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

[Christian Lobmeier]

Hi teams,

I've adjusted the format for division B. Since there are less group stage
games with only 9 teams participating, the single elimination playoff stage
has been extended. Like in division A, every team will now advance to the
playoffs. More details can be found on the SSL website (
https://ssl.robocup.org/robocup-2019-tournament/).

For the group stage seeding, we will use
https://www.random.org/integers/?mode=advanced with the following
parameters:
- Part 1: Number of integers to generate: 2
- Part 1: Value range: -1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000
- Part 4: Pregenerated randomization date: 2019-06-25

Best,
Christian

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 8:35 AM Christian Lobmeier <pardinensis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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