Hi Justin, All teams have been given the chance to submit information relating to where they are aiming to play. Mis-seedings will be objectively approached with a view to re-seeding after Tour 1 (i.e. in the case of a team in a lower bracket winning all games comfortably). If you feel your team is still mis-seeded after MT1 then you should give us feedback so we can consider adjusting the bracket you're playing in for MT2.
Peer pools in the Mixed division are not used to limit movement but because there tends to be limited movement. The aim is to ensure most teams get a majority of close games, with this comes a risk of a few teams getting few close games. We have tried to limit this risk as best we can, by asking for information from teams relating to seeding. There is still a risk, but we see this as better than the alternative - a guarantee of several far-from-close games for many teams. Felix & UKUA Competitions Committee On 04/06/2008, Justin Parkhurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was just looking at the MT1 schedule and noticed that there are no > crossovers really incorporated into it. > > Teams have 6 games in total each, but it means very little chance to move > up/down in the rankings. > > If I read this correct, a team seeded, say, 25th, can only finish as high as > 21st in MT1. If the same format was followed for MT2 and MT3, that team could > then not finish higher than 13th at MT2, and 5th at MT3. > > Considering that some teams were seeded based on judgement of the tour > organisers, shouldn't there be better scope for correction if the initial > seedings were not very accurate (not a fault of the tour organisers, but a > reality when we have no MT0)? > > I couldn't help also notice that games finish on Saturday at 5:05pm. Surely > there is enough light these days to play till 7 or even 8 if needed - with 12 > pitches we could easily fit in another game for up to 24 teams. > > One could have strategic crossovers too - For example: let the top 2 teams in > each pool EFGH have cross overs against the bottom 2 teams in each pool ABCD > - not everyone in all those pools has to play crossovers. The idea being the > top 2 teams in the pool have proven in pool play that they are strong for > their bracket (potentially underseeded), and the bottom 2 proving they may be > weak for their bracket (potentially overseeded). > > Just some thoughts > > -Justin > __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
