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I don't think increasing the frame distance on the winners side will have a massive effect. It's the losers side that always holds things up in my (albeit limited) experience of double elims.

Changing the subject completely I had a comp idea the other day which is a little different to anything I?ve seen done before.

Straight knockout ? 64 players
Round one losers into a 32 player plate comp
Round two losers in the main event go into the second round of the plate comp (ie to play the winners of the plate first round matches).

No idea if anyone will like it ? it?s just another format to throw into the ring . . .