Originally posted by jmskmsNeither can I.
Well, there is a tournament out there that *says* it's banded, but I'll be darned if I can figure out why it's calling itself that.
Tourney ID 16002 - January 2013 Mini Banded One Zero Threesomes I.
Maybe things will change when the new site is launched.
All banded tournaments have a range after the title
Looks like an error to me.
Originally posted by BartVHI agree entirely. With 25 points you get to play the same opponents over and over, sometimes in 3 or 4 tournaments at once. I'd rather see 100-point bands, you're still playing people somewhere near your level and they'd fill a whole lot faster. Then we could have four times as many tournaments without clogging up the database any more. Perhaps the bottom level could be 0-1000 or 0-1050, give those who are really struggling a bit of encouragement to play more and maybe improve.
Arent these bands of 25 points a bit extreme? And slow to fill?
It's almost a month since we had any banded tournaments on offer. Bandings don't work in the clubs because the player pool isn't big enough, you keep getting the same opponents. We really need them available to everyone. Please consider creating something like weekly banded octets or quartets. Not just duels, they're only good for one pair of games each. Quartets give 6 games at a time so they're about right.
Originally posted by KewpieOn the other hand, 25 point bands are narrow enough that you can elevate to the next one soon enough to get away from the 'same old opponents'.
I agree entirely. With 25 points you get to play the same opponents over and over, sometimes in 3 or 4 tournaments at once. I'd rather see 100-point bands, you're still playing people somewhere near your level and they'd fill a whole lot faster. Then we could have four times as many tournaments without clogging up the database any more. Perhaps the bottom ...[text shortened]... , give those who are really struggling a bit of encouragement to play more and maybe improve.