Winners Bracket Losers Bracket M1: T1 vs T2 ──┐ ├─ M3 ──┐ M2: T3 vs T4 ──┘ │ ├─ M6 ──┐ Bye: T5 ─────────────M4─┘ │ ├─ GF M4: L(M1) vs L(M2) ──┐ │ ├─ M5 ──┐ │ M5: W(M2) vs L(M3) ──┘ │ │ ├─ M7─┘ M7: L(M6) vs W(M5) ──────────┘
True. Keep matches moving fast. Have a second monitor or admin ready to start the next game immediately.
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