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Topic | Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 - Topic 3 |
VectorAgent 11/30/22 2:31:48 AM #34 | charmander6000 posted... It's a bit of an issue. I think they should go the same route that the ATP/WTA Tours go in tennis for at least the Pot 1 teams. In that pot, the top 4 are randomized into separate quarters, teams ranked 5-8 are randomized so that they would face the top 4 in the quarterfinals (barring any upsets) and then the other 8 teams are randomly selected to lead the other groups. Tennis fan speaking here. Not to agree or disagree with your suggestion at all, but merely to offer clarity, I believe that the Grand Slam draw is based as follows: 1-2: Obviously, on opposite sides. 3-4: Randomly on either side of 1 and 2. This provides some random chance in potential semifinal matchups. 5-8: Randomly drawn against 1-4, once again, to provide some chance in quarterfinal matchups. 9-12: Guaranteed to be seeded against 5-8, but that draw is random. This guarantees some chance in the bracket, but ensures the higher ranked half among 9-16 are seeded to play the lower ranked half among 1-8. (1-4 may only be drawn to play 13-16 by the round of 16, and 5-8 may only be drawn to play against 9-12). 13-16: Guaranteed to be seeded against 1-4, but the draw is random. This guarantees chance in the bracket, but ensures the lower ranked half among 9-16 are seeded to play the higher ranked half among 1-8 (see above). Seeds 17-32: are divided in half on the same principle as seen above. Someone seeded 17-24 will only be drawn against players seeded 9-16, and someone seeded 25-32 will only be drawn against someone seeded 1-8. I hope thats all making sense? Questions welcome if I have been unclear. Foe the record, seeding is based on ranking at the time the draw/bracket is made. --- Only guy on the entire internet thinking about the Scoobyverse. |
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