I created a Swiss tournament for my team. 9 players joined the tournament.
2 of the 9 players were beginner level; everyone else was much more advanced.
I used the "Manual pairings in next round" feature to match up 2 of the beginner players against each other in round 1.
I wrongly assumed that lichess would automatically match up the remaining 7 players.
Instead, when the tournament started, the remaining 7 players all received a 1/2 point bye for round 1! The only round 1 game was between the 2 beginner players!
Lichess should automatically pair other players when the tournament has some (but not all) manual pairings in the next round. Lichess should not automatically give 1/2 point byes to other players.
This should either be the default behavior, or perhaps offer a setting (perhaps a line entry "* *") where I can indicate that other players should be paired automatically.
2 of the 9 players were beginner level; everyone else was much more advanced.
I used the "Manual pairings in next round" feature to match up 2 of the beginner players against each other in round 1.
I wrongly assumed that lichess would automatically match up the remaining 7 players.
Instead, when the tournament started, the remaining 7 players all received a 1/2 point bye for round 1! The only round 1 game was between the 2 beginner players!
Lichess should automatically pair other players when the tournament has some (but not all) manual pairings in the next round. Lichess should not automatically give 1/2 point byes to other players.
This should either be the default behavior, or perhaps offer a setting (perhaps a line entry "* *") where I can indicate that other players should be paired automatically.