| The Swiss draw tournament structure allows players to compete in all
rounds of a tournament even if they lose a match. Most large Swiss events
cut to the top 8 and finish with a round of single-elimination
playoffs. Events with fewer than sixteen players don't usually cut to a
top-8 playoff.
For the first round, players are paired randomly. Each following round,
players are paired based on their current records and standings. Players
with the best records get paired, then the next best records, and so on.
With the Swiss draw structure, the number of players determines the
number of rounds before playoffs. This allows any number of players in
an event with, at most, one bye per round. |
Number of Swiss Rounds Before Playoffs
| Players |
Rounds |
| 17-32 |
5 |
| 33-64 |
6 |
| 65-128 |
7 |
| 129-226 |
8 |
| 227-409 |
9 |
| 410+ |
10 |
|
Scoring
| Result |
Points |
| Game win |
3 |
| Game draw |
1 |
| Game loss |
0 |
| Game unfinished |
1 |
| Game unplayed |
0 |
| Match win |
3 |
| Match draw |
1 |
| Match loss |
0 |
|
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