Tiebreaks - Setup Menu

SwissSys allows you to choose from a list of all the most popular tiebreak systems.

How to Configure Tiebreaks

You may select up to six prioritized tiebreaks which SwissSys will calculate simultaneously in determining standings.

1. Double click on your chosen tiebreak in the left-hand box
2. That moves your choice to the top of the right-hand box
3. Repeat this process until you have as many tiebreaks as you want (three is usually plenty)

Display Options

You can display these along with the standings table or not. See Formatting options for more details. Click here for an overview of the different tiebreak systems.

Team Tournament Considerations

If you are running a team tournament, then the tiebreaks reflect the total tiebreak values of the eligible players. The number of eligible players is determined by the value you set for the number on a team.

Some team tiebreaks (such as average opposition and opposition performance rating) will be averaged, rather than summed. For most purposes cumulative is the best tiebreak to use for team tournaments, since players like to feel that each game they play could affect the final outcome.

Special Options

For certain tiebreaks, you will need to specify how many of the first rounds you want to skip over when calculating the tiebreak values.