[blml] Swiss Teams formats [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Tony Musgrove]

Richard:

>2.  Psychological ­ A seeded Swiss is unpopular among some weaker teams due
>to the first-round “bloodbath”, where their teams get annihilated by
>Klinger, Marston etc.  There is no bloodbath in the first round of an
>Accelerated Swiss, as the top seeds and bottom seeds are paired within
>their own group.

Many years ago, I was playing in the Canberra bloodbath and after two lucky
rounds, we met, and were annihilated by Indonesia 1.  This was one of the 
great thrills
of my life, as we won 1 board, and several others we went down only 1 IMP 
(an overtrick
here or there).  Surely this is the only game in the world where you can 
actually
get to play against the top players in the game.  So bugger the theory say I.

Only a couple of years ago, two top teams met on table n+1 in round 
2,  after disaster struck
in round 1.  If you know beforehand, were the teams are supposed to finish, 
would
it not be quicker to publish the final order before we start, and get on 
with the
celebrations,

Tony (Sydney)...