jinx, SY could be #3. There are multiple ways to draw the bracket from seed. For example: 1 3 5 7 - 2 4 6 8/ 1 4 5 8 - 2 3 6 7. Both would have the same final result. In fact, pick 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6, 7 & 8, split them randomly into 2 groups and you would get the same result (given that they perform exactly in that order).