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Originally Posted by ricoFlame
um, i think i explained why it's dumb... so why does second place Canada get two shots at first place china in the playoffs just because they finish second in the round robin in which they lost to china? How does it reward China? they have to beat canada 3 times while canada only has to beat them once.
and BTW it''s only been used at worlds since '05. in Canada since '96
just my opinion.
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China didn't have to beat Canada three times to win the championship, they had to beat them once...in the final...they didn't.
The round robin is, and should be, a huge part of the tournament. The only way to emphasize that is with the page system.