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]]>If a badminton play cheats in the stadium and no one can tell, does it make a sound?
]]>Indeed, the saddest part is that kicking them out is only likely to improve the quality of the ‘cheating’ in future.
]]>Oh, yes, fans should direct frustration to the organisers. But if we look at it in a game theory framework, the organisers might be responding the best way by throwing the teams out: I don’t think we’re going to see such obvious losing again!
At the South Africa World Cup we managed to get tickets to what was supposed to be a best gave of the group stage: Brazil versus Portugal. Turned out to be the worst of the eight games we attended as both teams played for the draw knowing that was all they needed no matter any realistic result in the other game. Maybe only 20% of the spectators were neutral fans, but that didn’t stop everyone booing the hell of both teams. So, simultaneous games don’t work in all scenarios.
]]>No doubt it’s undesireable to have these games, but I blame the organisers rather than the players. I didn’t know about the EPL situation but that’s an interesting way of overcoming the problem! I guess simultaneous matches reduce the potential revenue from TV advertising, so maybe that says something about the relative value organisers put on revenue vs athletes’ chance to medal.
]]>Of course, I could factor that into my decision to purchase tickets to the game, but when you’re purchasing so far ahead of time and have little idea about what the state of the competition is going to be then (ie whether teams are going to have the incentive to lose), it’s difficult.
Football has tried to limit the opportunities for these situations by having the playing the last game of pool play at world cups and in leagues at the same time. You might remember the fantastic spectacle that was the end of this year’s English Premier League and Manchester United and Manchester City playing their games at the same time (with at least one overseas tv station screening both games in split-screen).
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