[EricH]

Originally Posted by thefro526

Personally, I find it hardest to do well when you're a strong team in a field of weaker teams, since it's harder to get with another strong team, and usually if two strong teams get together they walk right through the eliminations unopposed.

True that. L.A. 2008, 330 and 1717 made everyone else play for second place right from the get-go. L.A. 2010, the same two teams had to fight a lot harder, against the eventual World Champion team 294.