Re: Open Challenge to All TB Pente Masters -- Financial Incentives
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Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 PM
I recall a round robin on BK where you didn't play the tournament winner, so it does happen. Thug finals sounds okay to me. Just trying to think of all the possibilities, since the financial consideration may get more entrants into this tournament than a run of the mill Masters tournament here would draw.
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Re: Open Challenge to All TB Pente Masters -- Financial Incentives
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Jun 17, 2026, 3:59 PM
The BK tournaments of the pente silver age had double-digit top player representation and typically went 3 rounds (something like 60 -> 15 -> 4); right now we have two top players out of 9 entrants. I would be extremely surprised if this tournament went more than two rounds (probably something like 18 -> 6), but I'd love it if that were the case.
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Re: Open Challenge to All TB Pente Masters -- Financial Incentives
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Jul 2, 2026, 3:23 PM
Something like this. Top 3 seeds put in their own section, then next 3 randomly assigned (avoiding repeats of previous pairings if possible), then next 3. Lojza will be randomly assigned to one of the three sections, I think.
Karlw mumix/tempest/madmike stpete/homebrew
Zoeyk mumix/madmike noah/stpete/homebrew
Owen tempest/madmike noah/stpete/homebrew
It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
