Swiss Manager Program

[David Deary]

The but is that in my experience there always glitches e.g. 'funny' draws (top seeds paired far too early or two byes being given in a round :-) ). These have occurred so frequently that I feel that a fully computerised draw is a bit of an ideal that is not actually achievable - a bit like the promise of a 'paperless office'. As the software I used allows the draw master to manually override its decisions then perhaps that is the best way to go?

The same can be said for glitches in human draws as well... it happens. I personally think all draws should be computerised for the benefit being that results are available so much faster and the draw doesn't take as long. Also there can be no complaints of any bias in the draw.

However, I accept that there should be manual intervention/checking to ensure the draw is correct.

Its also nice to know who you are playing the next day before turning up to the venue. (well at least I think it is... )