Wow -- nifty statistic, Erich!!! Which shows that cyclic orderings are more than a mere theoretical curiosity. --Dan Erich wrote: << I wrote: << I'm sure [cyclic ordering] occurs in actual games and sports, but I don't know of an actual example of 3 (or more) chess players, or tennis players, who tend to form a cycle like this. Anyone know of one? How about the 3 best tennis players in the world at the moment? In match play, Federer has beaten Djovovic 14 of 24 times, Djokovic has beaten Nadal 16 of 30 times, and Nadal has beaten Federer 18 of 27 times.

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