tournament
Let an agent handle tournaments by format, participants, schedule and results, as the parent of sport and game tournaments.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle tournaments by format, participants, schedule and results, as the parent of sport and game tournaments.
A competition involving several competitors or teams playing a series of games or matches, organised in formats such as knockout, round robin or Swiss, to decide a winner.
What it is for: Organising competitions to find a winner.
It can be organise and run it; enter and play; follow brackets and results; broadcast and report it.
Distinguishing features
Several competitors, many matches
Formats define progression
Distinct from a single match
Can be a championship or not
What it looks like
A schedule of matches, brackets, standings and a final.
How it is recognised
Brackets or tables
Rounds and fixtures
Trophies and prize lists
Related models
is a kind of - category
has kind - kinds
is confused with - may overlap
produces - winner
In practice
Families and kinds
knockout tournaments
round robin
Swiss system
group and knockout combinations
e-sports and game tournaments
Standards and regulation
Governing body competition rules
Anti-doping and integrity rules
Failure modes and hazards
Scheduling errors
Match-fixing
Unfair seeding
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.tournament-event
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Format How it works.
Format decides progression.
Structure
Knockout, round robin.
Format
Tournament format.
- What format is used? definition
- How are ties broken? definition
Seeding
Draw.
Seeding
Seeding and draw.
- How are participants seeded? definition
- Was the draw fair? boundary
Participants Who plays.
Participants and eligibility.
Field
Entrants.
Field
Participants.
- Who is taking part? provenance
- How did they qualify? definition
Eligibility
Rules.
Eligibility
Entry rules.
- What are the eligibility rules? provenance
- Are there age or rating limits? boundary
Schedule When and where.
Schedules need time zones.
Fixtures
Match times.
Fixtures
Schedule.
- When and where are matches? definition
- In which time zone? boundary
Changes
Postponements.
Changes
Schedule changes.
- Have any matches been postponed? provenance
- Why? provenance
Results Outcomes.
Results must be official.
Standings
Bracket and table.
Standings
Current standings.
- What are the current standings? provenance
- Who won? provenance
Integrity
Fixing.
Integrity
Integrity issues.
- Are any results under investigation? boundary
- How are they reported? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should tournament formats be separate entries?
- How should brackets be represented?
- How should tournaments and championships be linked?