but the more I think about it, the more I like the idea of mimicking last year's Euros.
This. Minimum of 5ish games for even the shittest teams, divided into groups so you play all your games over 3-4 hours rather than spread out over the whole day, leaves more time for spectating, reffing, touristing and drinking.
Getting more people into the double-elim isn't necessarily all that great - we scraped in at the last London Open and had to get up early in the morning only to get double-whooped.
This. Minimum of 5ish games for even the shittest teams, divided into groups so you play all your games over 3-4 hours rather than spread out over the whole day, leaves more time for spectating, reffing, touristing and drinking.
Getting more people into the double-elim isn't necessarily all that great - we scraped in at the last London Open and had to get up early in the morning only to get double-whooped.