Competition Format Explanation

Round Robin Competition Format Explanation
(for divisions with five (5) or less athletes

The round robin tournament format consists of all individuals playing each other one time. The round robin format has fixed schedules; all athletes know exactly who they play and what time they play them, which offer some advantage to athletes in preparing for the tournament and upcoming games. Seeding does not affect the outcome because the cumulative results of all games played determine the final standings.

The top two (2) finishers per gender and weight division of the Phase 2 – 2011 Kansas Team Trial will advance to Phase 3 – 2011 Kansas Team Fight off that will occur on the same dates immediately following the conclusion of the round robin matches.

The Drawing of Lots for Round Robin: The Drawing of Lots will take place at registration as each athlete checks-in for the event. Each weight division will have a separate bag with a ping pong ball with the number of seeds competing within the weight division. Each athlete will pick one ping pong ball from the bag which will be their corresponding seed. The seed of the athlete will be represented on the schedule which will be dispersed to the athletes at registration. The drawing of lots will be completed for each weight division. If a pre-registered athlete does not show for weight-in or does not make weight, his or her matches corresponding with his or her seed will remain in the schedule and no result will be determined in those matches.

The following tie-breaking procedure will be administered to determine the top finishers should this scenario arise.

  1. 2-way tie in round robin competition:
    • This tie will be broken based upon head-to-head competition. If only two athletes have identical records, then the winner of the head-to-head competition shall be designated the number one seed and the loser of the head-to-head competition will be declared the number two seed.
  2. 3-way tie in round robin competition:
    • Each athlete will participate in the drawing of lots to determine the fight match-ups which will be as follows:
      i. Match #1 – Draw B v. Draw C
      ii. Draw A receives a bye
      ii. Match #2 – Winner of Match #1 v. Draw A

Determining Results

  1. The winner of Match #2 is declared the number one seed.
  2. The loser of Match #2 is declared the number two seed.
    • The number one and number two seed will participate in a Fight-Off in PHASE 3 – 2011 Kansas Team Fight-Off.
  3. The loser of Match #1 is declared the 3rd place finisher.

Double Elimination Format Explanation
(for divisions with more than 5 athletes):

Two defeats eliminate an entry in this tournament format. The losers in the first rounds move into the Loser’s. The athletes that advance farthest in each bracket meet each other in the final match. Should the winner of the Loser’s Bracket defeat the winner of the Winner’s Bracket, the athletes will compete in another match immediately following to determine the winner of the championship. Byes are distributed in the first round of the original elimination brackets as in a single elimination tournament. For double elimination all athletes will be seeded. Athletes do not need to compete in the same weight divisions in which they competed in PHASES 1 or 2 in order to receive a seed.

Seeding for each weight division will be administered by the prioritized list below:

  1. 2009/2010 U.S. National Team Member Per value, Gold, Silver, Bronze.
  2. This is followed by a random draw of all remaining 2009/2010 U.S. National Team Members.
  3. This is followed by a random draw of all 1st place finishers from the PHASE 1 – 2010 Kansas State Championships or Winter Challenge.
  4. This is followed by a random draw of all 2nd place finishers from PHASE 1 – 2010 Kansas State Championships or Winter Challenge.