In The Line Of Fire Tournament Format
The tournament is open to all members of the Generals League. It will commence on March 18 and run through until March 23. All matches will be conducted using the Mawkins Game Of The Generals mobile application. The tournament will follow a Swiss format, consisting of six rounds, with one round taking place per day. The top two competitors from the preliminary rounds will progress to the final stage, where the top seed will enjoy the advantage of needing to be defeated twice (twice to beat).
Tournament Format
The tournament will use Swiss system (swisssystem.org) where participants play 6 rounds against opponents of similar skill levels. Players are paired against opponents with similar records, if you win a match, you're more likely to play against someone else who also won. If you lose, you're matched against someone else who lost. This continues for 6 rounds. The goal is to find the best players based on their performance across all rounds rather than just one game. After all the rounds are completed, Top 2 players are determined based on factors like total wins and tiebreakers.
Points Scoring
Tournament Schedule :
Round 1 - Monday (March 18 from 8am to 10pm)
Round 2 - Tuesday (March 19 from 8am to 10pm)
Round 3 - Wednesday (March 20 from 8am to 10pm)
Round 4 - Thursday (March 21 from 8am to 10pm)
Round 5 - Friday (March 22 from 8am to 10pm)
Round 6 - Saturday (March 23 from 8am to 10pm)
Finals - Sunday
Players are expected to allocate time for their matches. Since matches are held once a day, we request that players coordinate among themselves to determine the time for their matches within the scheduled window of 8 am to 10 pm.
Tie Breakers
In case of ties, the following tiebreaker methods will apply in a particular order
Direct Encounter - refers to the head-to-head result between players who are tied in standings. If two or more players have the same number of points after all rounds, their direct encounter results are considered to determine the tiebreaker.
Buchholz Cut 1 - refers to one of the methods used to break ties between players with the same number of points. It's a system that calculates the sum of the scores of each opponent a player has faced, excluding the lowest-scoring opponent. This method aims to reward players who have faced stronger opponents throughout the tournament, as it considers the strength of opponents faced rather than just the raw number of points earned.
Buchholz Total - is a method used to break ties between players who have the same number of points at the end of the tournament. It's a system that calculates the sum of the scores of each opponent a player has faced throughout the tournament. It aims to reward players who have faced stronger opponents throughout the tournament. It considers the combined strength of opponents faced rather than just the raw number of points earned.
Buchholz Median - is a method used to rank players with the same number of points. Unlike Buchholz Total, which sums up the scores of all opponents, Buchholz Median calculates the median score of all opponents faced by a player throughout the tournament. Buchholz Median aims to reward players who faced consistently strong opponents throughout the tournament, considering the central tendency of their opponents' scores rather than just the total sum.
If the above tiebreakers do not resolve the tie, the following scenario will apply
A. In the event of a tie for first place, the finals will consist of a single game, where the winner takes all.
B. Tie for 2nd place - In the event of a tie for second place, the participants will continue playing until a clear winner emerges.
Pairings
The goal is to pair players with with the same skill level. In the first round, players will be seeded based on their current ELO ratings. Subsequent pairings are based on players' current scores.
Players ELO Rating
Active players can find their ELO rating here. Those who don't have ELO ratings will be assigned based on their classification. Classifications are based on the highest rank attained in Mawkins, GL Player ratings (Generals League player ratings), and our familiarity with the player's skills.
Class A = 2100 to 2300
Class B = 1900 to 2099
Class C = 1500 to 1899
Awards And Prizes
Champion - 2000 Pesos + Trophy + certificate
2nd Place - 1000 Pesos + certificate
Top Graded Player - 500 Pesos + certificate (Graded players are players with an ELO of 2099 and below).