A Swiss-system tournament is a non-eliminating tournament format that features a fixed number of rounds of competition, but considerably fewer than for a round-robin tournament; thus each competitor (team or individual) does not play all the other competitors. Competitors meet one-on-one in each round and are paired using a set of rules designed to ensure that each competitor plays opponents with a similar running score, but does not play the same opponent more than once. The winner is the competitor with the highest aggregate points earned in all rounds. With an even number of participants, all competitors play in each round.

  1. We will have N rounds to complete the tournament. The number of rounds needed for a Swiss league is determined by the formula LOG(TotalEntrantsIncludingBye,2)
  2. Every player will play one match in each round.
  3. No player ever gets eliminated so every player gets to play till the end of the tournament in each round.
  4. Typically no player plays against the same opponent more than once
  5. Every match win is treated as one tournament point and every loss zero tournament points. 
  6. After the first round 50% of the players would have won their match and hence will have 1 tournament points, 50% of players will have lost their match and will remain at zero tournament points.
  7. In the second round all players at 1 tournament points will be paired against another player at 1 tournament points and play each other. Similarly players at 0 tournament point will be paired against each other.
  8. After N rounds if we have a tie for the winner or runners-up the Tie-Break rules will come into effect.
    Tie-Break Rules:
  9. Typically the Swiss League after the required N rounds always determines a winner. The Runners-Up will be decided by using the weighted game points and in case there is still a tie a single game of 11 points is played to break the tie.
  10. We may need to restrict the matches to a best of 3 games to optimise time.
  11. In case there is an odd number of players it is possible a player will receive a bye in any round and is treated as if they have won that round. That player will not be eligible for another bye in any future rounds. In addition any bye will give one tournament point to the player and only two weighted game points to the winner.
  12. Players who are absent during any round will forfeit their match and will be treated as having given a bye to their opponent. They can however continue to participate in the next round if they are available again at the arena