i had a parent ask one year," should we lose and get second to be on the opposite side of "johnny"? i said "hell no, if you want to be the best you have to beat the best, first match, last match it doesn't matter!"

there is ONLY 1 champion the rest is "luck of the draw"

there is no difference between 2nd or 3rd- they each have one loss

there is no difference between 4th and 5th they each have 2 losses

there is 1 difference between 6th and everyone who went home early- 6th has 3 losses, everyone else only has 2.

sorry if that sounds tough, WELCOME TO THE HA CLUB!