Billy Jackets
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I was just reading one of the Journal entries by Youngstown kid about the difficulty of running one pocket tournaments.
I have seen what happens when you have one or two people who play so slow it ruins the whole thing.
I haven't been out and about much in the last few years so I was wondering if anyone had tried a time limit?
That way, you could at least know the longest the tournament would last, and make plans accordingly.
For example, you play 3 games and you have 2 hours to complete them.
That's plenty for 90% of people. {in fact it could probably be lowered but for the sake of argument , lets go with 2 hours}.
With a field of 60 players you start the tournament at 9 am , it is over at 9 Pm maybe a little later because of decisions on certain matches, but even an extra hour isn't bad.
It's all over in one day and people who work can get some sleep.
If you haven't finished 3 games the tournament director calls time and whoever is ahead at that moment wins.
Anyone who shoots after time is called forfeits.
Any ties you flip a coin and winner goes on.
Shorten the races 10 minutes and you can play a field of 128.
This has probably been done before, it's too simple not to have been tried. but what do you guys think?
Smart players are going to be watching the clock and if they are behind with short time , will shoot at something rather than clock death so I doubt there are many ties.
I have seen what happens when you have one or two people who play so slow it ruins the whole thing.
I haven't been out and about much in the last few years so I was wondering if anyone had tried a time limit?
That way, you could at least know the longest the tournament would last, and make plans accordingly.
For example, you play 3 games and you have 2 hours to complete them.
That's plenty for 90% of people. {in fact it could probably be lowered but for the sake of argument , lets go with 2 hours}.
With a field of 60 players you start the tournament at 9 am , it is over at 9 Pm maybe a little later because of decisions on certain matches, but even an extra hour isn't bad.
It's all over in one day and people who work can get some sleep.
If you haven't finished 3 games the tournament director calls time and whoever is ahead at that moment wins.
Anyone who shoots after time is called forfeits.
Any ties you flip a coin and winner goes on.
Shorten the races 10 minutes and you can play a field of 128.
This has probably been done before, it's too simple not to have been tried. but what do you guys think?
Smart players are going to be watching the clock and if they are behind with short time , will shoot at something rather than clock death so I doubt there are many ties.