Tournament Formats
Four Teams:
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	One pool, round robin (three games) 
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	Round robin determines gold, silver, bronze 
Five Teams:
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	One pool, round robin (four games) 
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	Round robin determines gold, silver, bronze 
Six Teams:
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	Two pools of three teams, round robin (each team plays two games) - 
		Winner of Friday evening game plays third team Saturday afternoon 
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		Loser of Friday evening game plays third team Saturday morning 
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		Tie in Friday evening game treats Home team as Winner 
 
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	Winner of each pool plays for gold 
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	Second place in each pool plays for bronze 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Winner of each pool plays second place in other pool in a semi final 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Winners of semi-finals play for gold; losers play for bronze 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Third place teams in each pool play 5/6 game 
Eight Teams:
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	Two pools of four teams, round robin (each team plays three games) 
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	Winner of each pool plays for gold 
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	Second place teams in each pool play for bronze 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Third place teams in each pool play 5/6 game 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Fourth place teams in each pool play 7/8 game 
Nine Teams:
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	Three pools of three teams, round robin (each team plays two games) - 
		Winner of Friday evening game plays third team Saturday afternoon 
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		Loser of Friday evening game plays third team Saturday morning 
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		Tie in Friday evening game treats Home team as Winner 
 
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	Winner of each pool advances to semi-finals 
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	Top-ranked second place team (after tie-breaking rules applied) advances to semi finals - 
		NOTE: two teams from the same pool will not play each other again in the semi finals 
 
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	Winners of semi-finals play for gold; losers play for bronze 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Lowest ranked and second-lowest ranked third place teams play 8/9 game 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Highest ranked third place team plays winner of 8/9 game in 7/8 game 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Lowest ranked and second-lowest ranked second place teams play in 5/6 game 
Ten Teams:
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	Two pools of three teams, one pool of four 
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	From the pool of four: - 
		First and second place play in opposite semi finals 
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		Third place plays in 7/8 game 
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		Fourth place plays in 9/10 game 
 
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	From the pools of three: - 
		Top team in each will play in semi finals 
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		The two second place teams will play each other in 5/6 game 
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		The top third place finisher will play in 7/8 game 
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		The bottom third place finisher will play in 9/10 game 
 
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Twelve Teams:
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	Four pools of three teams, round robin (each team plays two games) 
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	Winner of each pool advances to semi-finals 
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	Winners of semi-finals play for gold; losers play for bronze 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Third place teams: two lowest ranked play in 11/12 game; two highest ranked play in 9/10 game 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Second place teams: two lowest ranked play in 7/8 game; two highest ranked play in 5/6 game 
Sixteen Teams:
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	Four pools of four teams, round robin (each team plays three games) 
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	Winner of each pool advances to semi-finals 
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	Winners of semi-finals play for gold; losers play for bronze 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Fourth place teams: two lowest ranked play in 15/16 game; two highest ranked play in 13/14 game 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Third place teams: two lowest ranked play in 11/12 game; two highest ranked play in 9/10 game 
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	YOUTH ONLY: Second place teams: two lowest ranked play in 7/8 game; two highest ranked play in 5/6 game 
 
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