From a quick read, after a first round where you play another team at random or so, in each round players are "sorted according to their cumulative scores and [

From a quick read, after a first round where you play another team at random or so, in each round players are "sorted according to their cumulative scores and [play against] opponents with the same or similar score". At the same time, it avoids having to play the same opponent twice. I don't see how one decides how many rounds to play, but not sure if that detail matters Reading the analysis section, this is how it compares to a knock-out tournament: > Assuming no drawn games, determining a clear winner [requires] the same number of rounds as that of a knockout tournament [...] Compared to a knockout tournament, a Swiss system has the advantage of not eliminating anyone [and] that the final ranking gives some indication of the relative strengths of all contestants, not just of the tournament winner. [However,] sometimes a player has such a great lead that by the last round they are assured of winning the tournament [such that it] does not always end with the exciting climax