Cumulative Tiebreak

A player’s Cumulative is the sum of his or her scores at the ends of each round. If Player A won his first four and lost the last round, and Player B won two, lost the third round, and won the last two, the players scores at the ends of the rounds are:

Player A: 1,2,3,4,4

Player B: 1,2,2,3,4

Player A’s cumulative is 1+2+3+4+4=14, Player B’s is 1+2+2+3+4=12. The cumulative tie break measures strength of schedule indirectly. By Swiss System pairing rules, players who do not lose until later rounds (and thus have high cumulatives) will usually face tougher opponents than players who lose in early rounds (and thus have low cumulatives).

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