Originally posted by ragan
what if there is not 16 people that submit a track (i know long shot, but this is a what if question), what will happen then? a bye for the top rated track?
I doubt we will have to worry about that. We have 61 entrants, plus the early rounds are always easier. But, yes, you are right. If there were not 16 entries, the top seeds would get byes.
Once the qualifying round is over, and we move into the brackets, it will be a bit different though. If neither person in a group submits a legal track, then the highest rated track that did not win a match will take the place of the winner from that group. We got to see this in action last year, when MF2001 made it into the semi-finals that way.