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I've done it, I've put together the perfect Masters 8 Bracket. It satisfies everyone. Double Elimination so we can have more matches.
>Ash beats Alain, Lance, Cynthia, and Leon, satisfying Ashfags, Kantofags, Sinnohfags, and XYfags
>Iris can beat Lance, completing her character arc and pleasing Irisfags.
>Leon and Cynthia can each have a loss to the other, pleasing Cynthiafags because Cynthia will "tie" with Leon
>Cynthia gets to look good in general, going undefeated until falling to Ash
>Leonhaters get the satisfaction of him not going undefeated until Ash
Most of all it gives the writers a lot of flexibility with the finals. Thanks to the rules of double elim, since Ash is undefeated until the finals, double elim gives them the option to let Ash lose the first match and win the second match, effectively "tying" whilst also winning.
