2008 USBC Appendix E

APPENDIX E.    FORMATS FOR LARGE ENTRY ROUND ROBIN

I.    Table of Formats

   

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    RR		  OPENINGS IN ROUND OF 16
       7      8      9     10
   11  Format A  No RR  No RR  No RR
   12  Format A      
   13      BAD   Format A    
   14  Format B  Format A    
   15 BAD BAD Format A  
   16  Format B  Format B  Format A  
   17 BAD BAD BAD Format A
   18 Format B   Format B Format B Format A
   19 BAD BAD BAD BAD
   20  Format C  Format B Format B Format B
   21 BAD BAD BAD BAD
   22  Format C Format C   Format B  Format B
   23 BAD BAD BAD BAD
   24 BAD  Format C Format C Format B
   25 BAD BAD BAD BAD
   26  Format D BAD  Format C Format C
   27 BAD BAD BAD BAD
   28 BAD  Format D BAD  Format C
   29 BAD BAD BAD BAD
   30 N/A BAD  Format D Format C

 

II.    Description of Formats

Format A (2.5 days): Complete Round Robin (followed by RRR if necessary)
Format B (2.5 days): 2007 Format. Start as Split Field Round Robin, then “morph” into Complete Round Robin (“R2”)
Format C (2.5 days): Split field Round Robin followed by R.32 KO
Format D (3.5 days): 3 steps:
     Step 1: 1.5 day Split Field Round Robin (eliminate 3 teams/each division)
     Step 2: Split field “morphs” into Complete Round Robin (2007 format)
     Step 3: R. 32 KO

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