Post by Eric Roussin on May 23, 2012 22:24:26 GMT -5
I'm really looking forward to the Ontario Ironman Open at the Toronto SuperShow this June 2nd. With just one open right arm class, it's like a throwback to the early days of the Petaluma World Wristwrestling Championship (or the type of tournament you may have competed in while in high school). However this event has a few twists. First and foremost it will consist of a quintuple elimination format with cash prizes to the top 25 finishers!
I'm interested in hearing about the interest that exists for this type of tournament. Although you may not be able to make it to Toronto for this event, I'm wondering if you'd attend if this event was being held in your area. Are you intrigued by the concept?
Here are a few more details about how the tournament is run:
Every round, all pullers are lined up by weight (heaviest to lightest). Pullers are matched up with other pullers closest in weight, who have the same number of losses. If the pullers have faced each other in a previous round, they pull different opponents who are the next closest in weight. If at all possible, pullers will receive no more than a single bye during the tournament, and to the extent possible, pullers will not go against pullers they've already faced. However, due to the quintuple elimination format, there are bound to be some rematches, and it's even possible that some pullers will receive two byes. This occurrence is only likely if the number of entries is very high.
In this format, lighter competitive pullers have the potential to finish ahead of heavier pullers, as the heavier pullers pull first each round, and there's a possibility that they may burn themselves out.
Although the event is billed as a quintuple elimination event, playoffs will be run slightly differently. Once we have five pullers left, there will be one puller with no losses (Puller A) , one with one loss (Puller B), one with two losses (Puller C), one with three losses (Puller D), and one with four losses (Puller E). Puller E will first face off against Puller D. If Puller D wins, Puller E is eliminated. If Puller E wins, then they pull again, to determine who goes on. Regardless who wins, the winner goes on to pull Puller C. Once again, if Puller C wins, then the other puller (Puller D or E) is eliminated, even if he does not yet have five losses. Basically, the lower bracket puller only has one shot to beat the higher bracket puller, while the higher bracket puller always has two chances. This will help speed up the end, and is still relatively fair.
To provide an idea, I ran a simulation with 57 pullers. In this format, some pullers pulled 20 times.
This is definitely more of an event for the pullers than for the spectators.
What are your thoughts?
Tournament Details:
www.torontoprosupershow.com/content/ontario-ironman-open-armwrestling-tournament
I'm interested in hearing about the interest that exists for this type of tournament. Although you may not be able to make it to Toronto for this event, I'm wondering if you'd attend if this event was being held in your area. Are you intrigued by the concept?
Here are a few more details about how the tournament is run:
Every round, all pullers are lined up by weight (heaviest to lightest). Pullers are matched up with other pullers closest in weight, who have the same number of losses. If the pullers have faced each other in a previous round, they pull different opponents who are the next closest in weight. If at all possible, pullers will receive no more than a single bye during the tournament, and to the extent possible, pullers will not go against pullers they've already faced. However, due to the quintuple elimination format, there are bound to be some rematches, and it's even possible that some pullers will receive two byes. This occurrence is only likely if the number of entries is very high.
In this format, lighter competitive pullers have the potential to finish ahead of heavier pullers, as the heavier pullers pull first each round, and there's a possibility that they may burn themselves out.
Although the event is billed as a quintuple elimination event, playoffs will be run slightly differently. Once we have five pullers left, there will be one puller with no losses (Puller A) , one with one loss (Puller B), one with two losses (Puller C), one with three losses (Puller D), and one with four losses (Puller E). Puller E will first face off against Puller D. If Puller D wins, Puller E is eliminated. If Puller E wins, then they pull again, to determine who goes on. Regardless who wins, the winner goes on to pull Puller C. Once again, if Puller C wins, then the other puller (Puller D or E) is eliminated, even if he does not yet have five losses. Basically, the lower bracket puller only has one shot to beat the higher bracket puller, while the higher bracket puller always has two chances. This will help speed up the end, and is still relatively fair.
To provide an idea, I ran a simulation with 57 pullers. In this format, some pullers pulled 20 times.
This is definitely more of an event for the pullers than for the spectators.
What are your thoughts?
Tournament Details:
www.torontoprosupershow.com/content/ontario-ironman-open-armwrestling-tournament
