Every sport needs rules. Tournament design refers to the rules that determine how a tournament, a series of games between a number of competitors, is organized. This study aims to provide an overview of the tournament design literature from the perspective of operational research. Three important design criteria are discussed: efficacy, fairness, and attractiveness. Our survey classifies the papers discussing these properties according to the main components of tournament design: format, seeding, draw, scheduling, and ranking. We also outline several open questions and promising directions for future research.

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锦标赛设计：从运筹学角度看综述


每项运动都需要规则。锦标赛设计是指决定如何组织锦标赛（多个参赛者之间的一系列游戏）的规则。本研究旨在从运筹学的角度对锦标赛设计文献进行概述。讨论了三个重要的设计标准：功效、公平和吸引力。我们的调查根据锦标赛设计的主要组成部分对讨论这些属性的论文进行了分类：赛制、种子、抽签、赛程安排和排名。我们还概述了几个悬而未决的问题和未来研究的有希望的方向。