only tournaments.
Ladder Stats Tournament
When this box is checked all results of the tournament are reported to the
League with a designation that the matches resulted from a tournament. If this
box is not checked adjustments will be made to the participant’s tournament
stats only and no regular League matches will be reported.
Use your default rules page if one exists
If you have a default rules page saved you can have it automatically inserted into
your tourney rules page by checking this box.
Display dedicated java IRC chat room on main tournament page
If you check this box there will be a link posted on your tournament page for a
dedicated java IRC chat room. This can be a handy tool if you are having
problems with the lobby or room where you host, or if there is no lobby or room.
LadderBux Settings
There are three available choices:
No Entry Fee; No Prize or LadderBux Rewards
This means that no LadderBux will be charged for an entry fee, and no bux will be
awarded as prizes to the players.
No Entry Fee; LadderBux to Top Finishers
No LadderBux will be charged for an entry fee, however for every player
registered; the system will put one bux into the total pot. (This option becomes
available after you have hosted 5 tournaments.)
LadderBux Entry Fee; LadderBux to Top Finishers
A LadderBux entry fee will be charged for each player that registers. You can
choose the amount of that entry fee by selecting from available options in the
drop-down box. (This choice becomes available after you have hosted 10
tournaments.)
After completing all of the above double-check that you entered your settings
correctly, then click the “Create Tournament” button. After the system
processes the information you input you should be taken to a screen that will say
‘Tournament Created’, and voila, you have created a tourney. But you aren’t done
yet - there are some additional options or settings you may wish to use!
Click the “Return to Administer Tourney #” link so that you can now set your
rules. Once you are back on the Tourney Administration page, look for the
following link:
Customize Tournament Rules
Click this link and the page will show text boxes for individual rounds of the
tournament as well as a large Custom Rules area. Customize these fields as
desired. Keep in mind that the players must check a box that says they’ve read
the rules so it is a good idea to give them something to read!
HTML can be used when customizing your rules.
Each League has policies in place regarding the tournament rules; consult with
your Head Administrator to find out the specific guidelines for your League.
You may save your rules as your “Default” tournament rules. If you choose this
option, they will be used whenever you tell the system to use your default rules
so you probably want to make sure they are semi-generic.
Once you have entered your rules, click the Submit button. You will receive a
message that they’ve been updated successfully, and then be faced with several
links to choose from. If you’re ready to move on to Customizing your Tourney
Layout, click “Return to Administer #”. If you prefer not to do any customization
at this time, click “Return to the TD Menu”.
At this point you have should have created a fully functional tournament, and be
ready to begin advertising and preparing to administer that event!
Customize Tournament Layout (Optional)
This is the page that will allow you to customize your tournament with special
colors, fonts, backgrounds, graphics, etc. You can do things as simple as just
changing the text colors and backgrounds, or as complex as inserting special
HTML to create mouse-trails and other fun effects. Check the TD Help Center for
more specific information and links to helpful tools. You might also speak with
other TDs for advice or tips on how to create some great pages!
ADMINISTERING YOUR TOURNAMENT
Administer Tournament
This link will take you to your TD Login Center. All of the tournaments you have
created will be listed, organized by date. Select the tourney number you are
preparing to host. This will take you to the Tourney Administration page, from
which you will administer or host your tournament.
On the left hand side is Links/Info and on the right hand side is Actions.
Following is a brief overview of what is contained on this page.
LINKS
These are some links that you might find helpful while administering your tourney.
Tournament Main Page
This opens a new browser window and takes you to the Main Page for your
tournament.
Return to TD Center
This will return you to your main TD Administration page.
Player Boot Timer
This is a handy tool that can be used to help you track “mia” or “boot” times for
players in your tournaments.
INFO
Here you will find all of the information pertaining to your tournament. Check it
over carefully prior to opening check-in to be sure that you have chosen the
correct tournament from the list, and that the settings are what you want them to
be.
ACTIONS
The first thing listed is a big blue box that indicates what action needs to be
taken for your tourney to progress to the next stage in the process. When you
initially login, it should be sitting at “Open Check-In”. As your tournament
progresses, this will automatically change. There are some other useful links
available in this section as well, as follows.
Remove Team
This utility gives you the ability to remove a team or player from your
tournament. Occasionally you will get requests to remove someone in cases
where they checked-in for the tourney but then have to leave for some reason.
