Data Sheet

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VEX Classroom Competition “Swept Away”
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Tournament Play
1. Teams will be ranked using a series of qualifying matches.
a. Ideally these matches will be played as a round-robin tournament where each team plays every
other team at least once; otherwise matchups should be randomly chosen.
2. Teams are ranked based on their number of wins.
a. If more than one team has the same number of wins, these teams are ranked based on their
number of ties.
b. If more than one team has the same number of wins and ties, these teams are ranked based on
their highest score.
c. If these teams also have the same highest score, they are then ranked by their next highest
score, then their next, then their next, until the tie is broken.
d. If all their scores are the also same, the ranking will be determined with a playoff match between
the two teams. The team that wins is then ranked higher.
3. The top ranked teams will play in an elimination tournament to determine the winner.
a. Two teams play in each series of the playoffs; the first team to win two matches wins the series
and advances to the next round of the playoffs.
b. The tournament structure will vary depending on the number of teams participating.
c. Here is a sample tournament bracket: