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Draws are a legitimate result if neither team is better than the other (longer games and allowing draws would be ideal for example).
This probably isn't the thread for this, but I'd have thought 3 rounds of swiss and then the removal of the best and last team after each subsequent round would have given a fairer top 9, John can probably pass on more info.
Looking at Podium: the tie break scores for the teams that secured 5th to 12th (compared to those teams outside the top 12) seems to indicate that some teams had an easier ride than others (could be wrong here).
The system was equally unfair to all teams if that makes you feel any better, but we could definitely improve it if the UK/Euro combination tourney is to continue.