literature, we find that sabotage against the opponent is used more frequently by players from teams with lower ability. In … find that captains, in contrast to other players, seem to use sabotage less impulsively and more strategically, as they do … increase their sabotage in important matches. …

This paper studies sabotage in tournaments with at least three contestants, where the contestants know each other well …. Every contestant has an incentive to direct sabotage specifically against his most dangerous rival. In equilibrium … victims of mobbing are sometimes found to be overachieving. Further, sabotage equalizes promotion chances. The effect is most …

productive effort in order to increase his team's performance or sabotage the members of the opponent team. It is shown that … members does. As a consequence, sabotage activities are only directed at a team's weaker members. This finding is quite …

This paper reviews the relatively small literature on sabotage in contests. It looks at both the formal game …