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econ.GN2025
Encouraging offensive play: A hidden benefit of incomplete round-robin tournaments
László Csató, David Winkelmann
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) fundamentally reformed its club competitions from the 2024/25 season onward. The traditional group stage has been replaced by an…
stat.AP2025
The uncertainty of a tournament draw: Insights from the Champions League
László Csató, András Gyimesi, Dries Goossens +3
The group draw of major sports tournaments implies some uncertainty, with lucky teams often enjoying a substantial unfair advantage. First in the literature, we propose a technique…
math.OC2025
How to optimise tournament draws: The case of the FIFA World Cup
László Csató
The organisers of major sports competitions use different policies with respect to constraints in the group draw. Our paper aims to rationalise these choices by analysing the trade…