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Originally Posted by pfreivald
In a fair, reasonable, normal tournament, each party tries to win each game (that is, each *match*), and can expect their opponents to do the same.
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Does one win matches in order to win the competition, simply to look better, or some other reason? While the answer probably varies among teams and individuals, if it is the former, why would it be unreasonable to lose a game to obtain an advantage later on? In fact, this reminds me of a tactic I heard quite often this year. While on a slightly smaller scale, giving up first place on the minibot to increase one's ranking score was a relatively common idea.