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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
László Csató
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2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 848-868
Author(s):  
László Csató

This paper challenges the traditional seeding regime of round-robin tournaments that aims to create balanced groups. In particular, the design of the most prestigious European men’s handball club competition is compared to two alternative formats with equally strong groups via simulations. We find that it is possible to increase the quality of all matches played together with raising the uncertainty of outcome, essentially without sacrificing fairness. Our results have useful implications for the governing bodies of major sports.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 2040004
Author(s):  
Swanand J. Deodhar

In this study, we examine how the monetary rewards and competitive constraints that organizers of innovation tournaments incorporate are associated with participation. These two aspects of innovation tournaments are crucial because they represent critical design decisions that the organizers must make beforehand. We show that the reward amount is negatively associated with participation, while the presence of competitive constraints, which “make the competitive landscape less asymmetric”, is positively associated with participation. Furthermore, the study shows that competitive constraints moderate the negative association between reward amount and participation. These findings provide insights into contestant motivation as well as the interdependencies between tournament design choices.


2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (S5) ◽  
pp. 12641-12648
Author(s):  
Guangxing Wei ◽  
Binta Bary ◽  
Yanhong Qin
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