Preparing for the "Van Kanegem" tournament.

No, equality won't help the situation. The problem is that the winner among 5 participants isn't to blame for having so few competitors. He might have beaten 50, but there simply aren't that many. Therefore, punishing him would be unfair.

Therefore, a different scoring system should be implemented if the number of participants doesn't reach the minimum quota. I suggest creating a kind of reserve prize fund for such cases.