Group tournament ranking system

In a group tournament, unlike a knockout tournament, there is no single final match to decide the winner. Instead, rankings are based on the results of all matches played. Players or teams earn points for each game, and standings are determined by total points or average points per match. A special type of group tournament is the Round-robin tournament, in which each player plays against every other player.

Usually each competitor finishes with an equal number of matches, in which case rankings by total points and by average points are equivalent at the end of the tournament, though not necessarily while it is in progress. Examples with unequal numbers of matches include the 1895 County Championship in English cricket, and the U.S. National Football League prior to 1972, when tie games were excluded from the winning percentage used for regular-season standings.

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