Devriesere, Karel and Csató, László and Goossens, Dries (2025) Tournament design: A review from an operational research perspective. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, 324 (1). pp. 1-21. ISSN 0377-2217 10.1016/j.ejor.2024.10.044

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Abstract

Every sport needs rules. Tournament design refers to the rules that determine how a tournament, a series of games between a number of competitors, is organized. This study aims to provide an overview of the tournament design literature from the perspective of operational research. Three important design criteria are discussed: efficacy and effectivity, fairness, and attractiveness. Our survey classifies the papers discussing these properties according to the main components of tournament design: format, seeding, draw, scheduling, and ranking. We also outline several open questions and promising directions for future research.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics and Computer Science > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science / számítástechnika, számítógéptudomány
Divisions:	Research Laboratory on Engineering & Management Intelligence > Research Group of Operations Research and Decision Systems
SWORD Depositor:	MTMT Injector
Depositing User:	MTMT Injector
Date Deposited:	23 Apr 2025 06:18
Last Modified:	23 Apr 2025 06:18
URI:	https://eprints.sztaki.hu/id/eprint/10902

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