Why are participants seeded into a Battle-Tree?
A
Battle-Tree, also known as
Battle-Bracket or
Tournament Tree, defines who battles against who.
Every Battle results in a winner, who advances to the next round. This is also called
Knock-Out or
Elimination.
The number of Battles halves each round until
only the finalist remains.
Note: In some cases there is also an additional
Battle for the third place, also called
Small Final, in which the two losers of the semi-final compete against each other.
1.) How can the battles be seeded?
1a.) Top vs Bottom
This is the
most common use.
Example: Top32 Ranking
#1 vs #32
#2 vs #31
#3 vs #30
… and so on
pros
- Widely known and used in sports
- The top Ranked participants have a good chance of all being in the semifinals
cons
- The Ranking distance is not equal in every battle
- The chance to win is not equal for every participant
1b.) Seeding by Half / Half Seeding
Another concept is to
pair the battles by half.
Formula:
Place vs (Total / 2 + Place)Example Calculation:
#1 vs #17 (= 32 / 2 +
1)
Example: Top32 Ranking
#1 vs #17
#2 vs #18
#3 vs #19
...
#14 vs #30
#15 vs #31
#16 vs #32
pros
- Equal Ranking distance in every battle
- The chance to win is equal for every participant
cons
- The top Ranked participants meet stronger opponents earlier.
1c.) Random
Could be done by
draw names from a hat or by a push of a button.
pros
- No Ranking needed
- Seeding process can be an entertainment
- Surprising battle pairings
cons
- It is more likely that top ranked participants are eliminated too early
- Participants can win the tournament by luck
2.) Thoughts and ideas
2a.) Idea: Splitting into Groups before battle pairing?
The Idea: Split up for example 100 participants into Groups of 20 to pair them equally.
Note: To seed always from
left to right or
like a Snake (left to right, right to left, left to right, ...) does not really have much of a difference.
Pair the Battles Top vs Bottom in each Group of 20 would be almost the same like
1.) Top vs BottomPair the Battles Seeding by Half in each Group of 20 would be exactly the same like
2.) Seeding by HalfIn the end, this would just complicate a simple solution.
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