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You'd better draw an example of what you're talking about. I don't understand that way. Looking at what you write, I think you don't understand either. For example, I can't even imagine a situation where moving from 3-4th place to 5th would eliminate someone from the tournament, according to the rules as they are written now.

Well, I wrote that 3-4th place moves to 5-6th. I forgot to add the word "respectively." The point is that in such a scenario, someone can be guaranteed to be eliminated, at least one person, even without playing a game. In other words, setting aside lyrical digressions and complex mathematical calculations, it is possible to strictly move someone from 4th place to 6th place through a pre-arranged draw, and even simply by not playing the game. Do I need to list all possible scenarios of such situations? Or are you saying that such scenarios don't exist? It seems like they do. For example, players 4, 5, and 6 (based on the current situation in the group) have an equal number of points. All games have been played except for one: there is still a game between 5 and 6. If they agree to a draw, or even simply don't show up for the tournament, player 4 is guaranteed to be eliminated (while theoretically still having a chance to continue in the tournament), but if they play the game according to the rules until someone wins, then such a situation is not possible. Moreover, a player who shows up for the game and loses should be valued higher than a player who doesn't show up at all... What am I getting at? I'm saying that I recommend that the judging panel discuss and remove the possibility of a 1-1 draw from the rules, while the tournament is still just beginning.