Swiss-system

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tournament system
gptkbp:advantage all players play each round
efficient for many players
tie-breakers often needed
no clear winner in case of ties
gptkbp:alternativeTo double-elimination system
round-robin system
single-elimination system
gptkbp:commonTieBreakers gptkb:Buchholz_system
gptkb:Sonneborn–Berger_score
number of wins
head-to-head result
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Julius_Müller
gptkbp:feature all players play each round
final ranking by total points
fixed number of rounds
no elimination
no repeated pairings
pairing based on similar scores
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swiss-system
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Zurich_chess_tournament
1895
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:usedFor large tournaments
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_tournaments
chess tournaments
eSports tournaments
Go tournaments
Scrabble tournaments
bridge tournaments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Grand_Swiss_Tournament
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6