Hot Take

[JasonBryant]

Vertical pairing creates a situation where a wrestler can win a tournament with losses to two different people in the same bracket.

That's not the best wrestler, nor should it be even conceivable to be a champion. That's flawed.

I'm out.

 

[crablegs1]

Vertical pairing creates a situation where a wrestler can win a tournament with losses to two different people in the same bracket.

That's not the best wrestler, nor should it be even conceivable to be a champion. That's flawed.

I'm out.

But the people they lost to also lost. So, who is the best?

 

[SWPA]

The best wrestler doesn't always win. The person who wrestles best in that particular tournament is usually who wins.