diff --git a/src/warchron/controller/presenter.py b/src/warchron/controller/presenter.py
index d41a336..09362cc 100644
--- a/src/warchron/controller/presenter.py
+++ b/src/warchron/controller/presenter.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class Presenter:
         campaign: Campaign | None = None,
         round: Round | None = None,
     ) -> TieDialogData:
-        # TODO display Nth place
         if ctx.context_type == ContextType.WAR:
             if ctx.objective_id:
                 obj = war.objectives[ctx.objective_id]
diff --git a/src/warchron/controller/round_controller.py b/src/warchron/controller/round_controller.py
index fb11b7b..393a76b 100644
--- a/src/warchron/controller/round_controller.py
+++ b/src/warchron/controller/round_controller.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ class RoundController:
                     rnd,
                     part.id,
                 )
-                # TODO clarify status icons
                 if alloc.priority != ChoiceStatus.NONE:
                     priority_icon = QIcon(
                         Icons.get_pixmap(IconName[alloc.priority.name])
diff --git a/src/warchron/model/history.py b/src/warchron/model/history.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0a1751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/warchron/model/history.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Dict, Tuple
+
+from warchron.model.campaign import Campaign
+
+
+class CampaignHistory:
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def build_match_count(campaign: Campaign) -> Dict[Tuple[str, str], int]:
+        counts: Dict[Tuple[str, str], int] = {}
+        for rnd in campaign.rounds:
+            for battle in rnd.battles.values():
+                p1 = battle.player_1_id
+                p2 = battle.player_2_id
+                if not p1 or not p2:
+                    continue
+                key = (p1, p2) if p1 < p2 else (p2, p1)
+                counts[key] = counts.get(key, 0) + 1
+        return counts
diff --git a/src/warchron/model/pairing.py b/src/warchron/model/pairing.py
index 3c8efae..50384a0 100644
--- a/src/warchron/model/pairing.py
+++ b/src/warchron/model/pairing.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
-from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING
-from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from uuid import uuid4
-from copy import deepcopy
+
 import random
 
 from warchron.constants import ContextType, ScoreKind, ChoiceStatus, AllocationType
@@ -19,9 +18,7 @@ from warchron.model.scoring import ScoreComputer
 from warchron.model.tiebreaking import TieBreaker, TieContext, ResolveTiesCallback
 from warchron.model.war_event import TieResolved
 from warchron.model.scoring import ParticipantScore
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from warchron.model.campaign import Campaign
+from warchron.model.history import CampaignHistory
 
 ScoredBattle = Tuple[int, Battle]
 
