Lock the scores of dropped players
Currently after a player drops, they are awarded a bye for all remaining rounds. This wreaks havoc on the Buchholz system, as they are suddenly contributing as much to their opponent's tie break as if the opponent had played a player who won a large number of rounds.
There needs to be an option for awarding zero points for all future rounds for players who are dropped.
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Tiger Soldier commented
This exact bug has been ruining the tie-breakers of Swiss tournaments I organize for many months, meaning we've had to use suboptimal work arounds. It's been 6 years since this bug was reported here, and it's STILL not solved. For the sake of all Swiss tournaments held on your site, please fix this major bug already.
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JGB146 commented
In a recent seven round Swiss tournament, one player dropped after losing the first round. His score was six wins at the end of the tournament, meaning that he literally contributed more to his opponent's Buchholz than the player in first place (who won five rounds and tied two).