Elimination-style tournaments yield more circular win-loss patterns and less apparent hierarchy than round-robin play, and network centrality scores predict match winners as accurately as Elo or official rankings.
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Hierarchy and ranking in pairwise sports contests
Elimination-style tournaments yield more circular win-loss patterns and less apparent hierarchy than round-robin play, and network centrality scores predict match winners as accurately as Elo or official rankings.