Eliminating FORMAT

double-elimination 2026 World Cup format to get from 48 teams to 32 teams https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/cqb10s/doubleelimination_2026_world_cup_format_to_get/ 34 comments 14/8/2019 soccer

OTD in 2016 F1 introduced new elimination-style qualifying format, which was abandoned after 2 races. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjn69vaZ42E 55 comments 19/3/2019 formula1

NEW PFL Tournament Format announced and schedule; 8 man single elimination, 8 weight classes https://x.com/cstodaynews/status/1879525473291784211?s=46 29 comments 15/1/2025 mma

NBA All-Star Game: Return to traditional format, no draft, Elam Ending eliminated - Yahoo Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-all-star-game-return-to-traditional-format-no-draft-elam-ending-eliminated-212552587.html 14 comments 30/1/2024 nba

PSA: Single elimination is not a good format to identify the 2nd, 3rd, ... best performing player in the tournament. https://postimg.cc/zbCzNQ8r 14 comments 16/8/2023 chess

[B/R Open Ice] Connor McDavid would like to see the NHL eliminate shootouts and is open to a 10-minute, 3-on-3 overtime format https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1614033813348163590 520 comments 13/1/2023 hockey

CONCACAF to abandon plan to add a 50-team group stage to the CONCACAF Champions League. Instead, the elimination format will be retained but will have an additional round with 27 participating clubs. https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/news/concacaf-launches-major-expansion-of-its-champions-league-as-part-of-new-calendar-of-regional-club-competitions/ 30 comments 21/9/2021 soccer

NBA playoff format is optimizing competitive balance by eliminating travel https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200826101637.htm 31 comments 27/8/2020 nba

[Galina] NFL defenses have spent the last 25 trying to eliminate seam throws from 2x2 formations and Drew Brees could not care less. Brees is the best seam thrower of our generation. If you slip up just a bit and don't carry the slot vertically, Brees will find the hole: https://twitter.com/pff_seth/status/1251547774786711552?s=21 55 comments 18/4/2020 nfl

CONCACAF Changes the Elimination Format Towards Qatar 2022 https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/5821217/concacaf-cambia-el-formato-de-eliminatoria-rumbo-a-catar-2022 80 comments 10/7/2019 soccer

[Seravalli] If the playoffs started today, three of the NHL’s top five teams would be guaranteed elimination in the second round or sooner. But the playoff format is not on the agenda at the GMs Meetings, with little appetite for change. https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1102699455797780481 450 comments 4/3/2019 hockey

"I didn't know it in advance and therefore made some mistakes with formation and tactics."; Myanmar coach pulls a Pellegrini and doesn't know rules; eliminated from tournament they are hosting, sparking riots. http://www.irrawaddy.org/sports/anger-disappointment-burmas-men-go-sea-games-football.html 3 comments 18/12/2013 soccer

Eliminating FORMAT from Lisp http://cs-www.cs.yale.edu/homes/dvm/format-stinks.html 25 comments 12/8/2009 lisp

Proposed Debate Formats Askew Traditional Lectern, And Eliminate Obama's Height Advantage http://donklephant.com/2008/06/26/proposed-debate-formats-askew-traditional-lectern/ 3 comments 26/6/2008 politics

Eliminating FORMAT from Lisp http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/dvm/format-stinks.html 13 comments 26/7/2007 programming

[Fischer] The NBA, sources say, once considered an early ideation of the NBA Cup that included two European clubs, which could have created a 32-team, single-elimination tournament. More past ideas, and how the league's current format compares to Adam Silver's global aspirations below: https://x.com/jakelfischer/status/1860024871365018110?s=46&t=hdMYR5VNI3D4hupTVErxeg 20 comments 22/11/2024 nba

[Official] Pure Energie Eredivisie Vrouwen will eliminate championship play offs, teams will play each other 3 times in new competition format starting in the 21/22 season https://pure-energie-eredivisievrouwen.nl/nieuwe-competitieopzet-pure-energie-eredivisie-vrouwen/ 4 comments 10/5/2021 soccer

[Murphy] FIBA has revealed the format for this summer's World Cup. Round 1: 8 groups of 4, top 2 in each move on, results carry over -- Round 2: 4 groups of 4, top 2 in each move on -- Final 8: Single elimination https://twitter.com/blakemurphyodc/status/1103341160888598533 9 comments 6/3/2019 nba

FIA approves elimination revamp for Formula 1 qualifying in its 'mark one' form (i.e. full-on elimination format throughout) http://beta.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123098/qualifying-revamp-gets-fia-green-light 72 comments 4/3/2016 formula1

[Plunkett] With Phillies elimination, top two-seeded teams that had first-round byes since MLB started this format in 2022 are 27-35. The Houston Astros in 2022 and 2023 are responsible for 17 of the 27 wins https://x.com/billplunkettocr/status/1844175457132163130?s=46&t=f1CngLinLiYKbxkfG0otAw 85 comments 10/10/2024 baseball

[Valente] This is the first time in the 3-stage elimination format era (since 2006) that two consecutive F1 poles were decided by 0.020s or less. https://x.com/f1guydan/status/1804601935645004118?s=46&t=XCAOiulbMiVyxmAfRucbQQ 23 comments 22/6/2024 formula1