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Having talked to Clement, I'm starting to come around to the idea that unlimited goals is maybe not so suited to polo, at least as it is now.
For round robin, I think it's absolutely the right thing, all teams play every team, and so it's a good way to distinguish between teams. I really hope we use it for the league this year.
But for Swiss, as you only play a small selection of teams, a big win can skew the GD.
So for example a team could win 15-0, and another team might not have that chance.
So I think if you use GD, it should be first-to-something (doesn't have to be 5).
Now if you use Median-Buchholz, that changes things, as GD isn't a factor (and in fact if you have a big win, you are helping the teams you have played against more than yourself). So with Median-Buchholz I think unlimited could work.
Regarding giving teams court time, that's absolutely right for the Open, but for something like the Worlds, that shouldn't really be a factor.
For elimination, I don't think it really makes a big difference, the same could be achieved by increasing the number of goals. But I do think unlimited goals can lead to teams sitting on their lead, especially in elim where GD isn't relevant. Once you are ahead you might as well defend and play out time.