Two Mans Left 2v2 Tournament (CHAMPIONS: HOLYSAB & PHARMAFAN!)

[GreatGonzales]

Thanks for everyone's understanding. My ruling is final, but to offer some additional clarification on my thought process: the spirit of the best of 3 FTA rule was two-fold:

1. To mitigate a single team's advantage to the extent possible, and
2. To the extent that some advantage must be given, we defer to the higher seeded team

In the new state of the game, first turn advantage has been significantly reduced, which calls into question whether priority 2 is being achieved by the FTA rule. So, while the letter of the law has changed, the spirit remains the same. In that sense, the rule has remained consistent.