Fair enough too I guess even with 9 sections in a big swiss your section prizes will often end being handed out fairly randomly - they're pretty terrible at sorting out the middle placings of course. Doubt if many people really care about that though.Tim Spanton wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:17 amFair enough. I was really thinking about nine-rounders, but I can see why five-rounders need to be in sections.MartinCarpenter wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:12 amBecause its much more fun to play people somewhere around your own playing strength than much weaker and/or stronger.
Also 5 rounds wouldn't be nearly enough to sort things out. It often isn't with the larger Open tournaments as things stand.
Why are open sections more expensive to enter?
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That's true if you award prizes in the middle based on score. A lot of events don't for that very reason, instead using TPR or W-We.