Understanding Tiebreakers

Tiebreaker 1: (“W/L Sum”) represents the performance of teams that a team played over the course of the season. Teams who played against stronger opponents will be ranked higher within the standings of the tournament. To calculate W/L Sum, total the number of points each opponent contributes. Opponents contribute +1 for each win they accumulate and -1 for each loss they accumulate throughout the regular season.

Tiebreaker 2: (“First Tiebreaker Sum”) represents the performance of the opponents that all of a team’s opponents played. Teams who played against opponents who consistently played against stronger opponents throughout the season will be ranked higher within the standings of the tournament. To calculate the First Tiebreaker Sum, total the sum of W/L Sum for all opponents that the team played. Byes contribute 0 points to the team’s First Tiebreaker Sum tiebreaker.

Tiebreaker 3: (“Timing”) represents the importance of the rounds in which the player lost. Players losing in later rounds will be ranked higher within the standings of the tournament. To calculate Timing, sum of the squares of the rounds in which the player lost.