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The following table shows the match points earned in the Swiss rounds for the top ten players in each fifteen-round GP. The impetus for the table is to give some idea while watching an event what record was needed for top 8 in a "comparably-sized" GP. I included ninth and tenth place to give a sense of what size GP tends to produce a clean cut.

The modern-style "everyone with X record makes day two" rule started in 2009. Before that, only the top 64/128 players advanced, depending on field size. This artifically deflated some day two field sizes, which may have had a minor effect on the record needed for top 8. For this reason I've grayed the lines from events in this era, as they may not be the best points of comparison for a current event. It should also be noted that the numbers in the table are influenced by the number of byes among the field and the number of draws incurred throughout the tournament.

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gpokc1934837373635353535353434
gpauc1538240393736363634343433
gpmex1841337373737363636363634
gpbri1945538373737363636363633
gpcos1649838373737373636363636
gppor1951143393736363636363636
gpsyd1952839383737363636363636
gpphx1955639383737373736363636
gpric1956838383837373737363636
gpsin1757537373737373736363636
gpcop0860942393737373736363634
gpkl1261238373737373737363636
gpbos0361239383737373636363636
gpden1961642393737373636363636
gpsin1162340383737373736363636
gpden0862538383737373736363636
gpsha1163139373737373737363636
gpday0763738373737373636363636
gpsao0964039393737373736363636
gpmex1564140373737373736363636
gphou1065238373737373737363636
gptorino0665539383737373736363635
gpcol1965740403937373636363636
gpsan1465840373737373636363636
gpchl1266238383737373737363636
gpsf0767238383737373736363635
gpreno2067838373737373736363636
gpsin1868241383737373737373636
gpatl0868538383737373737363636
gprim0868643393737363636363634
gpbost0570039383737373736363636
gpbue1570338383737373736363636
gpkob1170438383737373737363636
gppro1870538383737373737363636
gpdet1970639393837373737373636
gplon1170843393737373737363636
gprio1370939383737373736363636
gpsha1771245393737363636363636
gpsto0771338383737373736363636
gplin1271638383737373737363636
gpnii0972239383737373736363636
gptai1272640403737373737373636
gphk1773139383837373737373736
gpsan1373339383737373737363636
gpsan1173740393837373737363636
gpmont0774038383737373737363636
gpsau1274340393737373636363636
gpdal0774638373737373737363636
gpsan1774638383737373737363636
gpkc0874740373737373737363636
gprim0475038373737373737363636
gpcop1875140393838373737373736
gpman1775640373737373737373736
gpbri0975745373737373737363636
gpsan1676138383737373636363636
gpric18-std76139393838373737373636
gpsd1376140393838373737373636
gpkl1676940383737373737373636
gpoak1077040393939373737363636
gpmex1678538383737373737373636
gppoa1578640403837373736363636
gptai1679340383837373737373736
gphir1179538383837373737373636
gpsan1579838383737373736363636
gpaus2080138383737373737363636
gpqc1580438373737373736363636
gpqc1380840393837373737373636
gpsev1581039383737373737363636
gpkobe0881139383837373737363636
gpsyd1481338383737373736363636
gpban1981440393737373737373636
gpsan1281540383737373737363636
gpind1381841393937373737363636
gpmon1982538383737373737373636
gpsha1283043393937373736363636
gptb0983239393838373737373636
gpdal1383240383737373737373636
gpoma1783241383737373737373636
gprei0283340383737373636363635
gpla0983439393838373737363636
gpden1184239393838373737373736
gpric18-leg84241383737373737373736
gpmel1884738383737373737363636
gpkra0784838383837373737373636
gpvan1284945373737373737363636
gphk1585139393837373737373736
gpmon1785140393838373737373737
gpban1385338373737373737363636
gpcol0485438383737373737363636
gpkc1985738383737373737373636
gpkyo0785938383737373737363636
gpabq1386039383838373737373736
gpmos1286638383737373737373636
gpkan1187940393838373737363636
gpcol0788340393837373737373736
gpba1488438383737373737373736
gphk1888838383737373737373636
gprim1688940403837373737373636
gpbei1389038383837373737373736
gphou1889039393837373737373736
gpsin1389440383837373737373736
gpslc1489539383737373737373636
gpleip0589740373737373736363636
gpmel1490238383737373737363636
gpatl1290540393938383837363636
gpsen1090840393838383737363636
gpbei1890940383837373737373636
gpbir1991240383837373737373736
gpnj0691540383737373737373636
gpkra1991840393939373737373736
gpvan1891938383737373737373636
gptur1792141403938373737373636
gpmal1292339393939383838383736
gphan0992438383837373737373736
gporl1292642393938373737373736
gppit1893640393937373737373736
gpbil0593939393838373736363635
gpana1293943393937373737373736
gpphx2094139393838373737373736
gplyo1994149434140383737373736
gplill0594138383737373737363636
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gpgua1694439393937373737373736
gppra0394840383737373636353535
gpwis1995240393838373737373636
gpcal1995638383737373737373636
gpkc1395838383838383737373737
gpnj0495839383838373737373737
