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Badminton (at least at the 2020 Olympics) uses a round robin format[1] followed by QF/SF/Final. This seems a decent compromise. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/w
by nl 4y ago
Badminton (at least at the 2020 Olympics) uses a round robin format[1] followed by QF/SF/Final.
This seems a decent compromise.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_singles#Competition_format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_at_the_2020_Summer_O...
- boomboomsubban 4y agoDraws of three make luck a major component. If you're disadvantaged against 1/3rd of the field you could end up in a pod with two people you're bad against and ruin your entire Olympics.
- nl 4y agoSure. Hence why it's a compromise.