By creating a big prize (either money or prestige) you create incentive to win and the new definition of best shows up (the one most likely to win this title).
And even in the same sport you can have conflicting goals. E.g. should one try to maximize chance of winning a single prestigious event or get equally good results through the whole season?
At the same time I like analyzing the tournaments from the perspective if the best team (according to a criterion that either players or spectators care about) has the highest chance to win.
> At the same time I like analyzing the tournaments from the perspective if the best team (according to a criterion that either players or spectators care about) has the highest chance to win.
And I declare that 'liking' to be 'entertainment'. Might be a pretty broad definition of entertainment.
By creating a big prize (either money or prestige) you create incentive to win and the new definition of best shows up (the one most likely to win this title).
And even in the same sport you can have conflicting goals. E.g. should one try to maximize chance of winning a single prestigious event or get equally good results through the whole season?
At the same time I like analyzing the tournaments from the perspective if the best team (according to a criterion that either players or spectators care about) has the highest chance to win.
Knockout tournaments have this property usually.