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A comparison of tournament systems for the men’s World Handball Championship

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|Oct 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 62 - 76
Published on: Oct 6, 2023
Published by: International Association of Computer Science in Sport
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2023 Peter O’ Donoghue, Hafrún Kristjánsdóttir, Kristján Halldórsson, Sveinn Þorgeirsson, published by International Association of Computer Science in Sport
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