Common Tournament Formats

Guess the formats (and related terms) commonly used across various tournaments based on the clues
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Simple brackets where you are out after one, two, or three losses
Single Elimination
Double Elimination
Triple Elimination
Every team plays every other team
Round Robin
Teams can challenge other teams above them. If the challenger wins, the teams switch places
Ladder
Matches are decided round by round, with simlarly ranked teams playing each other
Swiss
The two weakest teams play, the winner plays the next weakest team etc. until the winner plays the strongest team
Gauntlet
Two parts of a tournament, performing well in the former qualifies a team to the latter
Group Stage
Knockout Stage
4, but there are many teams and can take up to a year to complete
League
Used to rank teams. Wins, ties, and losses each give you a certain amount of _____
Points
When tied on the above, this determines a winner based on which team specifically beat the other
Head-to-Head
When a team plays in their own stadium they are at ____
Home
When a team plays in someone else's stadium they are ____
Away
Term for teams performing well in 10 and going up to a higher level of competition
Promotion
Opposite of the above, when teams go down to a lower level of competition
Relegation
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