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Kitai

United States886 Posts

July 13 2026 07:01 GMT

#41

On July 11 2026 02:28 ejozl wrote:
Yeah, I like it, but from bo7 to bo9 is only 1 win difference, so if you come from bo3's or bo5's from the lower's bracket, going from bo7 to bo11, or bo13 makes more sense. Bo9 only makes sense if loser's bracket is bo1 like the rotto weekly.

I guess it's a slippery slope to wanting every series to be an extended series, if two ppl meet. But then I don't have anything against that.

Yeah I thought about that 1 map difference too, but then I thought a Bo11 or more would be too much to ask of the players and casters, especially with the possibility that they actually have to play 11 maps!

ejozl

Denmark3559 Posts

July 13 2026 17:23 GMT

#42

There's just something distasteful about this advantage in the finals. Imagine Katowice winner takes all 100k, sOs vs. herO finals, sOs has come from the winners bracket making him the heavy favourite to take home the 100k, and thereby creating less hype. Because of this, he starts the series with a 2-1 adv. in their bo7. Bam! 2 proxy 2-gates in a row, and herO is out, kk thx bye, see you at blizzcon folks.

Poopi

France13023 Posts

July 13 2026 18:32 GMT

#43

League of legends spoiler:
In the most important international LoL tournament besides the world championship, the winner’s bracket team ended up losing in the finals (they beat HLE 3-1 in winner, then lost 2-3 in the grand finals, so HLE could afford to lose a bo5 while the BLG team from winner’s bracket were eliminated after just one, and with a combined 5w-4l record vs HLE).
In the case of LoL, a bracket reset is probably not feasible because a bo5 can last around 5 hours (breaks included), even another bo3 would be far too long. But no advantage can feel very unfair

For sc2 I think bo3 after bracket reset is fine, or 1 map advantage. Double bo7 is probably far too long.
Complicated issue though, because scheduling can become a nightmare with bracket reset

Balnazza

Germany1379 Posts

July 13 2026 21:22 GMT

#44

On July 14 2026 03:32 Poopi wrote:
League of legends spoiler:
In the most important international LoL tournament besides the world championship, the winner’s bracket team ended up losing in the finals (they beat HLE 3-1 in winner, then lost 2-3 in the grand finals, so HLE could afford to lose a bo5 while the BLG team from winner’s bracket were eliminated after just one, and with a combined 5w-4l record vs HLE).
In the case of LoL, a bracket reset is probably not feasible because a bo5 can last around 5 hours (breaks included), even another bo3 would be far too long. But no advantage can feel very unfair

For sc2 I think bo3 after bracket reset is fine, or 1 map advantage. Double bo7 is probably far too long.
Complicated issue though, because scheduling can become a nightmare with bracket reset

But as with most things, it is all about adaptation. In LoL, internationally Double-Elim is relatively new, but it is pretty standard in a lot of seasons. So the fans and players are used to not getting any advantages except for an extra day of preparation. And I think it is the same in DotA 2 with the TI, isn't it?

There are of course always voices and comments, but I don't think the "missing" advantage in the Finals has ever been a big concern in the game.

motphim

1 Post

August 19 2026 02:41 GMT

#45

niceeeeeeeeeeeee

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