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    OTF Wordle matchplay tournament 2

    After a summer of free-form one-on-one matchplay, I trust there's an appetite for putting the band back together in a bid to wrest the matchplay tournament crown that was claimed in commanding style by nmrfox back in March.

    By now the format of Wordle matchplay will be familiar to most who visit this thread, but here's a link to the WMT1 thread for anyone who'd like a refresher/introduction.

    This tournament is for individual matchplay (we'll do another Ryder Cup in November), and will run on broadly the same lines as the inaugural one, ie four rounds of nine-hole matchplay with Swiss-style pairings (see explanation below). The context is altered somewhat given that the grading ladder is now established, so there will be some adaptations for WMT2:
    • Results in WMT2 will also count towards the grading ladder in matches where both players are on the ladder. It is NOT an entry requirement for WMT2 that you are on the grading ladder, though of course you are very welcome if you choose to join at any time.
    • Players' grades will be a reference point for pairings according to the Swiss system; appropriate provision will be made for entrants who have taken part in previous tournaments and have not (yet) joined the ladder, as well as for newbies. In a 'pure' Swiss system where all players are graded, the Round 1 matches for, say, 24 entrants would pair the top-graded player with the 13th-ranked, 2nd v 14th and so on. In subsequent rounds, as far as is practicable you are paired with someone who has the same number of match points, and you cannot face the same opponent in more than one round.
    • After the first two matchplay rounds, players may voluntarily elect to be 'cut' if their standing in the tournament is such that they would prefer to concentrate only on the grading ladder, or simply to discontinue. No one will be cut involuntarily.
    Because I don't anticipate administering this over the weekend when my son gets married, I'd like to keep a fairly tight handle on timings while making allowance for the circumstances that can cause someone to miss a day. Here's the proposed schedule:

    Wed 24/8 last date for pre-WMT2 grading ladder matches to begin

    Thu 1/9 last date for entries for WMT2

    Fri 2/9 Round 1 pairings published

    Sat 3/9 ROUND 1 MATCHES BEGIN (Wordle game 441)

    Sat 24/9 last date for players electing to be cut from Rounds 3 & 4. Round 3 pairings will be posted Sun 25/9 at the earliest

    Entries for the matchplay tournament are open NOW. To register your entry, simply reply in this thread or send me a PM.

    We miss you:
    Antepli Ejderha
    David Agnew
    Etienne
    Evariste Euler Gauss
    Foot of Astaire's
    Harbinger of Hope
    Jah Womble
    Kevin S
    lambers
    matt j

    Can we tempt you?
    colchestersid
    jwdd27
    Uncle Ethan

    (I haven't retagged others who frequent the spoilers thread if they've previously indicated that matchplay isn't for them, though of course they'd be very welcome if attitudes have changed in the meantime)

    Any questions, please ask.
    Last edited by irony towers; 21-08-2022, 19:03.

    #2
    In.

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      #3
      Count me in.

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        #4
        Put me in, I'm fairly sure I can manage somehow.

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          #5
          Originally posted by irony towers View Post
          I don't anticipate administering this over the weekend when my son gets married
          Congrats.

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            #6
            I'm in with an Asterix. I am travelling from the end of August to about the 10th of September. I seem to have been able to play fine (if not very well) on my travels so far, but there's a non-zero chance of fucked-up games or missed days.

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              #7
              Yes, please.

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                #8
                I'm in, good holiday entertainment.

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                  #9
                  Definitely in - thanks for organising it

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                    #10
                    I'm in.

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                      #11
                      Count me in!

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                        #12
                        In too.

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                          #13
                          Of course I'm in - thanks IT

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                            #14
                            Marvellous.

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                              #15
                              Accepted the invite on another of your threads IT.

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                                #16
                                Thanks ale, I've got you down.

                                We have a field of 14 so far, with more than a week of enrolment to go.

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                                  #17
                                  I'll skip this one (unless the numbers are desperate). Got a lot going on and would hate to drag down a team due to my inattentiveness.

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                                    #18
                                    No problem, matt; thanks for letting me know.

                                    (This upcoming tournament is an individual one rather than for teams; hopefully you might be on deck for the next Ryder Cup in November.)

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                                      #19
                                      I'll play.

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                                        #20
                                        In

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                                          #21
                                          I'm in!

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                                            #22
                                            I'm in. Thanks for the message IT.

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                                              #23
                                              With 18 entrants to date, I'm bumping this in the hope that it catches the eye of:

                                              ad hoc
                                              Antepli Ejderha
                                              Balderdasha
                                              caja-dglh
                                              colchestersid
                                              David Agnew
                                              Discordant Resonance
                                              Duncan Gardner
                                              Etienne
                                              Evariste Euler Gauss
                                              Foot of Astaire's
                                              Guy Profumo
                                              Jah Womble
                                              jwdd27
                                              Kevin S
                                              lambers
                                              nmrfox
                                              Uncle Ethan

                                              ...and anyone else who knows Wordle.

                                              The last date for entries to WMT2 is Thursday, 1st September.


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                                                #24
                                                oh, go on then.

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                                                  #25
                                                  I'm in.

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