Philly Regional Pairings
The match scheduling program gave several teams (including ours, 87) some interesting match pairings. We are paired with one team three times and another twice. At least five other teams had a similar "problem", and six other teams that I asked did not have this "problem" at all.
Now, it might have something to do with the number of rounds and the number of teams. At VCU, there were eight rounds per team and 66 teams. At Philly, there are ten rounds per team and 45 teams.
However, it is definitely possible to produce match pairings that don't have such lopsided results.
Is there a description in the rules that describes this process? I looked for such a description, but did not find one.
Other than that, this regional competition is very good. The quality of play has improved, and there are more ball handlers here than in Virginia.
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