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Constructing tournament designs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson*
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University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ
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Suppose that an even number 2n of teams take part in a football league, and that each team is to play each other team once. Suppose also that the games are to be scheduled for 2n 1 days, each team playing one game on each day. How can a league schedule be produced? There are many ways of doing this, but one particularly simple method will be described.

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Research Article
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 73 , Issue 466 , December 1989 , pp. 284 - 292
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 1989

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