ABC & XYZ Playing Order
Rules
pouyer - Asked 12 years ago
Hi everybody
What is abc and xyz arrange? How does it work? Which one is better?
Please help me.
Thank you so much
Jeff Plumb Answered 12 years ago
Hi Pouyer,
I think you are referring to the competition format where you have 2 teams of 3 players. In this format, one team is the ABC team and the other is the XYZ team. Each player on a team gets assigned a letter and then there is an order which shows who plays against who. The order is as follows:
AvX
BvY
CvZ
BvX
AvZ
CvY
BvZ
CvX
AvY
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pouyer - Posted 12 years ago
Hi, yes 2teams of 3 players
thank you
but I confused!I need more details about it. (number of matches and...)
I read it somewhere
"A team shall consist of 3 players.
The order of play shall be
1) A v X
2) B v Y
3) C v Z
4) A v Y
5) B v X "
Is it different?
Hi Pouyer,
This is an alternate format that they sometimes use at International tournaments. The longer format that Jeff described is not used in International tournaments much any more but it is very popular in local leagues.