Tournament Time for Windows Help File
Advancement Log
This log is designed to document how standings were arrived at by Tournament Time, since this is such a complicated process.
The log has several sections, some of which are repeated for each pool:
Division Rules:
- Point Collection Rules: These rules are defined for the division, and should have been set before creating the schedule. However, if you haven't yet advanced the teams, it's not too late to change these point values
Please read the section on "Pools" for more information on these points.
- Tie-breaking Priority: Also in the division, you can set the order in which tie-breaking rules are applied. The section on "Pools" has more information about this.
This section is repeated for each Pool.
Here, the log reports whether it recognizes all the games for this pool to be complete.
- Collecting Standings: As the games are evaluated for this pool, the points earned by each team are reported along with the reason for the points.
- WLT: The game result of Win/Loss/Tie/Forfeit and the reason is listed in this column.
These abbreviations are used:
- W = Win
- SW = Shoot out win
- FW = Forfeit Win (this team did not forfeit)
- L = Loss
- SL = Shoot out loss
- FL = Forfeit Loss (this team forfeited, the other team did not)
- FF = Both teams Forfeit
- T = Tie
Compare the points scored for the reason to the value in the Division Rules to see if a Shut Out point was added.
Resolving Ties:
This section lists each tie that was found, and any resolution that Tournament Time was able to come to. See the help section on "Pools" for more information on specifying these tie-breaking rules.
Determining Placements Needed:
Once Tournament Time places the teams, these placements are put out in a table. Teams marked with a ">" will be advanced. The columns after "Win%" are the possible tie-breaking criteria: (each of these refer to the better-ranked team compared to the team it tied with)
- H2H - Head to Head win
- For - Points for are greater
- Aga - Points against are fewer
- Diff- Goal (score) differential is higher
- GoalsA - Goals allowed (not supported yet)
User Modifies Standings:
When you (as the user) see the computed standings, this message is logged. If you make changes, those changes are logged (for comparison against the original standings in "Determining Placements Needed"). New "Place" values are calculated, and the massaged placements are shown to you. This process repeats until the standings are left without changes, each time logging the changes.
Esc is Hit:
-- Skipping Advancement
If you exit the Placement Editor using Escape, you have the opportunity to skip the advancement; your response is then logged.
If you choose to execute the advancement, each game that has a mnemonic replaced with an advancing team is logged, along with the team which is advanced.
See Also: Advancing Pool Winners, Add Results, View Files, Pools
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