For a tournament organizer, seeding is paramount. With 6 teams, you cannot avoid giving two teams a bye. The fairest method is to seed 1-6 and give byes to . But here’s the interesting twist: Seeds #3 and #4 should prefer to play in Round 1 rather than receive a bye.
Sarah’s Misfits , however, had taken the long road. They had dropped their very first game on Thursday, falling into the Losers' Bracket. For three straight days, they had played elimination matches. They had to play Thursday, Friday, and Saturday just to earn the right to play Sunday. They were exhausted, their backs ached, and their nerves were frayed. double elimination bracket 6 teams