Play order purpose

Ole Kristian Engvoll Updated by Ole Kristian Engvoll

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In some kinds of leagues, special criteria are very important. In PL there are about 15 criteria which can be set in order to make a correct schedule. Examples of such criteria are:

  • Reducing number of home (also away) matches following each other (called "breaks")
  • First match must be on away venue
  • Teams must play each other in certain rounds...and so on.
  • When changing criterias, or setting criterias active/inactive, the active schedule will be changed.

NOTE: There are types of leagues which can not use "Play order": Leagues using play keys and cross pool play.

Prepare for Play order

Before you can use "Play order", teams must be placed in group(s), home venue should be set and week number for all rounds must be set. All this is done in "Basic data" and the 4 first tabs.

What is a "schedule"

A schedule will have zero, one or several solutions. Each solution includes a suggestion for matches divided into rounds. The solution you find as the best, will be the foundation for your match schedule.

  1. Area to make new schedules, to see schedules and to see solutions based on active schedule.
  2. Each schedule will have a set with criteria. All solutions for a schedule will have the same criterias but not the same results. Some solutions are better than other.
  3. Each solution will have teams position in rounds and making a start for a match schedule. NOTE: No match times are set in this module. This is done in module "Schedule".

What to achieve

Using "Play order" will give you a number of solutions based on the criteria which are set. A solution is a schedule based on matches in chronological rounds. Matches include only teams and week number, and no time and venue.

Each solution will have a value telling how the criteria are fulfilled.

How did we do?

Prepare for Play order

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