How to Select a Tournament Format

Why?

Prompted with an event description or creating it yourself

Consider Your Audience

An audience in this context is not exclusively the spectators of a tournament, but rather everyone who is affected by the tournament format: event organizers, sponsors, production, administrators, talent, players, spectators, etc. Each group have priorities. It's a tournament organizer's job to consider each group when selecting a tournament format.

Establish Priorities

Competitive integrity

Does it have a competitive or casual environment?
What are the competitive standards used for major events?
What is the prize pool?
What is the skill level of players and teams?
Broadcast scheduling
Competitive scheduling

Select a Format

Examples

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