How to arrange the debating competition 17 team? Time is short, we can't arrange too complicated round robin ... hurry!

I'll give you several modes here, you can choose.

1) draw lots to decide a bye first, and then PK 16 enters 8. 2. Draw lots among the 9 teams participating in the competition and divide them into 3 groups, each team has 2 games, and the last one of each pair is eliminated from 9 games and 6 games. Third, the last three teams will compete with their opponents to decide the ranking. Analysis: The top three teams each have 6 games.

2) A group of 8 teams will be divided into two groups and decided by drawing lots at the same time. A group of 9 teams, the first: 8 team can use the knockout, 8 into 4, 4 into 2, 2 into 1, and the second: 9 team can be organized as the eighth team, but the trouble is to prepare Byes for each draw. If someone objects, it can be said that luck is also a kind of strength. Finally, the three teams will decide two teams to enter the finals. Analysis: The top three players have 5 matches each.

3) If time is tight, you can use all knockout rounds and draw lots for a bye before each grouping. You can also arrange a bye for the last five teams.

But this time, it's different from last time. The team that has a bye must accept the challenge of the losing team through lottery. If you win, you will be born. If you lose, you die. Let the three teams prepare at the same time. One team that takes a bye prepares one side, and the two teams that fail are the other side, and they will appear at the game together. Then prepare ten pieces of paper, leaving only one battle in the middle, and all the others are drawn, so that the two teams can draw. Just like playing Russian wheels in movies, it can increase the interest. PS: Those who suggest drawing lots can ask four players of their debate team to draw lots, and they have no responsibility to say so. If both sides are lucky and don't win in the first four rounds, then we can arrange for the three teams to play two games each and win two games to advance. )

Summary: The top three teams play four games each, and the middle team may play five games. Of course, there are lucky teams that only play three games.