mid west VII tournament structure:

SATURDAY

Swiss Rounds
  • Morning/Afternoon groups, 5 Swiss Rounds played in each group.
  • Groups will be divided with the following in mind: a balanced level of talent in both groups.
  • Cities with multiple teams will be split up between groups.
  • First round matchings are randomly determined
  • Games will be played first to 5 points or 8 Minutes, which ever is first
  • Each round teams will play against similarly ranked teams
  • Teams will be re-ranked after every round
  • Ranking criteria
    • Wins
    • Ties
    • Least Losses
    • Most Goals For
    • Least Goals Against
    • Best record against highest ranked common opponent
  • Matchings will prefer games with teams from further away
  • Any two teams will never play each other more than once on Saturday

SUNDAY

Double Elimination Bracket
  • 24 Teams advance to double elim. bracket.
  • If enough teams register, bottom 8 teams split off into a single elim. Super Fun Tournament.
  • Ties are settled by re-jousting, sudden death
3. 2. 1. COMO.