The format for the upcoming matches had been announced. It was still head-to-head elimination: the winning side advanced to the next round. This was the winners' bracket, while the losing side entered the losers' bracket. After head-to-head matches in the losers' bracket, the winners would continue competing against the defeated players from the winners' bracket, and so on until the champion, runner-up, third place, and top eight were decided.
It was the first time everyone had encountered such a format. They found it novel, but also somewhat confusing, since it was their first time hearing concepts such as the losers' bracket and winners' bracket.
"Simply put, players or teams defeated in the winners' bracket still have one chance to turn things around in the losers' bracket. But if they lose in the losers' bracket, they will have no more chances and will be eliminated directly." Yan Hua Yi Leng spoke indifferently. "So those who keep winning have one more chance than members of the losers' bracket. They also have a better chance of becoming champions through the winners' bracket. If they can remain in the winners' bracket the whole time, the worst result will be second place."
Everyone was intelligent and quickly understood. They also became even more curious about the upcoming matches.
"So there won't be a revival round anymore?" Zhi Yue muttered. She looked at everyone. "Then if we run into the second team, can we let them win again?"
"Entering the losers' bracket is essentially the revival round, and because it is head-to-head, it is even easier than a revival round." San Mei Shi explained. Then she looked at everyone. "If we encounter the second team in the team competition, we can absolutely let them win once. We are confident that we can defeat every team and