The Placement rule in group phase defines which rule is used to rank the teams. The team with the higher score will always be ranked higher. If two teams achieve the same score the ranking will be decided by the second category.
If both teams also achieve the same score in the second category the ranking will be decided by the third category and so on… The aim is to have a clear ranking at all times.
Direct comparison
A direct comparison is used when all other ranking rules have already been applied. In this case, the winner team will be the one that had won the match where both teams have actually competed against each other.
Scores for group winners
A team scores depending on the results of a match. If it lost the match it will get zero points. For a draw it gets one point. The winning team will typically get three points.
In the box Points for Winner in Group Phase the points for the winning team can be set to two.
Display negative scores
In sports like handball the so-called negative points exist. Hereby, the display includes points that the team scored itself as well as the points that all the opponents have scored. By clicking Show Negative Points the display of these scores can be activated.