The TD team is looking to adjust the format of the OSDT tournament from a single elimination tournament, to a swiss format. Unlike OLT, this swiss format is meant to match the one used in VGC tournaments.
The format for this tournament will involve x number of rounds with a 16 or 32 player cutoff for players. The cutoff will not only depend on individual record, but also opponent win percentage. What this means is that if 2 players are 6-2, and one started 6-0 into 6-2, with the other having gone from 0-2 to 6-2, then that means the first player faced undefeated opponents through the first 6 rounds, while the second player will have faced opponents with the minimum number of wins to remain in the tournament. This grants us a method to consider a player's strength of schedule as criteria for entry to playoffs. Players in playoffs will be seeded according to their individual record, and then their opponent win percentage. An example of a swiss tournament in this format can be found below:
Additionally, we would like to enforce replays to be posted every round. This is standard across other tournaments in the DOU circuit and can be adapted here as well. Finally, there will be no extensions in this tournament. Unlike single elimination tournaments, every potential extension would result in 2 players from different brackets waiting for the result of an unfinished series. Extensions would cause an increasing number of delays and would affect brackets/pairings as those are generated based upon player records.
In summary, we are proposing the following:
- Reformat OSDT from single-elimination to a swiss format
- Replays are mandatory from the very beginning
- There will be no extensions
The purpose behind these changes are to enhance the quality and competitiveness of the tournament. For now, this is a proposal, and we would like to see discussion supporting or opposing it, or any other suggestions to improve the OSDT tournament.
The format for this tournament will involve x number of rounds with a 16 or 32 player cutoff for players. The cutoff will not only depend on individual record, but also opponent win percentage. What this means is that if 2 players are 6-2, and one started 6-0 into 6-2, with the other having gone from 0-2 to 6-2, then that means the first player faced undefeated opponents through the first 6 rounds, while the second player will have faced opponents with the minimum number of wins to remain in the tournament. This grants us a method to consider a player's strength of schedule as criteria for entry to playoffs. Players in playoffs will be seeded according to their individual record, and then their opponent win percentage. An example of a swiss tournament in this format can be found below:
Starting with 256 players
Round 1:
0-0 = 128 vs 128
Round 2:
1-0 = 64 vs 64
0-1 = 64 vs 64
Round 3:
2-0 = 32 vs 32
1-1 = 64 vs 64
0-2 = 32 vs 32
Round 4:
3-0 = 16 vs 16
2-1 = 48 vs 48
1-2 = 48 vs 48
0-3 = 32 (dropped, 224 remaining)
Round 5:
4-0 = 8 vs 8
3-1 = 32 vs 32
2-2 = 48 vs 48
1-3 = 48 (dropped, 176 remaining)
Round 6:
5-0 = 4 vs 4
4-1 = 20 vs 20
3-2 = 40 vs 40
2-3 = 48 (dropped, 128 remaining)
Round 7:
6-0 = 2 vs 2
5-1 = 12 vs 12
4-2 = 30 vs 30
3-3 = 40 (dropped, 88 remaining)
Round 8:
7-0 = 1 vs 1
6-1 = 7 vs 7
5-2 = 21 vs 21
4-3 = 30 (dropped, 58 remaining)
As of Round 9:
8-0= 1
7-1 = 8
6-2 = 28
From here it's possible to take a top cut of 32 out of 37, or Round 9 can occur with the 8-0 player having a week off. If a top cut is not done here, then we get the following:
8-0 = 1 (bye)
7-1 = 4 vs 4
6-2 = 14 vs 14
As of Round 10:
8-0 = 1
8-1 = 4
7-2 = 18
From here a top cut of 16 out of 23 players is possible, and playoffs would start afterwards.
Round 1:
0-0 = 128 vs 128
Round 2:
1-0 = 64 vs 64
0-1 = 64 vs 64
Round 3:
2-0 = 32 vs 32
1-1 = 64 vs 64
0-2 = 32 vs 32
Round 4:
3-0 = 16 vs 16
2-1 = 48 vs 48
1-2 = 48 vs 48
0-3 = 32 (dropped, 224 remaining)
Round 5:
4-0 = 8 vs 8
3-1 = 32 vs 32
2-2 = 48 vs 48
1-3 = 48 (dropped, 176 remaining)
Round 6:
5-0 = 4 vs 4
4-1 = 20 vs 20
3-2 = 40 vs 40
2-3 = 48 (dropped, 128 remaining)
Round 7:
6-0 = 2 vs 2
5-1 = 12 vs 12
4-2 = 30 vs 30
3-3 = 40 (dropped, 88 remaining)
Round 8:
7-0 = 1 vs 1
6-1 = 7 vs 7
5-2 = 21 vs 21
4-3 = 30 (dropped, 58 remaining)
As of Round 9:
8-0= 1
7-1 = 8
6-2 = 28
From here it's possible to take a top cut of 32 out of 37, or Round 9 can occur with the 8-0 player having a week off. If a top cut is not done here, then we get the following:
8-0 = 1 (bye)
7-1 = 4 vs 4
6-2 = 14 vs 14
As of Round 10:
8-0 = 1
8-1 = 4
7-2 = 18
From here a top cut of 16 out of 23 players is possible, and playoffs would start afterwards.
In summary, we are proposing the following:
- Reformat OSDT from single-elimination to a swiss format
- Replays are mandatory from the very beginning
- There will be no extensions
The purpose behind these changes are to enhance the quality and competitiveness of the tournament. For now, this is a proposal, and we would like to see discussion supporting or opposing it, or any other suggestions to improve the OSDT tournament.
