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*Round Robins take an infeasible amount of time to complete for more than a dozen or so players. The number of games that must be played increases geometrically as more players are added, meaning that Round Robins can only be actually used for small gatherings. For ''x'' players, the number of matches required = x(x−1) / 2. To illustrate this problem, if a 256 man Round Robin was done, it would take approximately 6 days of consecutive round-the-clock smashing. | *Round Robins take an infeasible amount of time to complete for more than a dozen or so players. The number of games that must be played increases geometrically as more players are added, meaning that Round Robins can only be actually used for small gatherings. For ''x'' players, the number of matches required = x(x−1) / 2. To illustrate this problem, if a 256 man Round Robin was done, it would take approximately 6 days of consecutive round-the-clock smashing. | ||
[[image:5 way tie.png|thumb|150px|A 5-way tie in a 5-person round robin tournament.]] | |||
*One rare but potential danger to Round Robin tournaments is the possibility of a tie. Round Robins are not assured to have a clearly cut winner like brackets do. For Example: Say there are 3 players, A, B, and C. A beats B, B beats C, and C beats A. Then A, B, and C all beat everyone else in the tournament. A, B, and C are each in a three-way tie for first place. This principle is not limited to 3 players, though. It is completely possible that everyone in the entire tournament ties for first and last simultaneously. | *One rare but potential danger to Round Robin tournaments is the possibility of a tie. Round Robins are not assured to have a clearly cut winner like brackets do. For Example: Say there are 3 players, A, B, and C. A beats B, B beats C, and C beats A. Then A, B, and C all beat everyone else in the tournament. A, B, and C are each in a three-way tie for first place. This principle is not limited to 3 players, though. It is completely possible that everyone in the entire tournament ties for first and last simultaneously. | ||
*[[Bracket manipulation]] is much more probable in a Round Robin, as it's significantly more feasible for a higher level player to afford intentionally losing a match or two to friends to boost their placing, while not harming his/her own placing. | *[[Bracket manipulation]] is much more probable in a Round Robin, as it's significantly more feasible for a higher level player to afford intentionally losing a match or two to friends to boost their placing, while not harming his/her own placing. | ||