Who Can Win a Single-Elimination Tournament? by Kim, Michael P., Suksompong, Warut, Williams, Virginia Vassilevska

“…Keywords: sports scheduling; single-elimination tournament; knockout tournament; manipulation…”
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Who can win a single-elimination tournament? by Kim, M, Suksompong, W, Williams, V

Plant Madness: A Classroom Game Using Bracketology for Horticulture Plant Identification Courses by Chad T. Miller

“…Referees (e.g., guest faculty, graduate students) reviewed student play and awarded points, and the student with the highest score advanced to the next round through the single-elimination tournament. A postactivity survey was administered [Spring 2016 and 2017 (n = 44)] to obtain student feedback. …”
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Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors Enhancing the Probability of Victor for Top Players via Knockout Tournament Fixture by Hegen Dadang Prayoga, Tomoliyus Tomoliyus, Ria Lumintuarso, Yudik prasetyo, Endang Rini Sukamti, Ari Tri Fitrianto, Andi Kasanrawali, Ramadhan Arifin, Ahmad Maulana, Muhammad Habibie

“…The findings underscore the effectiveness of employing a balanced tournament fixture to maximize the probability of winning in a single-elimination tournament. Keywords: Single Elimination, Binary Tree, Dummy Players, Election Procedures, Hierarchically. …”
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Changes in Cognitive Functions Following Violent and Football Video Games in Young Male Volunteers by Studying Brain Waves by Hamed Aliyari, Hedayat Sahraei, Marjan Erfani, Mohammad Mohammadi, Masoomeh Kazemi, Mohammad Reza Daliri, Behrouz Minaei-Bidgol, Hassan Agaei, Mohammad Sahraei, Seyed Mohammad Ali Seyed Hosseini, Elaheh Tekieh, Maryam Salehi, Fereshteh Farajdokht

“…Methods: A total of 64 participants competed in a single-elimination tournament. Saliva samples of all players were obtained before and after the games for the assessment of cortisol levels. …”
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Evolución de los documentos relacionados con el estudio del rendimiento deportivo en taekwondo: una revisión bibliométrica (Evolution of the documents related to the study of taekw... by José Luis Sousa, Víctor Hernández-Beltrán, Hugo Louro, José M Gamonales

“…Taekwondo competition is characterized as an individual sport (1X1), single elimination tournament and repechage system. The aim goal of this study was to conduct a bibliometric review regarding the item’s “Taekwondo” and “Performance”, through identified and published papers on the Web of Science (WOS) database by December 31, 2022. …”
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Dynamic Programming Algorithms for Computing Optimal Knockout Tournaments by Amelia Bădică, Costin Bădică, Ion Buligiu, Liviu Ion Ciora, Doina Logofătu

“…We study competitions structured as hierarchically shaped single-elimination tournaments. We define optimal tournaments by maximizing attractiveness such that the topmost players will have the chance to meet in higher stages of the tournament. …”
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