Article Title

Rummaging Through Cumes: What Existing Results Data for LD at the NFA National Tournament Can Tell Us About Tournament Design

Authors

Joseph Dudek, University of the Pacific

Document Type

Tournament Assessments

Abstract

The top seeded LD competitor entering out-round competition has lost their first out-round in each of the last two NFA National Tournaments. This anecdote highlights the immensely dynamic nature of the event and, perhaps, begins to question the sanctity of out-round seeding. In order to better understand the nature of preliminary rounds, their importance in deciding who will advance to out-rounds, and how many of them are actually necessary, it is imperative that we dissect the results from recent tournaments and work toward creating a more fair and competitive tournament. In this paper, I use results data from the 2009 and 2010 NFA National Tournaments to understand how rounds 5 and 6 impact out-round seeding for both individuals and their teams so that we can consider carefully the effect of moving to a 4-round tournament.

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Recommended Citation

Dudek, Joseph (2010) "Rummaging Through Cumes: What Existing Results Data for LD at the NFA National Tournament Can Tell Us About Tournament Design," Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 12.
Available at: https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/ndcieproceedings/vol5/iss1/12