Organizing Successful Tournaments

Chapter 1 Types and Selection of Tournaments and Leagues Understanding Tournaments and Leagues Selecting Tournament and League Types Establishing Seeds and Byes Using the Draw Sheets Assigning Game Numbers and Locations Chapter 2 Single-Elimination Tournaments Advantages of a Single-Elimination Tournament Disadvantages of a Single-Elimination Tournament Draw Sheets Playing Schedules Chapter 3 Multilevel Tournaments Advantages of a Multilevel Tournament Disadvantages of a Multilevel Tournament Draw Sheets Playing Schedules Chapter 4 Double-Elimination Tournaments Advantages of a Double-Elimination Tournament Disadvantages of a Double-Elimination Tournament Draw Sheets Playing Schedules Chapter 5 Round Robin Tournaments and Leagues Round Robin Double Split Round Robin Triple Split Round Robin Quadruple Split Round Robin Seeding for Divisions and Play-offs Round Robin: Splitting Into Three Divisions Round Robin: Splitting Into Four Divisions Advantages of a Round Robin Tournament Disadvantages of a Round Robin Tournament Chapter 6 Extended Tournaments Ladder Tournaments Pyramid Tournaments Level-Rotation Tournaments Tournament Board Construction Advantages of an Extended Tournament Disadvantages of an Extended Tournament Chapter 7 Creative Tournament Solutions Semi-Round Robin Tournaments League of Tournaments Round Robin Ladder Tournaments Very Large Tournaments Interleague Tournaments Golf or Card Tournaments Chapter 8 Seeding and Byes Understanding Byes Assigning Seeds Seeding Entries Who Have Not Played Each Other Chapter 9 Tiebreaking Procedures Tiebreaking Procedures for Games Tiebreaking Procedures for Tournaments Chapter 10 Planning and Conducting Tournaments Planning Ahead Attending to Game-Day Duties Providing a Tournament Summary Assigning Committee Responsibilities Staging a Safe Tournament