After that, Team America and Serbia Team would play in the losers' bracket. A loss would eliminate Serbia Team, while a win would send Team America to the losers' bracket final.
In the winners' bracket final, China Team would face France team.
A win would send China Team straight to the Finals, while a loss would drop France team into the losers' bracket final, where they would face Team America.
If Team America beat France team, France team would have to settle for third place, while Team America would advance to the Finals and battle China Team for the Champion title.
The loser would be the runner-up.
Simply put, among these four teams, all you had to do was win three games to become Champion.
Lose twice, and you were eliminated.
This gave each team multiple chances. If you were a weaker team and couldn't make the top three even with several chances, then you simply weren't good enough.
If you were a strong team and happened to make a small mistake in one game, you'd still have a chance to make up for it.
This format seemed a little fairer.
But that would have to wait until the next world tournament.
The format for this tournament had already been set. They couldn't keep changing it.
World tournaments had been like this for many years. Once you made the top eight, it was time for the brutal knockout rounds.
Even if you were one of the world's top teams, one loss was enough to get you eliminated.
Of course, this format wasn't without its merits.
With a winners' and losers' bracket, the odds that the Champion would be a team widely recognized as a powerhouse would be much higher.
That would leave the outcome a little less uncertain.
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