Just choose the appropriate player/team from the drop-down list, and proceed.
There is no undo button after you have removed a team, but they may re-register
at any time until check-in closes if they change their mind and wish to participate.
Edit Tournament Info
This tool will allow you to edit the details of your tournament (Date, Location,
Number and Times of Rounds, TD Bux Donations, and Rules). Follow the
instructions carefully.
NOTE: If you add additional rounds to your tournament, you must also add the
time(s) for those rounds.
TD Bux Donation
After you have completed your 5th tournament, you have the option of donating
up to 10,000 of your own LadderBux to your tourney “pot”. These Bux are taken
directly from your player account, and are awarded to the first place winner
when you “Award the LadderBux” at the close of the tournament. If there are
two or more members per team, the bux will be split between the members of the
winning team. In order for this option to work, you must have previously set the
option to either “award LadderBux with no entry fee”, or to “award LadderBux
with an entry fee”. If you have specified that there will be no prizes the donation
will be cancelled out. The number of donations available to you is based on your
premium membership level as a player:
Free members can make 3 donations per month.
Gold members can make 4 donations per month!
Platinum members can make 7 donations per month!!
Diamond members can make 10 donations per month!!!
After you have edited the information, check the INFO section on the left to be
sure that things have updated properly.
Seed Players By:
By default, the system will seed the players in your tourney based on their player
Skill Rating. You have the option to change how they are seeded based on Rank,
Registration Order, or Random seeding. Make your choice and then click the
“Change Seeding” button. This information will be listed on the main page of
your tournament.
Customize Tournament Layout
Please see the section under “Create Tournament” for more information
regarding this tool.
Post Tournament Message
This handy little tool allows you to post a notice on your tournament’s main
page. The message will also be E-mailed to everyone who has registered for the
tourney. Simply click the link, type your message and press the “Post Message”
button. Your message will be time/date stamped on the tournament page. This
tool can be very useful should you suddenly have to change the location of your
tournament, or if the gaming site should go down while the tourney is in progress,
or for any number of other reasons.
Delete Tournament
Clicking this link will take you to the Tournament Removal center. If you need to
remove one of your tourneys for any reason you will do so here. Make sure the
correct tourney number is selected from the drop-down list before proceeding.
Once you have verified that it is correct, simply enter the reason you are
canceling the tournament, and click the “Remove Tournament” button to
complete the process. The reason you entered will be E-mailed to all registered
participants, and a copy will also be sent to your HTDs. If you do not type
anything into the box, the default, generic cancellation notice will be sent.
Open Check-In
Once you are ready to begin administering your tournament you will click on the
“Open Check-In” link in the blue “Next Step Action!” box. Doing so will open
Check-In for your tournament, so players will be able to indicate they are present
and ready to play.
NOTE: Once Check-In is open any new players that register for your tournament
will be automatically checked-in. Because of this, check-in should not be opened
any earlier than the posted time.
Uncheck-In Team
If someone does not wish to be checked-in yet, but still wants to remain
“registered” for the tourney you can take care of that for them here. Simply
choose their name from the drop-down box, which lists all players that have
already “checked-in” for your tournament, and press the button.
Close Check-In
After you open check-in the link in the blue “Next Step Action!” box will change
to read “Close Check-In”. When you are ready to close out the check-in process,
and post the pairings for your tournament, simply click on this link. If you wish to
allow all players that have registered to participate in your tourney be sure that
the “Max Players” is equal to or greater than the number of players checked-in
before clicking the link.
NOTE: When you close check-in, if any participants are dropped, the
confirmation page will tell you who was dropped and why. Take a minute to
review this page prior to returning to your administration page to avoid missing
any important information.
Tourney in Progress
While your tournament is actually being played, “Tourney in Progress” will be
listed in the blue “Next Step Action!” box. You will also have the option to
“Adjust Round Results”, with any Rounds in progress listed as links. These links
are where you can make adjustments if any matches are reported incorrectly.
You can also use these links to report the match results yourself, but we
recommend that you have your players report their own results whenever
possible to avoid errors.
