Draw & Seeding Explanation

If Ontario event, last published Ontario ranking.

Seeding players are the ones that earn their position on a draw by their standings at Ontario ranking.

There are several options:

1. Regular where seeds are 1, 2, two 3s, four 5s, eight 9s, sixteen 17s, etc.
2. Direct Snake 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11…
3. Modified Snake 1, 2, two 3s, and then depending on the level of modification, for example, four 5s, four 9s, four 13s, four 17s, etc

Modified snake.

An example has been presented.

Updated August 14^th 2023

Here is one example of a modified draw

1. 1. One player is the top seed
      • Marked 1.
      • This player is always positioned at the top of the draw.
      • If seed no 1 is positioned at round-robin groups (s)he should be placed in group A
   2. One player is 2^nd seed
      • Marked 2.
      • This player is always positioned at the bottom of the draw
      • If at round-robin groups (s)he should be placed in group B
   3. Two players that are 3^rd seeds
      • Marked 3 (or in some annotation 3/4 and 4/4  or just 3 and 4. However, their “strength” or draw privileges are the same. Ontario will be both players marking 3 to make things clear about their privileged rights
      • These players are positioned in different quarters from seeds 1 and 2. They are randomly drawn in the 2^nd and 3^rd quarters of the draw.
      • If all players are at round-robin groups those players will be randomly drawn into groups C and D
   4. Two players that are 5^th seeds
      • Marked 5 (or one similar explained above)
      • These players are position in different eights from seeds 1, 2 and 3s. They are in closer eights to players seeded 3. They are randomly drawn in 3^rd and 6^th eights of the draw.
   5. Two players that are 7^th seeds
      • Marked 7 (or one similar explained above)
      • These players are position in different eights from seeds 1, 2, 3s and 5s. They are in closer eights to players seeded 1 and 2.  They are randomly drawn in 2^nd and 7^th eights of the draw
   6. Four players are 9^th seeds
      • Marked 9
      • These players are positioned in different sixteenths. They are in closer sixteenths to players seeded 5 and 7. They are randomly drawn in those positions.
      • If all players are at round robin groups those players will be randomly drawn into groups I, J, K, and L.
      • If we follow the example from above then those players will be drawn in groups F-C to position 2 – F2, and then to E2, D2, and C2.
   7. Four players are 13^th seeds
      • Marked 13
      • These players are positioned in different sixteenths. They are in closer sixteenths to players seeded 1, 2, and 3s. They are randomly drawn in those positions.
      • If all players are at round robin groups those players will be randomly drawn into groups M, N, O, P
      • If we follow the example from above then those players will be drawn in groups B-A to position B2, A2, A3, and B3
   8. Eight players are 17^th seeds
      • Marked 17
      • These players are position in different 32^nd parts of the draw. They are closer to players seeded 9s and 13s and randomly drawn
   9. Eight players are 25^th seeds
      • Marked 25^th
      • These players are position in different 32^nd parts of the draw. They are closer to players seeded 1, 2, 3s, 5s and 7s.
   10. The procedure continues for all players

The links between round-robin groups and the “main” draw are created ahead of the tournament. Creating another draw will create delays. It takes time to draw, link the round-robin groups, etc. Draw (no links) for the tournaments is usually possible when there is time (another day or at least several hours).

It is also not needed since randomness is applied at the time when players are positioneded in groups.