Tournament records use three required seeding criteria to compare wrestlers fairly based on both the quality and amount of information in their records. Minimum Number of Matches, Winning Percentage, and Wins work together so a wrestler is not ranked higher simply because they have a better percentage based on very few matches. These criteria cannot be deleted and must remain together in the required order.
Minimum Number of Matches
Minimum Number of Matches determines whether a wrestler's record contains enough matches to be considered valid before the winning percentage is evaluated.
For example, consider:
- Wrestler A: 10-1
- Wrestler B: 1-0
Without a minimum number of matches, the wrestler with a 1-0 record would have the higher winning percentage. Setting a minimum number of matches helps prevent a record with too few matches from being evaluated the same way as a more established record.
Winning Percentage
After the record meets the minimum number of matches, Winning Percentage is used to compare the wrestlers' records.
This criterion must remain after Minimum Number of Matches in the seeding criteria.
Wins
Wins break a tie when two wrestlers have the same winning percentage.
For example:
- Wrestler A: 5-1
- Wrestler B: 10-2
Both wrestlers have the same winning percentage, but the wrestler with the 10-2 record has more wins and would be ranked higher.
Required Criteria Order
The three criteria must remain together in this order:
- Minimum Number of Matches
- Winning Percentage
- Wins
To change the type of record information your tournament collects, click Tournament Records at the top of the Seeding Criteria page.
For instructions on configuring tournament records, adding additional criteria, changing criteria priority, and setting the maximum seed jump, see the article on Set Up Tournament Seeding Criteria.