TabletopTourney · Fictional worked scenario

Three Groups of Four and a Three-Player Final Stage

This is an invented planning exercise, not a customer event or testimonial.

Background and constraints

A fictional twelve-player gathering can use six tables. The host wants balanced small groups and understands that three qualifiers create a final-stage bye.

Exact tool inputs

names	Ari Bea Cleo Dev Em Fox Gray Hale Indigo Jules Kai Lane
format	Round robin
tables	6
groups	3

Actual generated result

format

Group stage: Round robin

groupCount

divisions

rank
Group 1
names
- Ari
- Dev
- Gray
- Jules
tournament
names
Ari
Dev
Gray
Jules
format
Round robin
round
1
losses
Ari
0
Dev
0
Gray
0
Jules
0
history
round
1
a
Ari
b
Jules
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Ari
round
1
a
Dev
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Dev
round
2
a
Ari
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Ari
round
2
a
Jules
b
Dev
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Jules
round
3
a
Ari
b
Dev
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Ari
round
3
a
Gray
b
Jules
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Gray
matches
round
1
a
Ari
b
Jules
sa
1
sb
0
round
1
a
Dev
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
round
2
a
Ari
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
round
2
a
Jules
b
Dev
sa
1
sb
0
round
3
a
Ari
b
Dev
sa
1
sb
0
round
3
a
Gray
b
Jules
sa
1
sb
0
champion
null
standings
name
Ari
points
9
played
3
for
3
against
0
rank
1
name
Dev
points
3
played
3
for
1
against
2
rank
2
name
Gray
points
3
played
3
for
1
against
2
rank
2
name
Jules
points
3
played
3
for
1
against
2
rank
2
rank
Group 2
names
- Bea
- Em
- Hale
- Kai
tournament
names
Bea
Em
Hale
Kai
format
Round robin
round
1
losses
Bea
0
Em
0
Hale
0
Kai
0
history
round
1
a
Bea
b
Kai
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Bea
round
1
a
Em
b
Hale
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Em
round
2
a
Bea
b
Hale
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Bea
round
2
a
Kai
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Kai
round
3
a
Bea
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Bea
round
3
a
Hale
b
Kai
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Hale
matches
round
1
a
Bea
b
Kai
sa
1
sb
0
round
1
a
Em
b
Hale
sa
1
sb
0
round
2
a
Bea
b
Hale
sa
1
sb
0
round
2
a
Kai
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
round
3
a
Bea
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
round
3
a
Hale
b
Kai
sa
1
sb
0
champion
null
standings
name
Bea
points
9
played
3
for
3
against
0
rank
1
name
Em
points
3
played
3
for
1
against
2
rank
2
name
Hale
points
3
played
3
for
1
against
2
rank
2
name
Kai
points
3
played
3
for
1
against
2
rank
2
rank
Group 3
names
- Cleo
- Fox
- Indigo
- Lane
tournament
names
Cleo
Fox
Indigo
Lane
format
Round robin
round
1
losses
Cleo
0
Fox
0
Indigo
0
Lane
0
history
round
1
a
Cleo
b
Lane
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Cleo
round
1
a
Fox
b
Indigo
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Fox
round
2
a
Cleo
b
Indigo
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Cleo
round
2
a
Lane
b
Fox
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Lane
round
3
a
Cleo
b
Fox
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Cleo
round
3
a
Indigo
b
Lane
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Indigo
matches
round
1
a
Cleo
b
Lane
sa
1
sb
0
round
1
a
Fox
b
Indigo
sa
1
sb
0
round
2
a
Cleo
b
Indigo
sa
1
sb
0
round
2
a
Lane
b
Fox
sa
1
sb
0
round
3
a
Cleo
b
Fox
sa
1
sb
0
round
3
a
Indigo
b
Lane
sa
1
sb
0
champion
null
standings
name
Cleo
points
9
played
3
for
3
against
0
rank
1
name
Fox
points
3
played
3
for
1
against
2
rank
2
name
Indigo
points
3
played
3
for
1
against
2
rank
2
name
Lane
points
3
played
3
for
1
against
2
rank
2
rank
Final stage
names
- Ari
- Bea
- Cleo
tournament
names
Ari
Bea
Cleo
format
Single elimination
round
3
losses
Ari
0
Bea
1
Cleo
1
history
a
Bea
b
Cleo
winner
Bea
sa
1
sb
0
round
1
pool
Main
table
1
wave
1
a
Ari
b
Bea
winner
Ari
sa
1
sb
0
round
2
pool
Main
table
1
wave
1
matches
champion
Ari
standings
name
Ari
rank
1
losses
0
name
Bea
eliminatedRound
2
losses
1
rank
2
name
Cleo
eliminatedRound
1
losses
1
rank
3
byes
tables
6
waves
0

tables

initialTableSchedule

round
1
a
Ari
b
Jules
sa
sb
group
Group 1
table
1
wave
1
round
1
a
Dev
b
Gray
sa
sb
group
Group 1
table
2
wave
1
round
2
a
Ari
b
Gray
sa
sb
group
Group 1
table
1
wave
2
round
2
a
Jules
b
Dev
sa
sb
group
Group 1
table
2
wave
2
round
3
a
Ari
b
Dev
sa
sb
group
Group 1
table
1
wave
3
round
3
a
Gray
b
Jules
sa
sb
group
Group 1
table
2
wave
3
round
1
a
Bea
b
Kai
sa
sb
group
Group 2
table
3
wave
1
round
1
a
Em
b
Hale
sa
sb
group
Group 2
table
4
wave
1
round
2
a
Bea
b
Hale
sa
sb
group
Group 2
table
3
wave
2
round
2
a
Kai
b
Em
sa
sb
group
Group 2
table
4
wave
2
round
3
a
Bea
b
Em
sa
sb
group
Group 2
table
3
wave
3
round
3
a
Hale
b
Kai
sa
sb
group
Group 2
table
4
wave
3
round
1
a
Cleo
b
Lane
sa
sb
group
Group 3
table
5
wave
1
round
1
a
Fox
b
Indigo
sa
sb
group
Group 3
table
6
wave
1
round
2
a
Cleo
b
Indigo
sa
sb
group
Group 3
table
5
wave
2
round
2
a
Lane
b
Fox
sa
sb
group
Group 3
table
6
wave
2
round
3
a
Cleo
b
Fox
sa
sb
group
Group 3
table
5
wave
3
round
3
a
Indigo
b
Lane
sa
sb
group
Group 3
table
6
wave
3

finalStarted

true

qualified

Ari
Bea
Cleo

Planning process

The organizer creates three four-player groups, each with six matches. After the worked 1–0 group results are verified, the three qualifiers enter single elimination. The final stage uses one bye and two played matches.

Result explanation

The complete record contains eighteen group matches and two final-stage matches, totaling twenty. A three-person final stage is valid, but its bye policy must be understood before the event rather than introduced as a surprise advantage.

Alternative

Use a published alternative final format, such as a three-player round robin in a separate project, if equal finalist play is preferred.

Execution notes

Announce the final-stage format before registration. Do not invent a fourth qualifier after seeing which group outcome is convenient.

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FAQ

Are these real event records?

No. All people, dates, constraints and planning amounts in this scenario are fictional inputs supplied to demonstrate a workflow.

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