I'm curious to hear other people's thoughts on this topic. At the 321-A level at least, I noticed that there have been some interesting injury defaults at the qualifying tournaments, particularly on the back side of the bracket. I suspect that some folks opted to take 4th in their district tournament to avoid being on the same side as their district's champion at regionals. And it seems that for some it may have paid off. So a few questions: Does anyone agree with my assessment? Did this happen at regional tournaments looking ahead to the Sub-state tournaments? Is this ethical? I'm not passing judgement, I'd love to hear what other people knowledgeable about the sport think. I'll withhold my opinion for now. Thanks for reading!