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.
Important Information
It is always important to make the members aware of what
type of tournament they are playing in. If they do not see
this from the calendar, you need to make it visible on your
main page and your rules page.
Main Page and Rules Page
Types Of DE Tournaments
You can host a Double Elimination Tournament as a Singles or
Doubles tournament..
*PLEASE NOTE*
If you host a Crazy DE it must be marked on the Main part
of your Tournament page. Instead of using the normal blurb for
a Double Elimination, use the following blurb. All you need to
do is copy and paste this.
You should also have all rules for each game on your rules
page!!! If you need help setting up the HTML on your rules
page you can use the information below or you can ask an Admin
or your trainer to assist you.
If a player DQ's or times out in the Top Bracket they get
a loss then are moved to Bottom Bracket, so they get to play
again. If the player is still missing in the Bottom Bracket,
you set another 5 min timer for them in Bottom Bracket.
Administration of Double Elimination Tournaments
The biggest difference between Single-Elimination tournaments
and Double-Elimination tournaments is in how they are reported.
You will find two links in regards to matches when administering
a Double-Elimination.
In addition to the links described 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 is on different pages.
Report Match
When you click on this link you will see any matches that are
currently in progress, and only those matches. You will see
the distinction of Upper Bracket and Lower Bracket. Upper
Bracket pairings are with players that have not yet lost a
game. Bottom Bracket pairings are with players that have
lost a game and are one loss away from elimination. When you
see Junction, that is the beginning of the Finals. If the
Bottom Bracket player wins the Junction game, then there will
be a "Finals" game. If the Upper Bracket player wins the
Junction game, the tournament is over.
As soon as the brackets show that 2 teams should currently be
competing, the match will be listed here in the Report Match
area until such time that it is reported. In order to report
a match on behalf of the losing player, simply click the
circle button next to the winner's name and click the
Report Loss button. Once you have successfully reported the
match, you can use the link to Return to the Administration
page for your tournament. You would then click the Report
Match link again to see if any new pairings are available.
Unlike a Single-Elimination tournament, you do not wait for a
round of pairings to finish all games before posting the next
pairings. As soon as a new pairing is available in the
Report Match area, you would post it in the Lobby.
Adjust Match
If you need to fix a match that was previously reported
incorrectly, you will need to follow these steps.
When you click on Adjust Match, you will be taken to a
modified standings page. A name with a circle button in front
of it indicates that currently that name is listed as the
loser of the match. To change the incorrectly reported match,
simply click the circle button and then scroll down and click
on Adjust Match. The winner will then be switched from the
original report to the corrected report.
*PLEASE NOTE*
Please be very very careful about marking the right winner
as when you click the wrong winner if it is not caught in
time this could back up your tournament substantially.
It is always best to mark your winners down on paper and
double check yourself before leaving the table.
The Final Match
In a Double-Elimination tournament, the final match or matches
can get a bit tricky. The key 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 and neither is yet eliminated.
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