17 Entries, But Only One 2-Player Match In Step 1

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Meeplelowda
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17 Entries, But Only One 2-Player Match In Step 1

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Can anyone figure out why this tournament only has one group and one match in Step 1 when it is supposed to have 8 groups?
https://boardgamearena.com/tournament?id=598888
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dschingis27
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Re: 17 Entries, But Only One 2-Player Match In Step 1

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Because 2 players per group are supposed to advance to the next stage and BGA only creates groups where at least one person can be eliminated. It never creates groups where everyone advances. With 17 players in 8 groups and two players per group must advance, only one group can be created so that someone is eliminated.

(All players not appearing in stage 1 are still in the tournament, they are automatically seeded to stage 2 and will appear there.)

A somewhat related case: https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50015
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