I understand that everyone considers the random elimination of "missed" races to be fair.
So, I propose a counter-proposal, which, in my opinion, is fairer than any elimination and aligns with the spirit and rules of the tournament.
For those players who, by chance, missed a game and made it to the first playoff round, the rule of using the remaining races should continue until the second playoff round.
That is, for the playoffs, they will have not one race left, like everyone else, but two, and they will be required to distribute them for the first two rounds of the playoffs.
How do the judges feel about this option?
In my opinion, it is much fairer than eliminations!
I'm ready to argue!
I don't think that the random elimination of "missed" races is fair; planning races for the group tournament becomes completely meaningless in this case and breaks down if someone drops out of the group.
I also don't like leaving two or more races for the playoffs because I might play with what I consider weak races in the group and save the strong ones, while my opponent gets a complete random selection. We need to remember that this is not THE game; we still need to find the right balance between races
