This is a reminder to all entrants that within each event only your best GP score is counted, event scores are not accrued. Example - if you gain 16.51 in the Main and 22.48 in the Consolation, your event score will be 22.48.
Grand Prix points in Knockouts are now based upon what round you lose in and how many points the match is played to. This now means that no matter what, everyone will get at least 5.50 points. Also, players going into the Progressive Consolation should gain extra points by improving their finishing position if they win at least two Consolation rounds.
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38.25 |
25.25 |
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38.61 |
30.24 |
21.25 |
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34.55 |
25.23 |
17.23 |
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28.51 |
20.21 |
13.22 |
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22.48 |
15.25 |
9.26 |
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17.55 |
10.24 |
7.28 |
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10.47 |
7.25 |
6.84 |
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8.50 |
6.50 |
6.00 |
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5.50 |
5.50 |
5.50 |
Apart from the amount of points awarded, the Swiss Format still reflects consecutive wins from Round 1.
7 |
62.00 |
Swiss Grand Prix Points
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50.50 |
6 |
wins
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1st loss in round . . . .
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
35.50 |
36.33 |
37.36 |
38.39 |
39.42 |
40.45 |
4 |
27.42 |
28.45 |
29.48 |
30.51 |
31.54 |
- |
3 |
20.43 |
21.46 |
22.49 |
23.52 |
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2 |
14.45 |
15.48 |
16.51 |
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1 |
9.47 |
10.50 |
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0 |
5.50 |
Consecutive wins from 1st Round |
I admit that perhaps this new points system isn’t perfect, but it does appear to work well during tests, and it does give the Main entrants into the Consolation something to aim for.
Please note that GP points are not accrued - your total GP points throughout will be the highest attained in whatever element you did best in.
Swiss Format and its Consolation
It is quite simply two competitions in one. There is the Main which
everyone starts in, and then there is the Consolation for those players
that cannot win enough rounds to come 1st or 2nd in the Main.
On the Sunday morning players with the fewest wins will go into the Consolation; normally this will be those with one or zero wins.
The tournament, except for the above differences, will remain unchanged. The tie-break for 1st & 2nd (and possibly 3rd) will first be head-to-head encounters should there be any; then failing that, shared opponents; and failing that, the average ranking score of your opponents (which will also be used to calculate all remaining positions). This is easily done using a relational file from the main database. If one of your opponents fails to play all six matches your average won't be affected by their dropping out! Those that do drop out will have their position decided by dividing their opponents' ranking scores by six instead of the actual number of matches played. This might seem a bit harsh but dropping out of a tournament causes problems for the TD and it is hoped this measure my deter some players from doing so.
The prize pools will be based upon all six matches thus giving all players an incentive to continue playing in order to try to win their pool. The Winner-Takes-All prize fund is only paid out to a winner with 6-6 wins.
Irrespective of what section a player is in, the allocation of Grand
Prix points will be unaffected, based upon total wins within the weekend's
competition(s). Similarly, the 1000-To-1 will be based upon both sections.
Ranking points remain as usual, based upon wins and losses within both
sections.
Championship Payouts
In the past only the top three in each championship got a prize; this now extended to the top ten in each championship and will be divided thus (based upon a projected prize fund of £2500):
Grand Prix 01
Grand Prix 02
Grand Prix 03
Grand Prix 04
Grand Prix 05
Grand Prix 06
Grand Prix 07
Grand Prix 08
Grand Prix 09
Grand Prix 10
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£350
£250
£200
£150
£100
£75
£50
£25
£25
£25 |
Ranking 01
Ranking 02
Ranking 03
Ranking 04
Ranking 05
Ranking 06
Ranking 07
Ranking 08
Ranking 09
Ranking 10 |
A table showing the actual prize fund is displayed in the Championship Points Table - this will be updated following each tournament.
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