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A method for determining the winner of an event in which there are numerous players involves the players playing in groups in a first round, with the half of the players in each group having the highest scores advancing to a winners bracket, and the half of the players in each group having the lowes

A method for determining the winner of an event in which there are numerous players involves the players playing in groups in a first round, with the half of the players in each group having the highest scores advancing to a winners bracket, and the half of the players in each group having the lowest totals moving to a losers bracket. Play in the winners bracket proceeds in rounds until sixteen players remain, with half of the players in each round moving to the next winners round, and half moving to a selected round in the losers bracket. Play continues in the losers bracket in rounds with half of the players advancing and half being eliminated upon receipt of their second loss, until a single player with only one loss remains. The sixteen players with no losses in the winners bracket start a separate double-elimination bracket and play until four players remain. These four players and the single player from the losers bracket play in a championship bracket to determine the winner of the event.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A method for multiple players to play a tournament of games where scores are obtained comprising:ascertaining the number of players for the tournament;determining from the number of players the number of rounds to be played in a winners bracket and a losers bracket;the players playi

[ I claim:] [1.] A method for multiple players to play a tournament of games where scores are obtained comprising:ascertaining the number of players for the tournament;determining from the number of players the number of rounds to be played in a winners bracket and a losers bracket;the players playing an initial game;using approximately the median score of the players of the initial game to declare approximately half of the players winners and half losers of the initial round, said declared winners advancing to the winners bracket and the declared losers falling to play in the losers bracket;in the winners bracket, the advancing field of players playing the game in each round to each obtain a score, using the players' individual scores to determine a dividing score to divide the field of each round into winners having individual scores at or above said dividing score and the remainder losers, the winners advancing to fill the next round in the winners bracket and the losers falling to the losers bracket;in the losers bracket, the advancing field of players and those declared losers from each round in the winners bracket merging and playing the game at a predetermined round in the losers bracket to each obtain a score, using the players' scores to determine a score to divide the field of each round in the losers bracket into winners and losers, the declared winners advancing to the next round in the losers bracket to play with players falling from the winners bracket and merged into said next round, it any, and eliminating the losers of the round in the losers bracket from the tournament;playing corresponding rounds in the winners and losers brackets to advance at least one player from the winners bracket having not once been declared a loser and one player from the losers bracket having only once been declared a loser and eliminating the remainder of players, said advancing players playing to determine the tournament champion.