Seedings for Sprint Duel II

Has anyone noticed how the seedings in this tourney are a bit wacky?

64-32
63-31
62-30
61-29
...
34-2
33-1

In this set-up, almost every first-round game is a mismatch. I've never seen any knockout tournament set up in this fashion. It should be either random or go:

64-1
63-2
62-3
...
34-31
33-32

Originally posted by darvlay
Has anyone noticed how the seedings in this tourney are a bit wacky?

64-32
63-31
62-30
61-29
...
34-2
33-1

In this set-up, almost every first-round game is a mismatch. I've never seen any knockout tournament set up in this fashion. It should be either random or go:

64-1
63-2
62-3
...
34-31
33-32

It's a different type of seeding. It's the type of seeding that the first round of swiss tournaments use.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
It's a different type of seeding. It's the type of seeding that the first round of swiss tournaments use.

I see. Never actually heard of it. Thanks for clarifying.

Curious - are "Swiss" rankings common for chess tournaments?

Originally posted by darvlay
I see. Never actually heard of it. Thanks for clarifying.

Curious - are "Swiss" rankings common for chess tournaments?

A "Swiss" Tournament is pretty common in chess; after each round the players with the same records play each other. I have no idea why "Swiss" seedings would be used in a "Knockout" tournament like the Duels.

Originally posted by no1marauder
A "Swiss" Tournament is pretty common in chess; after each round the players with the same records play each other. I have no idea why "Swiss" seedings would be used in a "Knockout" tournament like the Duels.

I don't know either. I just recognised the pairing type as the one I'd experienced when I played in swiss tourneys OTB.

Okay. Thanks, guys.