Scoring systems
How a tournament is scored (and ultimately how tournament standings are determined) depends on the specific tournament format.
Scoring in group match-play tournaments
Group match play and group elimination bracket tournaments have several scoring options. They are summarized below.
| Type | Four-player groups | Three-player groups |
|---|---|---|
IFPA | 7/5/3/1 | 7/4/1 |
PAPA | 4/2/1/0 | 4/2/1 |
Pinburgh | 3/2/1/0 | 3/1.5/0 |
Bonus point | 5/3/2/1 | 5/3/1 |
Only winner | 1/0/0/0 | 1/0/0 |
Only 1st and 2nd | 1/1/0/0 | 1/0/0 |
Marburg points | 7/4/2/0 | 7/3/0 |
BAPA | 8/6/4/2 | 8/5/2 |
NEPL | 10/6/4/2 | 10/5/2 |
DC League | 4/3/2/1 | 4/2.5/1 |
Scoring in best game tournaments
| Type | Samples |
|---|---|
Linear | 100/99/98... |
Linear 150 | 150/149/148... |
Linear 200 | 200/199/198... |
PAPA | 100/90/85/84... |
PAPA Circuit | 100/75/60/50... |
INDISC | 100/97/95... |
INDISC 200 | 200/195/190... |
CAX | 100/94/91... |
Hella Heart | 105/90/80/70/65/60/55/50/45... |
Top 30 | 30/29/28... |
Top 25 | 25/24/23... |
90% decay | 100/90/81/73... |
95% modified decay | 100/95/90/85/81... |
PAPA w/ Quick Decay | 100/90/85/83/81/79... |
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