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The knockout final-10 has 9 finals over 4 weeks (2-4-2-1) which is exactly the same as the current final-8 (4-2-2-1)So playing 8 finals in 3 weeks, and giving significant byes to top teams to reduce the amount of games is something that's not going to happen.
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Financially, there would be no difference.
And it’s fairer.
And it reduces dead rubbers.