Tournament Formats
TOURNAMENT FORMATS
BASKETBALL
All below tournament formats are on the SGIS Google Drive and must be applied by the tournament director.
4 teams / 1 day / 2 courts
Round robin
Finals
4x 6min stopped
5 teams / 1 day / 2 courts
Round robin
4x 6min stopped
6 teams / 1 day / 2 courts
2 pools of 3
Semi-finals / finals
4x 6min stopped
6 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
Round robin
Finals
4x 6min stopped
7 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
Pools of 3 and 4
Semi-finals / finals
4x 8min stopped
8 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
2 pools of 4
Semi-finals / finals
4x 8min stopped
9 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
Pools of 4 and 5 (2 games of the 5-team pool on day 2)
semi-finals / finals
4x 6min stopped
10 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
2 pools of 5
semi-finals / finals
4x 6min stopped
11 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
Pools of 4, 4 and 3
Top 2 from each pool plus 3rd places from pools of 4 to proceed to quarter-final / semi-finals / finals
Non-qualifying teams play round robin for 9th-11th
4x 6min stopped
12 teams / 2 days / 3 courts
2 pools of 6
Direct finals
4x 8min stopped
12 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
4 pools of 3
Top 2 from each pool to proceed to quarter-final / semi-finals / finals
Non-qualifying teams play semi-final / final for 9th-12th
4x 8min stopped
FOOTBALL-SOCCER
All below tournament formats are on the SGIS Google Drive and must be applied by the tournament director.
4 teams / 1 day / 2 courts
Round robin
Finals
2x 18min
5 teams / 1 day / 2 pitches / 11-a-side
Round robin
Finals
2x 18min for 2 pitches
2x 15min for 1 pitch
6 teams / 1 day / 2 pitches
Round robin (15 matches)
No Finals
2x 15min for 2 pitches
2x 12min for 1 pitch
6 teams / 1 day / 2 pitches
2 pools of 3
Semi-finals / finals
2x 18min (5th/6th place game can be played 2x 25mins)
7 teams / 1 day / 2 pitches
Pools of 3 and 4
Semi-finals / finals
2x 15min
7 teams / 2 days / 2 pitches
Pools of 3 and 4
Semi-finals / finals
2x 25min
8 teams / 1 day / 2 pitches
2 pools of 4
Semi-finals / finals
2x 15min stopped
8 teams / 2 days / 2 pitches
2 pools of 4
Semi-finals / finals
2x 25min stopped
9 teams / 1 day / 2 pitches
Pools of 4 and 5
Semi-finals / finals
2x 10min
7-a-side
9 teams / 2 days / 2 pitches
Pools of 4 and 5
Semi-finals / finals
2x 25mins (Team #1 & 9 would play Friday night)
11-a-side
10 teams / 1 day / 2 pitches
2 pools of 5
semi-finals / finals
2x 10min
7-a-side
10 teams / 2 days / 2 pitches
2 pools of 5
semi-finals / finals
2x 25min
11-a-side
11 teams / 1 day / 2 pitches
Pools of 4, 4 and 3
Top 2 from each pool plus 3rd places from pools of 4 to proceed to quarter-final / semi-finals / finals
Non-qualifying teams play round robin for 9th-11th
2x 12min
7-a-side
11 teams / 1 day / 2 pitches
Pools of 6 and 5
Top 2 from each pool to proceed to semi-finals / finals
Non-qualifying teams play round robin for 9th-11th
1x 20min
7-a-side
11 teams / 2 days / 2 pitches
Pools of 4, 4 and 3
Top 2 from each pool plus 3rd places from pools of 4 to proceed to quarter-final / semi-finals / finals
Non-qualifying teams play round robin for 9th-11th
2x 25min
11-a-side
12 teams / 2 days / 3 pitches
2 pools of 6
1x 18min
7-a-side
12 teams / 2 days / 2 pitches
4 pools of 3
Top 2 from each pool to proceed to quarter-final / semi-finals / finals
Non-qualifying teams play semi-final / final for 9th-12th
2x 25min
11-a-side
VOLLEYBALL
All below tournament formats are on the SGIS Google Drive and must be applied by the tournament director.
