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Re: Double-Elimination Ladder

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Originally Posted by Kyle45
I really like the double elimination way...but it would take a lot of time with todays games..I think.
Double elimination doesn't really take longer because you don't have to do best 2 out of three for each stage. With 8 teams, assuming no ties, a best of three finals will take 14-21 matches. A double-elimination finals in the same scenerio would take 11-12 matches.
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