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Gerenuk
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Does anyone know a system how to schedule a tournament in order to find the top k players?
In each game two players play and one comes out as a winner. I assume that each player has a definite strength and always the stronger player wins. Each day each player can play one game and all players can play simultaneously.
I'd like to find a system where in the end tells me the top ranked players with their order.
A simple knock out tournament gives the top player.
A double elimination tournament can tell places 1-4, but already some care in the pairing has to be taken to ensure the knowledge of 4th place?!
Is there a general scheduling system?
I'd like to make it mathematically correct, rather than some common systems which give incorrect 4th places.
In each game two players play and one comes out as a winner. I assume that each player has a definite strength and always the stronger player wins. Each day each player can play one game and all players can play simultaneously.
I'd like to find a system where in the end tells me the top ranked players with their order.
A simple knock out tournament gives the top player.
A double elimination tournament can tell places 1-4, but already some care in the pairing has to be taken to ensure the knowledge of 4th place?!
Is there a general scheduling system?
I'd like to make it mathematically correct, rather than some common systems which give incorrect 4th places.