Round 1 – Click on the round for which you want to report/adjust a match. The
names shown in red are the players who have currently been reported as the
winner, and will advance to the next round. The names shown in yellow are
those who have currently been reported as the loser of the match. If both names
are Yellow, the match has not yet been reported. If match results need to be
changed click the yellow link. After you have completed your changes you
should return to “Adjust Round 1 Results” to double-check that everything is now
listed correctly. Once all matches have been reported correctly for this round
click “Return to Administer” to get back to the main administration page.
Note: Each new round will appear as soon as there are matches scheduled for
that round. So for instance, if several players have a “bye” in the first round,
Round 2 will be available immediately.
Update TD Stats File
As soon as all of the scheduled matches for your tournament have been reported,
the blue “Next Step Action!” box will change to read “Update TD Stats File”. This
is the first of the TD closing tasks. Before you begin completing these tasks it is
very important that you scroll down the page and view the final “Standings” of
your tournament to make sure that they are listed correctly. Once you begin the
process of closing these results can no longer be adjusted.
Once you have verified that the standings are correct, click on the “update TD
Stats File”. Although you won’t see anything happen on your end, clicking that
link will update your personal TD stats by changing the number of tourneys you
have run, as well as changing the current status of this particular tournament.
After you have completed this and all final closing steps click to “Return to
Administer Tourney” to proceed.
Update Player Tournament Records
This will show the final win/loss record for each participant as it pertains to this
specific tournament. “Byes” do count as a win on tournaments statistics. This is
an excellent opportunity to once again double-check that the correct winner was
reported. If for some reason it is not listed correctly, stop and notify your HTDs
and/or Head Admin that there is a correction to be made. DO NOT attempt to go
back and change it yourself, as you will corrupt your tournament.
Process Entry Fees
After clicking on this link you will see a list detailing the entry fee being deducted
from each player. If you are running a free tournament, you will only see the
statements “Subtracting entry fee from players…” and “Initializing log file…”
before the display notifies you that “Entry Fees Have Been Processed”.
Award LadderBux
After you click this link you will be taken to a page that lists how many
LadderBux each player received. You will also be shown the total number of
tournaments you have completed to date, as well as how many LadderBux you
are receiving for hosting this tournament. (You do not receive LadderBux for
hosting until your 6th tournament.)
Note: If you feel that you did not receive the LadderBux award please double
check that they are not listed in your Tournament LadderBux Log. If you do not
find them in the log notify your HTDs, and they will have it corrected for you.
Report Matches to Ladder
This utility will confirm each report as it is sent through to the Ladder’s daily
results. You will receive a confirmation that “Matches Have Been Reported to
Ladder” when the process is complete. If any error messages appear, stop and
notify your HTDs.
Close Out Tournament
Click this link to finalize the closing process. Congratulations! Your tournament
is now officially complete. J
ADVERTISING YOUR TOURNAMENT
There are many different ways you can go about advertising your tournament.
Be creative, and use your imagination! Be careful to time your announcements in
chat; don’t just flood the lobby with the same message over and over or you will
most likely have a negative result rather than the positive one you are looking
for, since people generally hate SPAM.
Note: Make sure any advertising that you do is within the Terms of the site at
which you are hosting; we cannot help you if a gaming site bans you for failure to
comply with their Terms and Conditions of Use.
If for some reason you wish to advertise in a room that is not your League’s
regular room please make sure first that there is no League ‘residing’ in that
other room. If there is a League there, please speak to the Admins of that
League prior to running any ads in their room.
Under no circumstances may a MyLeague advertise in an officially designated
Case’s Ladder Room. If you are not sure which rooms this rule applies to for your
game—find out!
YOUR REWARD
Once you have completed your 5th tournament you are eligible to receive
LadderBux for hosting. TD’s receive 1 Bux per player that participates in a Single-
Elimination style tournament and 2 Bux per player in a Double-Elimination or
Swiss Style tournament. The perks of Gold, Platinum and Diamond membership
do apply here, so a TD who is also a Gold member will receive 2X the Bux for
hosting, a Platinum member TD will receive 4X the Bux, and a Diamond member
TD will be awarded with 6X the LadderBux for hosting!
MYLEAGUE RELATIONS
There are thousands of MyLeagues in our system, and we ask that you behave
professionally at all times when you find yourself interacting with any other
League. The players in your League will look to you as a role model. If you
always maintain your cool and don’t let yourself get pulled into mud-slinging
arguments, you will earn your players’ respect as a result.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can I play in my own Tournament?
