First, I am a university professor doing some research on the statistics of outcomes of matches in Olympic boxing.
Specifically, I am analyzing the outcomes of the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympic Boxing matches (all weight classes). My questions pertain to how fighters were assigned to positions in the bracket structure, which is not explained in any of the Olympics documentation. My collaborator and I have tried contacting AIBA, but have gotten no response. We're hoping that you can help us.
For reference, the Athens Boxing results are here
library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/Boxing.pdf
and the Beijing Boxing results can be found here
library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book1.pdf
Here are our questions:
1. For all but the two heaviest weight classes, the bracket is incomplete and some fighters (4-5 in Athens) received a "bye" to the second round. How was it decided which of the 27-28 fighters received a bye? For instance, were the most skilled fighters given byes, determined via seeding?
2. For the fighters in a given round, how were the initial pairings (first round of competition) decided in either or both Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008? If lots were drawn, were these lots drawn randomly? If so, how were lots converted into pairings? Was seeding or skill used in any way to decide who initially fought whom?
3. Was seeding or prior knowledge of skill used to make any decisions on which contestants fought each other? (For instance, more skilled fighters might be initially paired with less skilled fighters in order to prevent the most skilled fighters eliminating each other in the first and second round, allowing a low-skill fighter to end up in the final.)
Thanks in advance for your help.
Prof. Aaron Clauset
University of Colorado, Boulder
p.s. I'm including my real name here in case you want to check that I am legit.
Specifically, I am analyzing the outcomes of the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympic Boxing matches (all weight classes). My questions pertain to how fighters were assigned to positions in the bracket structure, which is not explained in any of the Olympics documentation. My collaborator and I have tried contacting AIBA, but have gotten no response. We're hoping that you can help us.
For reference, the Athens Boxing results are here
library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/Boxing.pdf
and the Beijing Boxing results can be found here
library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book1.pdf
Here are our questions:
1. For all but the two heaviest weight classes, the bracket is incomplete and some fighters (4-5 in Athens) received a "bye" to the second round. How was it decided which of the 27-28 fighters received a bye? For instance, were the most skilled fighters given byes, determined via seeding?
2. For the fighters in a given round, how were the initial pairings (first round of competition) decided in either or both Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008? If lots were drawn, were these lots drawn randomly? If so, how were lots converted into pairings? Was seeding or skill used in any way to decide who initially fought whom?
3. Was seeding or prior knowledge of skill used to make any decisions on which contestants fought each other? (For instance, more skilled fighters might be initially paired with less skilled fighters in order to prevent the most skilled fighters eliminating each other in the first and second round, allowing a low-skill fighter to end up in the final.)
Thanks in advance for your help.
Prof. Aaron Clauset
University of Colorado, Boulder
p.s. I'm including my real name here in case you want to check that I am legit.
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