4 man group play
4 Man group play is generally used before a single elimination tournament. After completing the group play, all players have exact placements (1st-4th).
How it works:
Match 1: Player A vs Player B
Match 2: Player B vs Player D
Match 3: Winner Match 1 vs Loser Match 2
Match 4: Loser Match 1 vs Winner Match 2
Match 5: 1st/2nd placement match
Match 6: 3rd/4th placement match
Match 5 and 6 need some clarification. There are 3 results that can occur after the first 4 matches:
1) two 2-0, two 0-2
2) one 2-0, two 1-1, one 0-2
3) four 1-1
In case 1 the two 2-0 play each other for 1st and 2nd, and the two 0-2s play for 3rd and 4th.
In case 2 the two 1-1 play for 2nd and 3rd.
In case 3 the players face whoever they have not faced yet. There will be two 2-1s and two 1-2 so placements are based off whether or not you beat the person with the same score.
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AdminChallonge (Admin, Challonge) commented
odin,
Thanks for the detailed explanation! I'm working on two-stage tournaments right now (1st stage round robin or Swiss, 2nd stage single or double elim), but once that's complete, 4 man group play sounds like a great addition to the 1st stage options.