Boris wrote:
We had a definitive winner. My question was why the guy I beat in the final round came in third, BEHIND the person he beat in round 1.
@Frost - Will this help?
Joe and Sam played. Joe won. Joe went on to play a guy who ended the 3-round tournament 1-2; then he played me. Joe finished with a 2-1 record.
Sam got a bye in round 2, then in round 3 went on to play Brian. Brian had gotten a bye in round 1 and won his round 2. Sam beat Brian in the final round, putting both of them at 2-1. Since Joe beat Sam, he should have finished second. I also though that given the fact that both Sam and Brian had byes they would have had weaker strengths of schedule, but that was not the outcome.
Also, Joe lost to the tournament winner, which should have improved his game standings.
Bah, its a formula Boris. They only output what you put into it. So, for example, head to head means nothing, as its not part of the calculations. They both were 2-1, so it goes to the tie breaker. Guess, what, Sam beat a 2-1 guy (Brian) and Joe beat a 2-1 guy (Sam). If Joe's third opponent (you said went 1-2 I believe) did that, than he actually hurt's Joe's SoS. The bye does nothing to it, as it neither wins, nor loses.
3 round swiss tournies are not designed to give you an exact detailed breakdown of the best player that day. Its a simple formula. If you want more detail, you have to play more rounds. Expecting more out of it is silly.