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

[Christian Lobmeier]

Hi teams,

the random seeds for division B are -800891047 and -25163311, which results
in the following groups:

*Group A:*
1. ULtron
2. RoboIME
3. nAMeC
4. RoboFEI
5. RoboCIn

*Group B:*
1. UBC Thunderbots
2. NEUIslanders
3. RoboJackets
4. MCT Susano Logics

Best,
Christian

On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 12:12 PM Christian Lobmeier <pardinensis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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