It came to be named after Percy "Pip" Page, the Richmond Football Club delegate who moved the motion to adopt it in the Victorian league;[1] and it was first proposed by lawyer Kenneth McIntyre.
[5] It gained acceptance and in 2005 the World Curling Championships started using it until 2018 when the playoff format was switched to re-seeding 6 team single-elimination.
A similar format would also be adopted for the League of Legends European Championship that same year.
The Page playoff is used by the Bowls Premier League in Australia, in a slightly modified format.
[9] The format progresses as follows: This system gives the top two teams a double chance, in that they can lose their first game and still go on to win the title, producing a similar though not identical effect to a double-elimination tournament.
This was also introduced at the national level at the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier.
The bronze medal game was eliminated prior to the 2018 Canadian championship curling season.
The regular season ended with Geelong winning the minor premiership, followed by Richmond, Carlton and Collingwood.
The finals proceeded as follows: Page playoff, including a bronze medal match, from the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.