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The Page playoff system is a playoff format used primarily in softball and curling at the championship level. Teams are seeded using a round-robin tournament and the top four play a mix of a single-elimination and double-elimination tournament to determine the winner. It is identical to a four-team McIntyre System playoff, first used by the Victorian Football League in Australia in 1931, originally called the Page–McIntyre system, after the VFL delegate, the Richmond Football Club's Secretary, Percy "Pip" Page, who had advocated its use.〔For a detailed history of the evolution and development of the finals system used by the Victorian Football League (VFL) and, later, by the Australian Football League (AFL) see Early VFL Final systems and McIntyre System.〕 It was played there until 1971. ==History== The Page playoff system was used at the Australian Rugby League Championship 1954-1972. The system is now used by the International Softball Federation in world championship since 1990 and the Olympic Games 1996-2008.〔International Softball Federation. (Technical & Venue Manual ) (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2006〕 Its first use in curling was by the Canadian Curling Association in the 1995 Labatt Brier,〔Dalla Costa, Morris (March 3, 2006). (Page playoff system prompts much debate ). ''London Free Press''.〕 the men's championship, and was adopted the next year at the 1996 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the women's championship.〔Soudog's Curling History Site. (1996 Scott Tournament of Hearts ). Retrieved March 23, 2006.〕 It gained acceptance and in 2005 the World Curling Championships started using it, but it has not yet been adopted in curling at the Olympic Games. The format was used in the Indian Premier League cricket tournament since 2011.〔Indian Premier League〕 The format has also been used in some much lower-key, internet gaming events, such as chess〔Fischer Random Chess Email Club. (FRCEC's Annual Championship Tournament ). Retrieved March 23, 2006.〕 and backgammon.〔New Horizons Backgammon. (New Horizon Ladder Super League ). Retrieved March 23, 2006.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Page playoff system」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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