OFB-13

Given these circumstances, where players who finished in 19th place (or even lower) end up in the final bracket (and may even have a chance with 10 points and a 3-1-3 win record), it's likely that players with a rating below 1700 will make it to the final bracket. Wouldn't it be better to allow the newly crowned winner of the "Novice" tournament into the final bracket without the 1750 rating requirement? (It's almost impossible to reach 1750 in such a short time, even technically). And in terms of skill, the finalists of the "Novice" tournament demonstrated very good timings for capturing objectives (e.g., mines).