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Originally Posted by Cuz
I wonder why the top 2 teams in the tournament are in the same preliminary pool
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That's the way the Women's tournament is set up now. The top 4 teams are in one pool and the next 4 are in the other pool. The top two teams of the lower pool play the bottom two teams of the upper pool in the quarterfinals.
It allows the lower teams to play in a few more-competitive games in the tournament, rather than just getting killed in a couple of games and then being relegated. It also gives the lower teams a chance to win a one game quarterfinal and be in the semifinal.