[robocup-small] RoboCup 2019: Tournament Format and Schedule

[Christian Lobmeier]

Hi teams,

the random seeds for division A are -894302345 and 41409425, which results
in the following groups:

*Group A:*
1. MRL
2. TIGERs Mannheim
3. KIKS
4. OP-AmP

*Group B:*
1. ER-Force
2. ZJUNlict
3. RoboDragons
4. RoboTeam Twente

Best,
Christian

On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 6:27 PM Christian Lobmeier <pardinensis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi teams,
>
> sadly, URoboRus aren't able to come to Sydney this year. This means that
> there are only 9 teams in division B. I will adapt the tournament format
> and the schedule accordingly.
> As a result, the seeding for division B has to be postponed. For division
> A, the random.org parameters for the seeding of tomorrow will stay the
> same (the second two numbers will just be ignored).
>
> Best,
> Christian
>
> On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 11:37 PM Christian Lobmeier <pardinensis at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi teams,
>>
>> here's some information about the tournament format and the schedule of
>> this year's RoboCup. We've taken account of your feedback about last year's
>> event and tried to incorporate it into this one, in order to make the
>> upcoming RoboCup as enjoyable as possible for everyone.
>>
>> The double elimination format in division A has been well received.
>> Hence, this year's format will be very similar, with the main difference
>> being that every team starts in the upper bracket.
>>
>> The Swiss format in division B on the other side had some major flaws:
>> the lack of predictability of the matches, the fact that the most
>> interesting games have been on the first day already, just to name a few.
>> This is why we chose a completely different, more conventional format for
>> this year. There will be a long group stage, covering almost three of the
>> four days. The best 6 teams will then play for the first place in a single
>> elimination stage.
>>
>> The exact tournament format and the tentative schedule can be found here:
>> https://ssl.robocup.org/robocup-2019-tournament/
>>
>> Like last year, the seeding will be determined 14 days before the start
>> of the first match, using https://www.random.org/integers/?mode=advanced
>> with the following parameters:
>> - Part 1: Number of integers to generate: 4
>> - Part 1: Value range: -1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000
>> - Part 4: Pregenerated randomization date: 2019-06-18
>> The first two integers will be used for the division A seeding and the
>> second two integers for division B (as input for the ssl-grouping tool).
>>
>> Best,
>> Christian
>>
>
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