TY - JOUR
AU - Rokosz, Francis N.
AB - Haw to Forma izs a Ladder Structure for Tournament P Francis N. Rohsz Wichita State University Ladder tournaments, as original- ladder and losers move down, an It is recommended that players ly conceived, allow for self- evenness of competition develops. be placed on the ladder for Round administration by the players of in- A ladder structure can be for- One by random draw. In the exam- dividual sports such as racquet- malized to arrive at a champion ple shown, letters of the alphabet ball, tennis and badminton. through a set schedule, as describ- represent players. On Round One, Although the structure requires no ed below. The example, illustrated A played B, and B won; C played D, formal supervision, its informality in Figure 1, is for ten players, and it and C won; El H, and J also gained usually finds players losing in- progresses through ten rounds of victories. Placement on the ladder terest in participation rather quick- for the following round is based on play. ly. The lack of a set schedule and On a normal ladder, players the principle that winners move up the inviability of determining a determine who they want to play and losers 
TI - How to Formalize a Ladder Structure for Tournament Play
JF - Recreational Sports Journal
DO - 10.1123/nirsa.13.2.14
DA - 1989-02-01
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SP - 14
EP - 18
VL - 13
IS - 2
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