No, while hosting your tournament and taking care of your players you will be too
busy to play in the tournament. As a result, the system does not allow a TD to
participate in their own tourney.
Can I play other games while I am hosting a tournament?
This is discouraged, but it is up to your League's Admin and Head TD team to
ultimately decide whether or not it will be allowed.
Some players are having trouble checking-in; can they give me their password
and have me do it for them?
No, each player must register and check-in for the tournament on their own.
Can I change the entry fee of a tourney once it has been created?
No, once the tournament has been created if you wish to change fees or
winnings, you must remove current the tournament and create a new tournament.
Can I change a tourney to LadderStats or non-LadderStats once it has been
created?
No, once the tournament has been created if you wish to change to LadderStats
or vice versa, you must remove the tournament and create a new one with the
updated settings.
Can I change rules of a tourney once it has been created?
Yes, you may change the tourney rules at any given time up until you open your
check-in process. Once you open the check-in process the system will not allow
you to change the rules.
Can I expand the tourney once it has been created?
Yes, you may expand your tournament up until the time you close the check-in
process.
Is there a way I can get a hard copy of my brackets and pairings?
Yes, you can print them out. We suggest that you print out the brackets
immediately after creation. That way the players will have an opportunity to find
their own way to their round 1 opponent while you print. It only takes a minute or
so and can make your life so much easier if you have problems later getting to
the site. You can just fill in the blanks and finish actually processing the
tournament later!
In a tournament with more then one player per team it is also helpful to print off
Check-In. That way you have the player’s names and team names at your
fingertips.
How do I make my rules look nice?
You can use HTML to customize the look and feel of your tourney page. For
detailed help and instructions, please use the HTML Tools & Tips link.
STAY CURRENT
Please be sure to read all your mail carefully, as tournament system updates are
frequently sent to all TDs informing you of the changes. The subject of these E-
mails will usually contain something to the effect of "Tournament System
Change" so that you know it pertains to tournament system.
You should check the Tourney System Announcements found in your TD Admin
Center each time you login. Just click the link to read the latest information or
news.
It is important to remain active as a player on your Ladder. If you withdraw your
player account from the Ladder, or are purged for inactivity, you will also be
removing your TD account. There is no going back if you do this, and no getting
your stats restored if you change your mind and want to return to your TD
position at a later date!
SUMMARY
In closing we would just like to express again how grateful we are for all of the
time and energy you dedicate to helping improve the MyLeague experience for
your fellow League members.
Thanks!!
SUPPLEMENT 1 – DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENTS
After you have completed a minimum of 20 single-elimination style tournaments,
the system will allow you to create double-elimination tournaments. Much of it is
the same, but there are a few key differences that we’ll outline here.
All of the initial creating steps for Double-Elimination are identical to Single-
Elimination except for the actual bracket type. Once you choose Bracket Style
(Double-Elim), the only limitation imposed is that the number of “teams per
match” is limited to 2 Teams.
Administration of Double Elimination
The biggest difference between Single-Elimination and Double-Elimination
tournaments is in how they are reported/adjusted. You will find two links in
regards to matches when administering a Double-Elimination tourney.
In addition to the links below, instead of the standings page being on the TD
Administration page as the default view, there is a link to open the Standings
Page in a new window. You will probably have several windows open when you
administer a double-elimination tournament as different information you will need
to access is found on different pages.
Report Match
When you click on this link you will only see matches that are currently in
progress. It doesn’t matter if the matches are in the upper bracket or lower
bracket of the standings. As soon as the brackets show that 2 teams should
currently be competing, the match will be listed here until the outcome has been
reported. In order to report a match on behalf of the losing player, simply click
the radio button next to the winner’s name, and then click the Report Loss
button. Once you have successfully reported the match you can follow the
“Return to Administration” link.
Adjust Match
If you need to fix a match that was previously reported incorrectly, you’ll need to
use this link. When you click on Adjust Match, you’ll be taken to a modified
standings page. A name with a radio button (circle) in front of it indicates that
currently that person is listed as the loser of the match. If you need to change
those results, first click the radio button, then scroll down and click on Adjust
Match.
