We normally do a top 4 for 11 or less players and top 8 for 12 or more players.

The thing is that the little rules pamphlet that comes with the Game Day materials says that with 8 players, you should only do 3 swiss rounds, no top 4.

Is this a hard and fast rule? There was an issue with the shop keeper last time, I even called Wizards customer support to confirm that it was ok to do a top 4 as was advertised. They said that it was fine but he didn't believe me. He started getting agitated and the whole tournament was a mess. The owner of the shop was supposed to settle it with him but it seems that he has not.

I don't know what to do other than ask here. Is it ok to have a top 4 at Game Day when there are exactly 8 players playing? I expect a lot more people this time but I really want to avoid any more conflict. If I am wrong, that is fine.

Thanks

I don't know what the official explanation might be, but my feeling is that, with only 8 players, having a cut to top 4 might lead to lots of people IDing and a lot of games not being played. So to avoid lots of people sitting around they've decided to play straight swiss.

Premier events has rules that may differ from similar sections of MTR.



From: Jared Holder
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 7:32 AM
To: Heckt, Andy
Subject: Game Day Round Structure (Tournament Operations)

We normally do a top 4 for 11 or less players and top 8 for 12 or more players.

The thing is that the little rules pamphlet that comes with the Game Day materials says that with 8 players, you should only do 3 swiss rounds, no top 4.

Is this a hard and fast rule? There was an issue with the shop keeper last time, I even called Wizards customer support to confirm that it was ok to do a top 4 as was advertised. They said that it was fine but he didn't believe me. He started getting agitated and the whole tournament was a mess. The owner of the shop was supposed to settle it with him but it seems that he has not.

I don't know what to do other than ask here. Is it ok to have a top 4 at Game Day when there are exactly 8 players playing? I expect a lot more people this time but I really want to avoid any more conflict. If I am wrong, that is fine.

Thanks

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