In some cases, it is necessary to adjust the automatically calculated placement. This is required, for example, when two participants have the same number of points and goals, and the decision was determined by drawing lots or a penalty shootout. To do this, click on Run Tournament, then on Change match sequence, times, fields, placements.
When you scroll down on this page, you will reach the Adjust Ranks with Clincher section. Set a clincher here, which will be used as the final criterion between otherwise equally placed participants. The higher the clincher, the better the final placement. By clicking on Save, your changes will be saved, and the new ranks will be calculated.
Three different ranks are displayed:
- Rank in Group: the normal rank within this group
- Comparison in the Same rank: the placement among participants who have achieved the same rank. Example: The best third is the participant who has the Rank 3 and the value 1 in the Comparison in the same rank
- Rank across all groups: placement across all groups, without considering the separation by groups
The influence that the set clincher has on the placement is indicated by a downward arrow and a number. For example, 3⇓2 means: the participant is in third place after it has been reduced by 2 due to the clincher of another participant.