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<blockquote data-quote="Brigantine" data-source="post: 1162665" data-attributes="member: 73940"><p>I really hope they don't go with 6 pools of 4. There would be 2 teams that have zero pool games against any top 10 seed. (also 4 weak teams with zero competitive pool games against seed 17-24)</p><p></p><p>Far better to go Swiss model. 4 Pools, each with 2 groups - you play each team in the <em>other</em> group. Guaranteed one game vs 1-8, one game vs 9-16, one game vs 17-24.</p><p>Then after the R16 game you've played exactly the same 4 opponents as you might have under 4 pools of 5 - except maybe 21-24 instead of 17-20.</p><p>(Or if you <em>are</em> seeded 17-20, you lose 2 high-ranked opponents and gain 1 game where you are the favourite)</p><p></p><p>[TBH, that Swiss model but with only 18 teams would be even better]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brigantine, post: 1162665, member: 73940"] I really hope they don't go with 6 pools of 4. There would be 2 teams that have zero pool games against any top 10 seed. (also 4 weak teams with zero competitive pool games against seed 17-24) Far better to go Swiss model. 4 Pools, each with 2 groups - you play each team in the [I]other[/I] group. Guaranteed one game vs 1-8, one game vs 9-16, one game vs 17-24. Then after the R16 game you've played exactly the same 4 opponents as you might have under 4 pools of 5 - except maybe 21-24 instead of 17-20. (Or if you [I]are[/I] seeded 17-20, you lose 2 high-ranked opponents and gain 1 game where you are the favourite) [TBH, that Swiss model but with only 18 teams would be even better] [/QUOTE]
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