This query is not directly related to this project we're working on, but I have a question maybe you guys can help me with.
One of the most difficult part of archiving the IRON DM tournaments is that there is no set format for entries or judgements or consistent names for the rounds.
Right now in my archiving I am labeling the rounds as follows
- Round One - Match One through Four
- Round Two - Match One and Two
- Final Round - Championship Match
When there was a special
final final round when the previous IRON DM got to face off against the new winner (I think this happened twice) I call it "IRON DM OF ENWORLD SPECIAL"
But when there is a third place match I want a name that fits with the first three I listed. The problem is sometime it takes place before the final round and sometimes it take place after - so calling it the third round or fourth round could be confusing. I would call it the "Semi-Final Round" except some judges have referred to Round Two that way (which is technically correct),, though others have called it as such.
Right now I am just calling it "Third Place Match" but that does not fit the format of numbering the rounds (rather than describing its outcome.
According to the "official" nomenclature of single-elimination tournaments (and I know at least one tournament I ran had a double-elimination final) the rounds should be:
- Quarter Final Round (8)
- Semi-Final Round (4)
- Final (or Championship) Round (2)
- Third Place Play-Offs (losers of Semi-Final)
Anyone have thoughts suggestions for naming the rounds consistently?