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Originally Posted by EugeneF
They were 9th seed, so they would have made it to top 8 after teams paired. It all comes down to whether 111 felt they had a better chance at winning from a low seed (such as 8th captain) with 254/1114 broken up, or if they felt that 111/1771 could have beaten 254/1114. Either is quite possible.
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As I recall it, 111 would have been on the outside looking in until #7 picked #8. That could have turned out disastrously for them if they had said no and 7 had not picked 8.