Groups then knockout
Players are split into small groups and play everyone in their group. The top one, two or four from each group go into a knockout to decide the winner. Everyone gets several matches, and the event still ends with a final.
How it works
- 1Players are seeded into groups so the strongest are spread out
- 2Each group plays a round robin
- 3The top finishers go into a seeded knockout
- 4Players from the same group are kept apart in the first knockout round
When to use it
For a one-day event with 8 to 32 players, where everyone should play more than once.