To be fair, Hastings is at least nine rounds - 10 this year - so the chances of two players being on 100% with a round to go are slim.Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:06 amThe experiences of the past, when such numbers were commonplace, would suggest that accelerated systems can resolve the problem of having two people on 100% at the end of the final round.Ian Thompson wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:44 amI don't see how any pairing system is going to address a problem caused by the tournament having almost 3 times as many players as is desirable for a 5 round tournament.
Presumably a reason they didn't use acceleration was that they didn't put it on the entry form that they might. In the conditions for Hastings, it's usually present, although that's more down to a belief that acceleration can better preserve Norm opportunities.
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Answering some of the questions.
Acceleration - Correct as it was not listed as an option on the entry form. (The rating bands will be reviewed for next year.)
The prizemoney was increased (except in the Foundation), though not to previous levels as we were still about 50 players short. And, before it is asked, the accounts have not been completed but it is not run for a profit and should roughly break even (as it has in the past).
Acceleration - Correct as it was not listed as an option on the entry form. (The rating bands will be reviewed for next year.)
The prizemoney was increased (except in the Foundation), though not to previous levels as we were still about 50 players short. And, before it is asked, the accounts have not been completed but it is not run for a profit and should roughly break even (as it has in the past).
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Best to end this thread thanking all the:
...Organisers
...Arbiters
...Players who attended
...Spa staff
for making this a very enjoyable & successful weekend.
...Organisers
...Arbiters
...Players who attended
...Spa staff
for making this a very enjoyable & successful weekend.
Paul Robert Jackson