Thread: "Random" match Schedules
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Unread 02-03-2007, 17:07
Ben Piecuch Ben Piecuch is offline
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"Random" match Schedules
What is going on with the "random" scheduling at the regionals? I'm here watching VCU, and the same teams are playing over and over and over...
116 vs 122, all 6 matches so far.
401 vs 405, all 6 matches so far.
343 vs 339, all 6 matches so far.

In NJ,
25 vs 11, 3 of 6 matches.
25 vs 41, 3 of 6 matches.

In PNW,
114 vs 192, all 4 matches so far.
488 vs 492, all 4 matches so far.

I think you get my point. If you dig further, you'll find that the "random" software picked groups of adjacent team numbers, and just cycled them in the same pairings. This is NOT good for the competitions, as it just makes the strong strong, and the weak weak.

Could someone from the GDC PLEASE tell me that this will be changed for the following weeks of competitions? I feel very sorry for the teams competing this weekend...

BEN