Congratulations to the players who fought through the heat and tough competition to win!
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Land of the Sky 2019 Medalists
Tournament results have been finalized. Medalists are shown below and details are shown in prior posts.
Congratulations to the players who fought through the heat and tough competition to win!
Congratulations to the players who fought through the heat and tough competition to win!
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Tournament Schedule
The daily schedule for the tournament has been finalized (pending any more player changes). The following represents start times and courts for the specific bracket:
Friday, May 17
9:00 AM (Courts 7, 9, 11, 13) - Women's Doubles 3.5
9:20 AM (Courts 1, 3, 5) - Men's Doubles 3.5 Pool A
10:00 AM (Courts 2, 4, 6) - Men's Doubles 3.5 Pool B
10:00 AM (Courts 8, 10) - Women's Doubles 3.0
Friday, May 17
9:00 AM (Courts 7, 9, 11, 13) - Women's Doubles 3.5
9:20 AM (Courts 1, 3, 5) - Men's Doubles 3.5 Pool A
10:00 AM (Courts 2, 4, 6) - Men's Doubles 3.5 Pool B
10:00 AM (Courts 8, 10) - Women's Doubles 3.0
Saturday, May 18
8:00 AM (Courts 9, 11, 13) - Mixed Doubles 4.5 Pool A
8:00 AM (Courts 15, 17, 19) - Mixed Doubles 4.5 Pool B
8:20 AM (Courts 14, 16, 18) - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Pool C
8:20 AM (Courts 20, 22) - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Pool D
8:40 AM (Courts 1, 3) - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Pool A
8:40 AM (Courts 5, 7) - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Pool B
9:00 AM (Courts 2, 4) - Mixed Doubles 4.0 Pool A
9:00 AM (Courts 6, 8) - Mixed Doubles 4.0 Pool B
9:00 AM (Courts 10, 12) - Mixed Doubles 4.0 Pool C
9:00 AM (Courts 14, 16) - Mixed Doubles 4.0 Pool D
9:20 AM (Courts 17, 19, 21) - Mixed Doubles 5.0
8:00 AM (Courts 9, 11, 13) - Mixed Doubles 4.5 Pool A
8:00 AM (Courts 15, 17, 19) - Mixed Doubles 4.5 Pool B
8:20 AM (Courts 14, 16, 18) - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Pool C
8:20 AM (Courts 20, 22) - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Pool D
8:40 AM (Courts 1, 3) - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Pool A
8:40 AM (Courts 5, 7) - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Pool B
9:00 AM (Courts 2, 4) - Mixed Doubles 4.0 Pool A
9:00 AM (Courts 6, 8) - Mixed Doubles 4.0 Pool B
9:00 AM (Courts 10, 12) - Mixed Doubles 4.0 Pool C
9:00 AM (Courts 14, 16) - Mixed Doubles 4.0 Pool D
9:20 AM (Courts 17, 19, 21) - Mixed Doubles 5.0
10:40 AM (Courts 5, 7) - Mixed Doubles 3.0
Sunday, May 19
8:40 AM (Courts 16, 18, 20, 22) - Women's Doubles 4.5/5.0
8:40 AM (Courts 17, 19, 21) - Men's Doubles 5.0
8:40 AM (Courts 16, 18, 20, 22) - Women's Doubles 4.5/5.0
8:40 AM (Courts 17, 19, 21) - Men's Doubles 5.0
9:00 AM (Courts 3, 5) - Women's Doubles 4.0 Pool A
9:00 AM (Courts 1, 2) - Women's Doubles 4.0 Pool B
9:00 AM (Courts 7, 9) - Men's Doubles 4.0 Pool A
9:00 AM (Courts 11, 13) - Men's Doubles 4.0 Pool B
9:00 AM (Courts 4, 6) - Men's Doubles 4.0 Pool C
9:00 AM (Courts 8, 10) - Men's Doubles 4.0 Pool D
9:00 AM (Courts 12, 14) - Men's Doubles 4.5 Pool B
10:00 AM (Courts 15, 17) - Men's Doubles 4.5 Pool A
Players can find their assigned bracket in prior posts.
The schedule was a challenge given the format and goals for play. As a reminder, the format is round robin play in the morning from which qualified teams will advance to play in the medal rounds in the afternoon. Our goal was to have tournament play end between 3 PM and 4 PM so players would be free to see the sights around Asheville (remember or Sierra Nevada social on Friday at 5 PM) or play other tournament participants in a relaxed atmosphere.
That combination of format and goals means that big brackets have to start early in order to finish before noon. But they do get lots of games. Smaller brackets get later starts but still get lots of play. We are lucky to 22 courts to use. With 226 players, we need every one. This format is nearly maxed out with that number.
Meeting a schedule goals is dependent on several factors - including number of games, average time played per game, and transition time between games. We know the number of games. We have pretty high confidence that game play will average about 20 minutes, including 5 minutes of warm-up. The big unknown is the transition time. We will be relying on players to stay on top of the schedule on their assigned courts. Players will have the entire bracket schedule available so they will know when they will next play. Be ready.
That combination of format and goals means that big brackets have to start early in order to finish before noon. But they do get lots of games. Smaller brackets get later starts but still get lots of play. We are lucky to 22 courts to use. With 226 players, we need every one. This format is nearly maxed out with that number.
Meeting a schedule goals is dependent on several factors - including number of games, average time played per game, and transition time between games. We know the number of games. We have pretty high confidence that game play will average about 20 minutes, including 5 minutes of warm-up. The big unknown is the transition time. We will be relying on players to stay on top of the schedule on their assigned courts. Players will have the entire bracket schedule available so they will know when they will next play. Be ready.
Player Brackets - Sunday (Men's and Women's Doubles - 4.0 to 5.0)
Player brackets and bracket schedules have been finalized and those for Sunday play (Men's and Women's Doubles - 4.0 to 5.0) are shown below. Click on image to enlarge.
In the interest of complete transparency, I will explain the principles we used in forming these brackets:
- Teams were first sorted by total age.
- Skill levels exceeding 9 teams were broken into pools by dividing the sorted list into similar size brackets of at least 5 teams.
- Teams were moved to different brackets to avoid too much play with other teams from the same home area.
- Some teams were moved to account for wide age disparity between the youngest and oldest.
- Some brackets were combined for medal round qualifying because they were similar age groupings. Others were not combined because there was a clear delineation in ages between the brackets.
Brackets were formed with the same theme we have used since the beginning - competitive and fair. Round robin play will have plenty of games with other teams of similar skills and ages. We can't hope for more than that.
Sunday, May 19
Player Brackets - Saturday (Mixed Doubles)
Player brackets and bracket schedules have been finalized and those for Saturday play (all Mixed Doubles) are shown below. Click on image to enlarge.
In the interest of complete transparency, I will explain the principles we used in forming these brackets:
- Teams were first sorted by total age.
- Skill levels exceeding 9 teams were broken into pools by dividing the sorted list into similar size brackets of at least 5 teams.
- Teams were moved to different brackets to avoid too much play with other teams from the same home area.
- Some teams were moved to account for wide age disparity between the youngest and oldest.
- Some brackets were combined for medal round qualifying because they were similar age groupings. Others were not combined because there was a clear delineation in ages between the brackets.
Brackets were formed with the same theme we have used since the beginning - competitive and fair. Round robin play will have plenty of games with other teams of similar skills and ages. We can't hope for more than that.
Saturday, May 18
Saturday, May 18
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