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# JSON Object

Every standardized tournament summary *MUST* contain one [standardized tournament summary JSON object](/less-than-standardized_tournament_summary-greater-than/less-than-standardized_tournament_summary-greater-than.md).

We chose JSON due to it meeting the following needs:

* It is plain text and accessible.
* It is understandable by any person without requiring third party software (other than a text editor).
* It is structured and the structure can be standardized and documented.
* It is an efficient structured format.
* JSON enjoys wide adoption and therefore has development libraries across all programming languages.