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The site shows 7 rounds....the tournament has 6 rounds, what do I miss?
# Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7
1 Alice Huanyi Xiao B 7 W 6 B 5 W 4 B 3 W 2 ----
1959 148766 (1854) (2612550) 0.5 1.5
2 Regina-Veronicka Kalaydina B 6 W 5 B 4 W 3 ---- B 1 W 7
1962 141148 (1958) (2600129) 0.0 1.0
3 Sobiga Vyravanathan B 5 W 4 ---- B 2 W 1 B 7 W 6
1640 147070 1.0 1.0 1.0
4 Joanne Foote ---- B 3 W 2 B 1 W 7 B 6 W 5
1711 143555 (1719) (2610795) 1.0 2.0
5 Jill Ding W 3 B 2 W 1 B 7 W 6 ---- B 4
1585 146400 (2608898) 0.0 0.0
6 Rebecca Giblon W 2 B 1 W 7 ---- B 5 W 4 B 3
1646 141076 (1712) (2608324) 1.0 1.0
7 Alexandra Botez W 1 ---- B 6 W 5 B 4 W 3 B 2
2204 132416 (2024) (2603365) 0.5 1.5
The site shows 7 rounds....the tournament has 6 rounds, what do I miss?
# Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7
1 Alice Huanyi Xiao B 7 W 6 B 5 W 4 B 3 W 2 ----
1959 148766 (1854) (2612550) 0.5 1.5
2 Regina-Veronicka Kalaydina B 6 W 5 B 4 W 3 ---- B 1 W 7
1962 141148 (1958) (2600129) 0.0 1.0
3 Sobiga Vyravanathan B 5 W 4 ---- B 2 W 1 B 7 W 6
1640 147070 1.0 1.0 1.0
4 Joanne Foote ---- B 3 W 2 B 1 W 7 B 6 W 5
1711 143555 (1719) (2610795) 1.0 2.0
5 Jill Ding W 3 B 2 W 1 B 7 W 6 ---- B 4
1585 146400 (2608898) 0.0 0.0
6 Rebecca Giblon W 2 B 1 W 7 ---- B 5 W 4 B 3
1646 141076 (1712) (2608324) 1.0 1.0
7 Alexandra Botez W 1 ---- B 6 W 5 B 4 W 3 B 2
2204 132416 (2024) (2603365) 0.5 1.5
There are only 7 participants so there can only be 6 rounds.
There are only 7 participants so there can only be 6 rounds.
When are the organizers planning to have (eventually) tiebreaks games if this section will have 7 rounds, assuming that the 7th round is planned to be played during the time frame allocated to tiebreak games?
When are the organizers planning to have (eventually) tiebreaks games if this section will have 7 rounds, assuming that the 7th round is planned to be played during the time frame allocated to tiebreak games?
Maybe they're just holding their breath, hoping there will be no tie.
Is there not a tie-break rule as a condition of the tournament? Was there just the condition of tie-break matches on the Sat. AM??
Maybe they're just holding their breath, hoping there will be no tie.
Is there not a tie-break rule as a condition of the tournament? Was there just the condition of tie-break matches on the Sat. AM??
The rules mentioned playoffs for tie-breaks, so there was no reason this should not have applied to the Girls U16/U18 section if necessary. As well, one of the organizers confirmed to me on Friday during round 6 that playoffs for the Girls U16/U18 section would be held for this section as well if necessary. He explained the playoff format between two tied players as: two games with 20 minutes and 10 second delay; and if necessary, 3 further games with 5 minutes and no delay (with one player getting the extra game as white by lot).
In agreeing to conduct a 7th "time slot" (really a 6th round taking into account one bye per player) on Saturday morning, the organizers never stated that this would be in lieu of a playoff for tie-breaks (during that time slot or any other time slot).
As it turned out, there likely would have been time for playoffs if necessary in the Girls U16/U18 section, because (a) 3 boys sections had 4 way ties for 1st place that took some time to sort out, and (b) the simul event ran somewhat long; as a result, the awards ceremony started at about 1:45 pm (although originally published as 2:00 pm).
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