@@ -33,14 +30,6 @@ class AllocationResult:
     fallback: bool
 
 
-@dataclass
-class _FallbackState:
-    assignments: List[Tuple[str, str]]  # (pid, battle_id)
-    remaining: List[str]
-    occupancy: Dict[str, List[str]]
-    score: int
-
-
 class Pairing:
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -271,58 +260,15 @@ class Pairing:
             context.participants,
         )
         ordered: List[str] = []
-        refined_groups = Pairing._refine_with_war_ranking(
-            war,
-            ranked_groups,
-        )
-        for group in refined_groups:
+        for group in ranked_groups:
             shuffled_group = list(group)
+            # TODO improve tie break with history parsing
             random.shuffle(shuffled_group)
             ordered.extend(
                 campaign.war_to_campaign_part_id(pid) for pid in shuffled_group
             )
         return ordered[:places]
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _refine_with_war_ranking(
-        war: War,
-        ranked_groups: List[List[str]],
-    ) -> List[List[str]]:
-        from warchron.model.checking import ResultChecker
-
-        scores = ScoreComputer.compute_scores(
-            war,
-            ContextType.WAR,
-            war.id,
-        )
-
-        def value_getter(score: ParticipantScore) -> int:
-            return score.victory_points
-
-        war_ranking = ResultChecker.get_effective_ranking(
-            war,
-            ContextType.WAR,
-            war.id,
-            ScoreKind.VP,
-            scores,
-            value_getter,
-        )
-        rank_map: Dict[str, int] = {}
-        for rank, group, _ in war_ranking:
-            for pid in group:
-                rank_map[pid] = rank
-        refined: List[List[str]] = []
-        for group in ranked_groups:
-            if len(group) <= 1:
-                refined.append(group)
-                continue
-            buckets: Dict[int, List[str]] = defaultdict(list)
-            for pid in group:
-                buckets[rank_map.get(pid, 10**9)].append(pid)
-            for rank in sorted(buckets.keys()):
-                refined.append(buckets[rank])
-        return refined
-
     @staticmethod
     def _assign_fallback(
         war: War,
@@ -332,88 +278,37 @@ class Pairing:
         campaign = war.get_campaign_by_round(round.id)
         if campaign is None:
             raise DomainError("Campaign not found")
-        match_counts = Pairing.build_match_count(campaign)
-        available_battles = round.get_battles_with_places()
-        if not available_battles:
-            raise DomainError("No available battle remaining")
-        occupancy = {
-            b.sector_id: [p for p in (b.player_1_id, b.player_2_id) if p is not None]
-            for b in round.battles.values()
-        }
-        shuffled_remaining = list(remaining)
-        random.shuffle(shuffled_remaining)
-        initial = _FallbackState(
-            assignments=[],
-            remaining=shuffled_remaining,
-            occupancy=occupancy,
-            score=0,
-        )
-        best = Pairing._search_best_fallback(
-            initial,
-            match_counts,
-            beam_width=10,
-        )
-        battle_map = {b.sector_id: b for b in round.battles.values()}
-        for pid, bid in best.assignments:
-            battle_map[bid].assign_participant(pid)
+        match_counts = CampaignHistory.build_match_count(campaign)
+        random.shuffle(remaining)
+        for pid in list(remaining):
+            available = round.get_battles_with_places()
+            if not available:
+                raise DomainError("No available battle remaining")
+            scored: List[ScoredBattle] = [
+                (
+                    Pairing._fallback_score(pid, battle, match_counts),
+                    battle,
+                )
+                for battle in available
+            ]
+            scored.sort(key=lambda x: x[0])
+            best_score = scored[0][0]
+            best_battles = [b for s, b in scored if s == best_score]
+            chosen = sorted(best_battles, key=lambda b: b.sector_id)[0]
+            chosen.assign_participant(pid)
             remaining.remove(pid)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _search_best_fallback(
-        initial: _FallbackState,
-        match_counts: Dict[Tuple[str, str], int],
-        beam_width: int,
-    ) -> _FallbackState:
-        states = [initial]
-        while True:
-            new_states: List[_FallbackState] = []
-            progress = False
-            for state in states:
-                if not state.remaining:
-                    new_states.append(state)
-                    continue
-                progress = True
-                pid = state.remaining[0]
-                next_remaining = state.remaining[1:]
-                battles = Pairing._available_virtual_battles(state)
-                random.shuffle(battles)
-                for sector_id in battles:
-                    occupants = state.occupancy[sector_id]
-                    if len(occupants) >= 2:
-                        continue
-                    score = Pairing._fallback_score_virtual(
-                        pid,
-                        occupants,
-                        match_counts,
-                    )
-                    new_occupancy = deepcopy(state.occupancy)
-                    new_occupancy[sector_id] = occupants + [pid]
-                    new_states.append(
-                        _FallbackState(
-                            assignments=state.assignments + [(pid, sector_id)],
-                            remaining=next_remaining,
-                            occupancy=new_occupancy,
-                            score=state.score + score,
-                        )
-                    )
-            if not progress:
-                break
-            new_states.sort(key=lambda s: (s.score, random.random()))
-            states = new_states[:beam_width]
-        return min(states, key=lambda s: s.score)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _available_virtual_battles(state: _FallbackState) -> List[str]:
-        return [sector_id for sector_id, occ in state.occupancy.items() if len(occ) < 2]
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _fallback_score_virtual(
+    def _fallback_score(
         pid: str,
-        occupants: List[str],
+        battle: Battle,
         match_counts: Dict[Tuple[str, str], int],
     ) -> int:
         rematch_weight = 1
         occupancy_weight = 1
+        occupants = [
+            p for p in (battle.player_1_id, battle.player_2_id) if p is not None
+        ]
         occupancy_penalty = len(occupants)
         rematch_penalty = 0
         for opp in occupants:
@@ -421,19 +316,6 @@ class Pairing:
             rematch_penalty += match_counts.get(key, 0)
         return rematch_penalty * rematch_weight + occupancy_penalty * occupancy_weight
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def build_match_count(campaign: Campaign) -> Dict[Tuple[str, str], int]:
-        counts: Dict[Tuple[str, str], int] = {}
-        for rnd in campaign.rounds:
-            for battle in rnd.battles.values():
-                p1 = battle.player_1_id
-                p2 = battle.player_2_id
-                if not p1 or not p2:
-                    continue
-                key = (p1, p2) if p1 < p2 else (p2, p1)
-                counts[key] = counts.get(key, 0) + 1
-        return counts
-
     @staticmethod
     def get_allocation_kind(
         war: War,
diff --git a/src/warchron/model/round.py b/src/warchron/model/round.py
index 4b1a630..ce4c73b 100644
--- a/src/warchron/model/round.py
+++ b/src/warchron/model/round.py
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ class Round:
         return any(b.is_finished() for b in self.battles.values())
 
     def all_battles_finished(self) -> bool:
-        # TODO exception for participant alone
         return all(
             b.winner_id is not None or b.is_draw() for b in self.battles.values()
         )
diff --git a/src/warchron/view/view.py b/src/warchron/view/view.py
index c34077d..fc25fca 100644
--- a/src/warchron/view/view.py
+++ b/src/warchron/view/view.py
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ class View(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
             self.on_delete_item(ItemType.PLAYER, player_id)
 
     def display_players(self, players: List[ParticipantOption]) -> None:
-        # TODO display stats (war, campaign battles...)
         table = self.playersTable
         table.setSortingEnabled(False)
         table.setRowCount(len(players))