4 teams / 1 day / 1 or 2 courts
Round robin, Finals
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
5 teams / 1 day / 2 courts
Round robin
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
6 teams / 1 day / 2 courts
2 pools of 3
Semi-finals / finals
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
6 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
Round robin, Finals
Best of 5
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
7 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
Pools of 3 and 4
Semi-finals / finals
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
8 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
2 pools of 4
Semi-finals / finals
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
9 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
Pools of 4 and 5 (2 games of the 5-team pool on day 2)
semi-finals / finals
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
10 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
2 pools of 5
semi-finals / finals
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
11 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
Pools of 4, 4 and 3
Top 2 from each pool plus 3rd places from pools of 4 to proceed to quarter-final / semi-finals / finals
Non-qualifying teams play round robin for 9th-11th
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
11 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
Pools of 6 and 5
Top 2 from each pool to proceed to semi-finals / finals
Non-qualifying teams play round robin for 9th-11th
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
12 teams / 2 days / 3 courts
2 pools of 6
Direct finals
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
12 teams / 2 days / 2 courts
4 pools of 3
Top 2 from each pool to proceed to quarter-final / semi-finals / finals
Non-qualifying teams play semi-final / final for 9th-12th
Best of 3
Sets of 25 points
Final set to 15 points
OTHER SPORTS
Suggestions for tournament formatting, if not already specified under the sports specific rules in this handbook.
4 Team Tournaments
Day 1 - Round Robin Day 2 - Knock Out
A v B
C v D
A v D
C v B
A v C
D v B
1st v 4th
2nd v 3rd
WG1 V WG2 for championship
LG1 V LG2 for 3rd v 4th
5 Team Tournaments
It is strongly recommended to search for a 6th team, if one cannot be found then
Day 1 - Round Robin Day 2 - Round Robin / Play off for 1st 2nd 3rd & 4th places
A v B
C v D
E v B
A v C
D v B
A v E
D v E
1st v 2nd for championship
3rd v 4th
5th place no game
B v C
A v D
C v E
6 Team Tournaments - Round Robin
Day 1 - Round Robin Day 2 - Round Robin
A v B
C v D
E v F
A v C
E v B
F v D
A v E
F v C
Dv B
A v F
D v E
B v C
A v D
B v F
C v E
7 Team Tournaments
It is strongly recommended to search for an 8th team, if one cannot be found then
Day 1 - Round Robin
A v B
C v D
E v F
G v A
B v C
D v E
F v G
A v C
B v D
E v G
F v A
Day 2 - Round Robin
B v E
C v F
D v G
E v A
F v B
G v C
A v D
B v G
C v E
D v F
8 Team Tournaments
Day 1 - Round Robin
Group A Group B
A v B
C v D
A v C
D v B
A v D
B v C
E v F
G v H
E v G
H v F
E v H
F v G
Day 2 - Play offs
G #
G #
1
3A v 4B
2
4B v 3A
3
1A v 2B
4
1B v 2A
5
WG1 v WG2
6
LG1 v LG2
7
WG3 v WG4
8
LG3 v LG4
9 Team Tournaments
It is strongly recommended to search for a 10th team, if one cannot be found then
Day 1 - Round Robin
Group A
F v G
H v I
Fv H
I v G
F v I
G v H
Group B
A v B
C v D
A v C
E v B
A v E
D v B
D v E
Day 2 - Round Robin and Play offs to determine 1st through 8th places. 9th place team is bottom of group A
B v C
A v D
C v E
2A v 2B
3A v 3B
1A v 1B
4A v 4B
10 Team Tournaments
Day 1 - Round Robin
Group A
A v B
C v D
E v B
A v C
D v B
A v E
D v E
Group B
F v G
H v I
F v H
J v G
F v J
I v G
I v J
Day 2 - Round Robin
Group A
B v C
A v D
C v E
Group B
G v H
F v I
H v J
Play offs to determine 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9TH & 10th places.
4A v 4B
5A v 5B
2A v 2B
3A v 3B
1A v 1B