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I just find it interesting to gather bits of information and try to make sense of it.
Same here @MannyFae and I am convinced that this Event shouldn't be considered a normal 'knockout' Event.
You are right @christinewupp the word 'displayed' does seem a bit slippy and could imply that the ten players shown on our leaderboards are just the tip of an iceberg.
The ten players during the first three rounds weren't the tip of the iceberg though @Alienscar , that much we do know. I took screenshots of each of my three leaderboards as soon as there were 10 players on it and those 10 names were always the same throughout the four days, only the order ever changed. This is what we need to look out for on Saturday: Do new names appear on the leaderboards once the maximum displayed is visible? If we see 50 players, but there are 100 in the group, then new names would appear as they overtake some others that then disappear. This certainly wasn't the case during the first three rounds. Those were definitely just 10 players per groups and none added.
I can verify that players have not really been knocked out yet. In the first round I finished 8th. First second chance round I also finished 8th. Second second chance round I finished 9th. I thought (hoped) that was the end. I was in the last second chance round with a leaderboard of 50 and finished 38th. Only the top finisher in that round is supposed to go on. We will see if I get another second chance round.
Thank you so much @Peaches12 for sharing that with us! It almost sounds like you are being harassed by the game to join this event you don't want to play….. a bit like Candy Royale. I can reassure you though that this will be the end of the harassment now. There are no more second chance rounds.
Thanks @Peaches12 for verifying that the first rounds aren't knockouts. What you describe is how I remember last year's competition.
Also thanks for the info on the size of the leaderboard. It made me remember that last year I saw leaderboards of 50 people, but last year I didn't qualify for any of the rounds. It makes me wonder if the ten player leaderboards are reserved for those players that qualify.
Actually, last year I did have a last minute go at the final second chance round, I now remember. I had not bothered with All Stars and then regretted that decision as I was getting interested in how the semi finals would play out, so I decided to try to win that last "wild card" round as it was then called. I found it surprisingly competitive and didn't manage to qualify. I think all the cheaters must have waited for that round to join the competition, thinking it would be an easy way in, and so making it surprisingly hard.