The Final Match
In a double-elimination tournament, the final match(s) can get a bit tricky. The
most important thing to remember is that in order to be eliminated from the
tournament, the player must lose 2 times! So if the top bracket player is playing
the finals, and the player in the bottom bracket wins the game, then they have to
play one more game as each will now have only 1 loss, which means that neither
has yet been eliminated!
SUPPLEMENT 2 – SWISS SYSTEM TOURNAMENTS
When you are comfortable with the basic Single-Elimination format and have met
the requirements set forth on your Ladder, you may request training on Swiss
tourneys. A Head TD on your League must “approve” you for Swiss System
tourneys before the system will allow you to create one.
In this type of tournament, every player plays in every round regardless of his or
her match results. (A player may withdraw from the tournament after any round if
they no longer wish to compete.) Each win counts as one (1) point, and each
loss counts as zero (0) points.
Regular Swiss System
The tournament is finished as soon as there is only one player remaining who is
undefeated. The number of rounds is set before the tournament in order to
specify a maximum number of players. If the tournament is set for six (6) rounds
this does not guarantee that there will be six rounds of play, since players
withdrawing from the tournament may shorten the number of rounds required to
reach an undefeated player. If for some reason after the given number of rounds
has been played and there is still more than one undefeated player, the
tournament will be extended in order to determine a winner.
True Swiss System
In True Swiss System format, the TD presets the number of rounds before the
tournament starts and regardless of the number of registrations, the number of
rounds does not change once the tournament begins. (The TD can still manually
change the number of rounds prior to the tournament.) After all the rounds are
complete, the player with the most points wins. If there is no conclusive point
leader there is no winner of the tournament.
Difference between True and Regular Swiss System
If you have a tournament set for 8 rounds of play, and you have one undefeated
player left after 5 rounds, in a True Swiss System tourney play continues, giving
those who are behind a chance to still win the tournament. However, if the
tourney was being held by Regular Swiss System rules it would have been over
and a winner declared as soon as there was only the one undefeated player
remaining.
Administration of Swiss System
Adjust Match
This is identical to the Adjust Match found in administration of single-elimination
tournaments. The biggest difference is that the rounds will not advance
themselves; the TD must do this manually as follows:
After all the matches for a round have been reported, a link to advance to the
next round will appear. Before you click to advance, verify the following:
1. All match reports are correct – there is no going back
2. Any player that wants to withdraw has been removed.
After you click the link to advance, on the right of your screen you’ll see a table
listing each player/team’s Past Matches. On the left you’ll see the Possible
Pairings for the next round. If you don’t see any pairings highlighted with a bright
blue background, simply scroll down to the bottom of the page and click ACCEPT
CURRENT PAIRINGS. You will then see a confirmation message that the pairings
for the next round are up.
However, if any of the pairings are highlighted with a blue background you must
swap those players using the following rules:
NEVER change the top 2 teams (players) - Undefeated players need to play other
undefeated players so that the tournament eventually comes to an end.
Players should be swapped with other players having the same number of points
(points are indicated in parenthesis next to each player’s name).
Players should never play the same person twice (this may be unavoidable in
True Swiss depending on the number of rounds, but do your best to avoid it)
The lowest number of points/lowest skill rating will get the bye. Players should
only receive one bye. Therefore, if a player is about to receive his/her second
bye, this player should be swapped. The next player in line to receive the bye
should be the player with the lowest number of points and the lowest rating (in
that order).
Pairings should NEVER be decided by players asking to play certain other players
or by players asking for a “bye”. Manipulating the pairings and not following the
above rules is ground for removal of your Swiss System approval.
Whenever a player is forced to play another person who has a different number of
points than them, that player is said to have been "floated". For example,
assume player A has 1 point and player B has 0 points. If they play each other,
then it is said that player A was floated downward and player B was floated
upwards. This should be taken into consideration whenever possible. A player
floating upwards has had more difficult pairings, and therefore should not be
floated upwards again if at all possible. The player being floated downwards is
considered to have had an easier pairing and should not be floated downward
again if at all possible.
Once you determine who will be swapped, choose each of their names in the pull-
down lists and click “swap players”. Review the Possible Pairings again. Repeat
this step until you have no BLUE, then scroll to the bottom of the page and click
Accept Current Pairings.
The remaining administration steps are identical to administering a Single-
Elimination tournament.