Knock out positions after 1st stage of league

Sabah Waris Asked 7 years ago

Four groups are made in event A. Wpd( No. I team of last event) ,NHA, Isd,Rwp. B. Rail (No. 2 team of last event), Snd, pb, Lhr. C. Army (No 3 team of last event), Kpk, Bal, Kpr. D. Pun (No 4 team of last event), Ryk, Psc, Swl. Group A. Wpd secure Ist, and NHA stand 2nd. Group B. And secure Ist and Rail stand 2nd. Group C. Army secure Ist and kpk get 2nd. Group D. Pun got Ist and Psc got 2nd. Who will play quarterfinal with whom in knock out stage

Alois Rosario Answered 7 years ago

Hi Sabah,

A good way to do it to make it fair is to do this.

1.Winner A

2. 2nd C or D

3. 2nd B

4. Winner C or D (Toss a coin)

5. Winner C or D (Toss a coin)

6. 2nd A

7. 2nd C or D

8. Winner B

Here is a regulation fro the ITTF Handbook:

3.6.2 Seeding by Ranking

3.6.2.1  The highest ranked entries in an event shall be seeded so that they cannot meet before the closing rounds.

3.6.2.2  The number of entries to be seeded shall not exceed the number of entries in the 1st round proper of the event.

3.6.2.3  The entry ranked 1 shall be placed at the top of the first half of the draw and the entry ranked 2 at the bottom of the second half, but all other seeded entries shall be drawn among specified places in the draw, as follows:

3.6.2.3.1  the entries ranked 3 and 4 shall be drawn between the bottom of the first half of the draw and the top of the second half;

3.6.2.3.2  the entries ranked 5-8 shall be drawn among the bottom places of the odd- numbered quarters of the draw and the top places of the even-numbered quarters;