The nature of playoffs(puzzle selection,dynamic pool,etc) was much criticized.The considerable variance between standings before playoffs and after playoffs also points to the fact that the format played disturbed the setup on the top.This format had a small postitive that let players like Ulrich cleverly gain some advantage(a lot has been said about that) but perhaps a major
downside which lets you run away with your strong puzzles.Playoffs in future should be more 'learned' in the sense that every player has his weak puzzles(even the champion had a couple ) and if a playoff forces each finalist to do a number of silghtly easier different types(still a single digit figure) ,and those types manage to cover each player's weak ones too(this will not always happen).Not all of that could be done, but something on these lines is really worth.

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Quarterfinal 1 video (Jakub vs Hideaki)

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