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Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Updated Alliance Pairing Algorithm

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Originally Posted by Dave Flowerday View Post
I think there's still issues with how the individual regionals are setting things up. At Midwest, we felt the scheduling algorithm did a very poor job (especially since we had to play against 1625 three times in a row). However, the schedule at Boilermaker seemed to have excellent diversity (at the expense of occasionally very short cycle times between matches). I also felt that the diversity of the Boilermaker schedule was responsible for a more accurate Top 8 at the end of qualification matches (completely subjective, of course).

I'd say the algorithm is better when used correctly, but honestly I think a lot of the problems in the past were also due to incorrect use (minimum match spacing set too high). I think that option really needs to be taken out of the control of the local regional.
I agree that it should be taken out of the control of the local regional. Why even have a new and improved algorithm if they differ greatly from regional to regional. Our first regional had 64 teams with the second being 61 teams. The VCU one was pretty diverse, however, we played with one team, only to play against them in the next match, repeatedly. The Chesapeake one had us playing same teams over and over again. 4 times in 5 consecutive matches is a bit too much.
I still dont understand why we cant play against and with ALL different teams if there are only 8 matches in a field of 60++ teams. If they have to extend play time in order to do this (due to matches not evenly spaced apart), then I think its the lesser of two evils. Why go to a regional with a large no. of teams only to see the same few ones over and over again.
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