"WINTER IS COMING..."

P.S. And maybe the round-robin format should be applied to smaller groups in the group stage, rather than to the entire large group? That is, divide the players into groups, hold a round-robin within those groups, and then proceed to elimination matches. Otherwise, a round-robin for all players at the beginning of the tournament will be the same thing again.

3. THE TOURNAMENT IS HELD IN A ROUND-ROBIN FORMAT in the group stage
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Participants in the playoff stage: those who took 1st or 2nd place in their group
Order of pairing:
- the player who took 1st place in their group plays against a player who took 2nd place from another group;
- the player who took 2nd place in their group plays against a player who took 1st place from another group;