registration and discussion of the upcoming online tournament for Might & Magic: Heroes

Firstly, the top 5 players can be seeded on the first board. This way, the pairings you mentioned won't occur. For seeding, I suggest using not the rating (which in some cases doesn't accurately reflect reality), but a vote from all those registered for the tournament. That is, each participant sends their top-5 list to the judges, and based on the voting results, a fairly objective seeding of the top 5 can be achieved. Next, a draft from the remaining players, starting with the player with the lowest seeding. In my opinion, this would be a good system. Example:

1. Alijvit
2. JonnyP
3. Alex_nv
4. Stiletto
5. Bradiaga

Bradiaga starts the draft first, takes Bolivar
Stiletto - Noom
Alex_nv - yaughen
JonnyP - KillAndAction
Alijvit - Teoretik