don't players in the higher groups have a higher chance of getting top 8?don't players in the higher groups have a higher chance of getting into top 8.
for example
A player in group A who loses all in the first phase would go on to group E in the second phase. Even if the player loses all in the second phase he would still get top 8 if there is no lei tai or if the lei tai does not fight till the top. Whereas a player in group E who wants to fight up would have to win every round.
Hence the players in the higher groups at the start would have more advantage.
The forming of 擂台could be from the top too ( 擂台主 and 攻擂)
our this year Group A had 4 players, 1 Grade 1, 2 Grade 2 and 1 no grade (2003 2nd position, 2005 8th position, 2006 not participated due to overseas) and 6 players in Group B.
after Phase 2, if one or few Group A members at the bottom of Group E, then the condition of forming 擂台 is fulfilled,i.e. all (one or few Group A members) will become 擂台主, the 1st and or the next few in Group F will qualify to 攻擂 starting with bottom of Group E as 擂台主 and ist of Group F to 攻擂 in Round 1 of Phase 3, then follow by ...... depending on the result of Round 1 of Phase 3.
An example, if 1 no grade (2003 2nd position, 2005 3rd position, 2006 not participated due to overseas) in Group E is the 6th position instead of 5th position, then he will be the 擂台主 for Group E 1st, 2nd .... to 攻擂.
Alternatively, if any group C member at the top of Group F after Phase 2, then the condition of forming 擂台 is fulfilled too, i.e. he can 攻擂 starting from Group E bottom and move upward.
For this year, starting with 4 groups, any of the 6 following conditions will fulfill the forming of 擂台 :
1 any group A at bottom of Group E 擂台主(two cases happened in 2006)
2 any group B at top of Group E 攻擂
3 any group B at bottom of Group F 擂台主 (one case happened this year)
4 any group C at top of Group F 攻擂(one case happened in 2006)
5 any group C at bottom of Group G 擂台主
6 any group D at top of Group G 攻擂(one case happened this year)
For 2006 starting with 3 groups (no Grade D), 3 cases qualified for 擂台主 or 攻擂 conditions, in 2007, 2 cases qualified for 擂台主 or 攻擂 conditions.
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