If the number of pairs at a duplicate event is odd, there will be a table with only one pair (a half table). In consequence, on every round one pair will be due to play the ‘phantom pair’ and will instead spend that round sitting out.
If the number of pairs at a duplicate event is odd, there will be a table with only one pair (a half table). In consequence, on every round one pair will be due to play the ‘phantom pair’ and will instead spend that round sitting out.