It only works out where all groups are filled. This is not always the case.
This explanation works all the time, where there are groups of less than the maximum and where all groups are filled.
For multi-group tournaments, players are placed into groups starting with the lowest rated player sequentially up to the highest rated player. For example, in a 25-player tournament with 5 groups and 5 players in each group, the lowest rated player goes into Group #5, 2nd lowest rated player into Group #4, 3rd lowest rated player into Group #3, and so on. After all groups have one player, it starts all over again at Group #5. So, in this example Group #1 would have the following seeds: #1, #6, #11, #16, and #21. This is done to try and ensure that in the final round, the best players will be left playing for the tournament win.
Note: A frequent complaint from players is the TD has set the groups incorrectly. The TD has no control of how the groups are formed.
Groups are seeded opposite the way stated here http://www.chess.com/tournaments/help.html#groupings.
It only works out where all groups are filled. This is not always the case.
This explanation works all the time, where there are groups of less than the maximum and where all groups are filled.
For multi-group tournaments, players are placed into groups starting with the lowest rated player sequentially up to the highest rated player. For example, in a 25-player tournament with 5 groups and 5 players in each group, the lowest rated player goes into Group #5, 2nd lowest rated player into Group #4, 3rd lowest rated player into Group #3, and so on. After all groups have one player, it starts all over again at Group #5. So, in this example Group #1 would have the following seeds: #1, #6, #11, #16, and #21. This is done to try and ensure that in the final round, the best players will be left playing for the tournament win.
Note: A frequent complaint from players is the TD has set the groups incorrectly. The TD has no control of how the groups are formed.
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