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16-May-2013
07:26 PDT

r4zzm4t4zz is 2-0 up with the 3rd game to be decided so is through to the next round.

Is there a "plate" competition for the losers in the 1st round?

16-May-2013
07:26 PDT

r4zzm4t4zz will be advancing- match is decided (third game not complete but is not a factor in the result.

thanks

ps-

I have not seen it mentioned here but in the past on other forums it would be correct for the opponent to report the other person advances - has that been discussed the "proper" way to report?

16-May-2013
13:56 PDT

Hi r4zzm4t4zz,

I'm not sure about the proper way to report advances, but I'm pretty sure that talking about yourself in the 1st person is ok  

Congratulations to everyone who's through to the second round!

ps, great job, blokhin, sideshowbob and anyone else who helped get this off the ground.

16-May-2013
18:47 PDT

We already know five winners of Round 1:

Pair 1: Abriscoe (1826) vs. Peter Hill (1621)
Pair 2: blokhin2(1821) vs. zulu_warrior (1655)
Pair 3: sideshowbob2012 (1790) vs. nightking (1656) - 3:0 - winner Sideshowbob2012
Pair 4: KumaraKid (1778) vs. josicat (1659) - 2:1 winner KumaraKid
Pair 5: AbeFromann (1768) vs. kev howlett (1683)
Pair 6: Stewie (1759) vs. TawnyaH (1691) - 2:1 - winner Stewie
Pair 7: r4zzm4t4zz (1748) vs. AJ1968 (1700) - 2:0 (1 game still under way)- winner r4zzm4t4zz
Pair 8: servechilled (1731) vs. whisk01 (1714) - 3:0 - winner Servechilled

16-May-2013
18:55 PDT

AJ took the last game - final tally was 2 to 1

I would really like to see some 9 or 11 point matches- anybody else like that idea?? (for another one some day obviously)

17-May-2013
19:28 PDT

3 close games. Still undecided.

19-May-2013
12:26 PDT

1-1 here people with blokhin, 3rd game is very close

20-May-2013
07:24 PDT

Final Score = abriscoe 1 Peter Hill 2.

Thanks for the games abriscoe!

22-May-2013
15:08 PDT

Only one pair is still playing in Round 1 of the tournament:

Pair 1: Abriscoe (1826) vs. Peter Hill (1621) - 1:2 - winner Peter Hill
Pair 2: blokhin2(1821) vs. zulu_warrior (1655) - 2:1 -winner Blokhin2
Pair 3: sideshowbob2012 (1790) vs. nightking (1656) - 3:0 - winner Sideshowbob2012
Pair 4: KumaraKid (1778) vs. josicat (1659) - 2:1 winner KumaraKid
Pair 5: AbeFromann (1768) vs. kev howlett (1683) - under way
Pair 6: Stewie (1759) vs. TawnyaH (1691) - 2:1 - winner Stewie
Pair 7: r4zzm4t4zz (1748) vs. AJ1968 (1700) - 2:1 - winner r4zzm4t4zz
Pair 8: servechilled (1731) vs. whisk01 (1714) - 3:0 - winner Servechilled

One thing is pretty clear - even this best-of-three format resulted in 10+ days first round.
If we decide to go for say best-of-5 ( or 9 or 11 as R4zz was suggesting) this might result in a long, long wait for many participants. I think we should keep it realistic and not to extend it beyond say best-of-5...

22-May-2013
17:12 PDT

What about a slightly different tournament format.

Each player plays each other twice. So if there are 16 players, we each play a total of 30 games.

The games are played in a league format with the winner getting poins with bonus points for a gammon or backgammon.

At the end of the league games, the top four players play against each other in a knockout format semi-final and final.

The benefit of this type of competition is that each player is involved in the tournament beyond the initial 3 games and that there is incentive to try and win BIG - by a gammon or backgammon (to get extra bonus points).

We could also use the cube if the majority of players wanted to do so.

Your thoughts??