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The cream of the crop will always rise
to the top so no matter what type of format you have, they will make that team.
A round robin format is an endurance test. One bad first day, you're stuck
for the whole weekend slugging it out. A modified round robin
to knockout gives players a chance to make the team with a bad day.
I say let's try the modified round robin and see if the numbers improve. We
will never know unless we try a few years.
- Barb
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I
have two suggestions for a provincial format in no order of preference. The
first is to leave the format as is. The second suggestion is to revert back
to what was done in the '80s. There were four large sections with 4 coming
out of each section to another round robin where points are earned.
To me, success in knockout is dependent on how the players are at the
moment. It is not indicative of a player's overall skill level.
- John
(Ed's note: from 1983 to
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As a player who's been involved
for 4 years, the only provincial format I know is the round robin.
I enjoy this format, as I get to play everyone. Regardless of the format,
I'm hooked and I'll play whatever format the SDA members decide.
- Bonnie |
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I too have
been involved with darts only four years, and only
know this
format, and I have to say I like it. I listened to
the comments made at the
AGM by others, who have a lot more experience than me, and I must agree with
them to keep the format as is.
- Dorothy |
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Many players in Alberta
say
they would like
to try the full round-robin
format because
they meet the same player too often in the multi-tournament
setup.
On the other hand, I hear from Saskatchewan players that they can't "get up"
for the provincials because they need the pressure of
a knockout round to play their best.
I would suggest trying the tournament method and simply see what happens.
- Scott |
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New and average players show up
for the love
of the game, and because
they enjoy the
friendship, camaraderie and fun of playing against better players and
possibly hanging a good licking on them sooner or later.
They are the ones
who make it all possible through their attendance, and they are the people
who are starting to avoid coming.
Now is the time to listen to what they have to
say. The better
darts players will always show up.
- Cliff |
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I'm for
the old format. Three days, three tournaments. That'll increase interest -
mine for one.
- Paul |
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I am new to darts in Saskatchewan having just moved here.
I would welcome the opportunity to play the round robin. I know that I
sometimes looked at one of the players in the
Alberta provincials and said to myself, "I can beat him," but I never got
the opportunity. With the round robin, I would.
On the other hand, with the best-of-seven and best-of-nine formats in the
knockout, the stronger player will come out on top 99% of the time.
- Ken |
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I have played for
five years and I must say I like the format
the way it is. I like the fact you get to play
everyone, so I say leave things the way they are.
Why change a good thing? I don't think
changing things will bring up attendance.
- Tina
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It seems to me that if you are choosing a team to compete at a national
championship, you should use the same format used at that level.
The round robin leading to a knockout round affords the grass roots player a
chance of succeeding each day. This format also demands that to 'make' the
team, a player must lift his or her game at each level.
Under the present system a poor performance on any given day all but
eliminates any chance for the player to make the team.
None of our other tournaments are a full round robin, and I can see no
viable reason that provincials should be only round robin.
- Earl, Dave and Steve |
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I would like to see the provincial format changed because it’s boring. There
is nothing really to watch since we all play at the same time. At least with
a knockout round, there were always finals to watch and a favourite to cheer
for.
You might think this a peculiar reason but, since I am a player who doesn’t
stand a chance of making the team, I really have no other reason to attend
than to support the sport.
- Shauna
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All of our SDA tournaments are round robin to knock out. Why do we need a
different format at provincials? More grass roots players would attend if
there was the possibility of making the knockout round.
-
Jack
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I've been playing darts for ten plus
years now and I think a format change would hurt the sport. I will be in my
fourth provincials this year and I know that I won't make the team. I play
for fun, meeting new faces, seeing some old faces, and for the chance of
upsetting some higher ranked players. If I had to advance from a section I
wouldn’t even bother showing up at all.
- Kevin
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The Provincials should
be run Like Nationals or close to it. When you play nationals it is a 12-14
Person or thereabouts round robin then knockout. In this format every
Match and Leg are important. A person may play 24 to 36 legs in singles,
likely less than 30 as it is short and quick before you go to Knockout.
Three days of darts with no knockout never happens anywhere except at
Provincials. Shooting 130 legs or more in a weekend ( 66 or more person
round robin) without seeing knockout is not normal tournament darts.
Previous to the current format there were three days of Round Robin then
Knockout, top 8 or top 4 going to the Knockout depending on entries. Each
day of competition then results in new seeding for the next day or day's
round robin's. This format would give more practice and or experience to
players representing our Province at nationals. As said by Barb, cream will
always rise to the top.
- Randy
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