[tournament-org] WhereIsTheBar

TobyManning ptm at tobymanning.co.uk
Mon Oct 1 12:20:01 BST 2018


I set it at 1 kyu, but if an organiser set it at  2kyu I would not complain.

Setting it at 3 kyu would be wrong.

Toby


On 01/10/2018 11:45, Geoff Kaniuk via tournament-org wrote:
> You have just registered your last player who happens to be 1d and 
> people are waiting impatiently,  wanting to get on with your 3 round 
> McMahon tournament.
>
> You are now faced with with the problem of where to set the the bar. 
> Suppose in this tournament the top players are:
>
> 5d 1d 1d 1k 1k 2k 2k 3k 3k 4k 4k 5k .....
>
> Assuming all players enter at a realistic grade, where would you set 
> the bar?
>
> It would be interesting to see your instinctive answer, rather than 
> consulting the Tournament Organiser's Handbook.
>




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