Hi there. I am hoping someone out there can help me come up with a solution to help me settle an argument about a sports event
There were 3 tournaments held over 3 different days. Fri, Sat and Sun. The fri tournament had 84 players entered in it. There was a prelim round, to whittle 84 down to 72. Then 72 played in the first round.
In both the sat and sun tournaments there were exactly 128 players.
The same two players drew each other in the first round proper on Fri (the last 72 stage). And then on both Saturday and Sunday in the first round (Last 128 stage)
To complicate matters, there were seedings. There were 18 seeds on the Friday. and 16 seeds on the Sat and Sun. They are kept apart in the draw until the last 32 stage (last 36 stage on Fri).
The two players involved were not seeds on any of the days. (So could draw anyone)
Youve probably guessed by now, I am looking for the odds (ie 1 in. . . ) of this happening
Any help would be massively appreciated!
There were 3 tournaments held over 3 different days. Fri, Sat and Sun. The fri tournament had 84 players entered in it. There was a prelim round, to whittle 84 down to 72. Then 72 played in the first round.
In both the sat and sun tournaments there were exactly 128 players.
The same two players drew each other in the first round proper on Fri (the last 72 stage). And then on both Saturday and Sunday in the first round (Last 128 stage)
To complicate matters, there were seedings. There were 18 seeds on the Friday. and 16 seeds on the Sat and Sun. They are kept apart in the draw until the last 32 stage (last 36 stage on Fri).
The two players involved were not seeds on any of the days. (So could draw anyone)
Youve probably guessed by now, I am looking for the odds (ie 1 in. . . ) of this happening
Any help would be massively appreciated!