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gpphi0897038383838373737373636
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gppor1397839393938383837373736
gpvie0497939383838373737373636
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gpmin1998138383837373737373736
gpwar1398339393939393838383737
gptai1498739393838373737373636
gpkl1498740393938383737373636
gpbil1398840403939383837373736
gpmem1998841383737373737373737
gptb1998938383837373737373736
gporl1899640383837373737373736
gpgoth1099842403939383737373737
gphou1399940393938373737373737
gpwar14100440393939383837373736
gpsyd15100638383737373737363636
gpgot13100640393838373737373736
gpein05100839393837373737373736
gplyo03101538383737373737373636
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gpbei17102740393938383737373736
gpdort06102939383837373737363636
gpman12103040393939393838373737
gptur18103239393939393838373636
gprim13103740403939393939383737
gpnas12103841404039393737373736
gpaus12104339393939383838383636
gpvan14104340403937373737363636
gpsto14104439393838373737373636
gpsd11104539393939383837373737
gpcol12104640393939383838373737
gplou13104740393938373737373736
gpmun03105139383737373737363636
gptor12105140393938383737373737
gpmin12105239393938383837373636
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gpbei16105440403938373737373736
gpdfw18105540393939393939383636
gptur12106340393939393837373737
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gpla18106939383838373737373636
gphass06106942383737373737373636
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gpval13107739393939393837373636
gpsyd16107739393939393838373737
gpokc13108142393939393937373636
gpfir07108240383837373737373736
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gptai19108439393939383837373736
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gpind15110439383838373737373737
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gppho17111542403939393736363636
gpchi12111640393939383838373736
gpkob12111845393937373737373736
gpyok10112339383838373737373736
gpind08112539393837373737373737
gpsea09112739393939383838383736
gpsin15113039393939383737373736
gpbir18-std113340393939393837373736
gpnj17-2113440393939383837373636
gpslc12113641393939393938373736
gpoak19114139393938373737373737
gpdc19114340393939393737373737
gpmil14114740403939393837363636
gpmin17114841393838373737373636
gpkra15115039393838383837373636
gpvie08115039393838383837373737
gpstra07115439383838373737373736
gpsea12116340393939393837373636
gpoma15116639393838383837373736
gpams17116840393939393838373737
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gpcle19117840404040393939373736
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gpbar06120739383837373737373636
gpvie14120839393939383737373737
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gpatl11122342403939393939393737
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gprot09122639393939383838373737
gpchi09123040393938383737373736
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gppra11123541403939393837373736
gpsto16124240393939393737373737
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gpmia13125339393939383838383736
gpdfw19125639393838373737373636
gpbal15125839393939383838383736
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gpflor10128939393939393838383737
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gpcop19130140403939393937373737
gptor19131640404039393939373636
gpmad12131940393939383838383737
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gplyo12132740404039393939393737
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gppit17133240393939393939393937
gppho18133340393939393838373736
gpstu07133539393938383838373737
gplil18133940393939393938383737
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gpdc14142242403939393939373736
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gpsea18-std146945393939393939373737
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gpokc15149039393939383838373736
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gpbar19151440403939393939393937
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gpmin16153040403939393937373737
gpden15153441393938383737373737
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gplil15157440393938373737373737
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gpdal15167740403939393939393939
gptor18167840403939393939393937
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gpman16169640403939393939393939
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gpcinc14173540403939393939393737
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gppar08183740403938383737373737
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gpcle15187142414039393939393937
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gplon16256442404039393939393939
gpkob15256743424039393939393939
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gpnj14416740404040403939393939
gpric14430240404040404039393939
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