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Tournament Format and Tie-breaker Protocol |
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Playoffs--16's |
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Top two teams from each pool Saturday are put into Sunday's |
| All matches will be 2 out of 3 sets. |
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eight-team championship bracket, seeded based on finish in pool play |
| The first two sets will be to 21 pts on Saturday only. Rally (no cap) |
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Bottom two finishers on Saturday play in Sunday's eight-team |
| Third setwill be rally score to 15, no cap |
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Silver Bracket; also seeded based on finish in pool play |
| If first two sets are a sweep, 3rd game will be played as a scrimmage |
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| (Saturday only; Sunday's play will be typical 2 out of 3 format; first two |
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TIEBREAKERS |
| sets to 25 points; third set--if necessary--to 15 points |
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TWO WAY TIE: All two way ties will be settled by the head-to-head results |
3rd-set "scrimmages" are just that--results will not be reported to the
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of the pool match. This is true whether it effects elimination or not |
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THREE WAY TIE - 3 TEAMS ADVANCING |
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All teams advance, seeds will be determined by set % and then point % |
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THREE WAY TIE - 2 TEAMS ADVANCING |
| Each team has the court for 4 min., including serving |
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Top team in set % or point % will be awarded the first position. The two |
| Serving team has the first four minutes. |
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remaining teams will play one set to 25 points for the remaining spot |
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THREE WAY TIE - 1 TEAM ADVANCING |
| Playoffs--13, 14, 18 |
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Teams will be seeded by game %/point %. The top seed will |
| All teams make Playoffs. |
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get a bye and ref the first playoff game to 25 pts. Winner of the first playoff |
| No tie-breakers will be played - position in pool is determined by: |
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game will play the bye team for the advancing position |
| 1) head to head |
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Teams that have left the building will automatically forfeit their tiebreaking match |
| 2) set % |
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| 3) point % |
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OFFICIATING DUTIES |
| 4) coin toss |
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Losing teams will officiate the next match on their court unless specifically noted |
| Playoffs--15's and 17's |
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Each team shall provide: |
| Top two teams from each pool are re-pooled Sunday into two |
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Down official |
| Gold Medal pools of three teams each |
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(provide own whistle) |
| Bottom two finishers on Saturday are re-pooled Sunday into |
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Scorekeeper |
| Silver and Bronz pools of three teams each |
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Score Board Operator |
| Top finisher in each of the two Gold Medal pools will meet |
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Libero Tracker |
| in the finals to determine the Tournament Champion |
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2 Line Judges |
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