Competitive intensity and quality maximizing seedings in knock-out tournaments

DOI10.1007/s10878-017-0164-7zbMath1394.90478OpenAlexW2744105109MaRDI QIDQ1698069

Alex Suzdaltsev, Dmitry Dagaev

Publication date: 21 February 2018

Published in: Journal of Combinatorial Optimization (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10878-017-0164-7

zbMATH Keywords

combinatorial optimizationseedingknock-out tournamentoperations research in sports

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of mathematical programming (90C90) Combinatorial optimization (90C27)

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• Optimal seedings in elimination tournaments
• OR analysis of sporting rules -- a survey
• Bayesian locally optimal design of knockout tournaments
• What is the Correct Way to Seed a Knockout Tournament?
• Comparing Draws for Single Elimination Tournaments
• New Concepts in Seeding Knockout Tournaments

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