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#11377 02/11/02 09:33 PM
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What are the rules regarding bracket changes on the day of the tournament when enough wrestlers scratch to leave only 2 participants in the bracket? On the day of the tournament are they required to rebracket for the best of two out of three?

#11378 02/12/02 07:54 AM
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In this case, it would be preferable for the tournament director to change the bracket into a best of three series; however, there are no rules that require it for invitational tournaments, so it is entirely at the tournament director's discretion.

The rules are a little different for state qualifying tournaments, which must rebracket in two instances: (1) into a round-robin if the number of wrestlers in a bracket drop below five, or (2) into a best two-of-three bracket if the number drops to only two competitors.


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