I thought about that initially, but it gives less chance of the best of the best making the grand final. Sort of like rewarding priority draft picks in footy for mediocrity (i should know, Carlton supporter here lol).
It means, the semi would see the best 6 in one match, and the winners would face the winners of the bottom half, i'd rather give more of a chance of the top 2 from each making the grand final, rather than potentially only have half of them in.
What i will do though.
GROUP 1 TOP FOUR---> Semi Final 1
GROUP 2 TOP FOUR---> Semi Final 2
GROUP 3 FIRST/FOURTH----> Semi Final 1
GROUP 3 SECOND/THIRD---> Semi Final 2
That gives Semi 1, with a top 4, and 1st and 4th, while also gives semi 2, a top 4, and a 2nd and 3rd.
So yeah, thats the only reason i'm doing it that way. 3rd and 4th players should have to face 1st and 2nds to earn their place in the final, not face only 3rds and 4ths. This way, potentially has 1st/2nd/1st, and 1st/2nd/2nd making the grand final, thats more balanced overall, as you'd rather see the grand final with the best players competing, rather than see half them competing against the lower ranked players from a bottom half match. If players knew that by finishing 3rd/4th they'd only be facing 3rd/4th players in a semi, they might be inclined to aim for 3rd/4th overall instead lol.
Of course, with the quality of the players we got, it's gonna be tough either way
example of current draw
GROUP 1: 1st - Beatnik, 2nd - Armada, 3rd - rick james, 4th - big chop
GROUP 2: 1st - Vertabray, 2nd - Muss, 3rd - Ronnieboy, 4th - Chaazziiee
GROUP 3: 1st - Jerome, 2nd - Elo, 3rd - Dan, 4th - Marty_au
Semi 1: Beatnik/Armada/rick james/big chop/Jerome/Marty_au
Semi 2: Vertabray/Muss/Ronnieboy/Chaazziiee/Elo/Dan
Might see Beatnik, Armada and Jerome through to the grand final in SEMI 1, and might see Vertabray, Muss, Elo to the grand final from SEMI 2.
If it was 1st/2nds in one semi, and 3rd/4ths in another, this could happen.
GROUP 1: 1st - Beatnik, 2nd - Armada, 3rd - rick james, 4th - big chop
GROUP 2: 1st - Vertabray, 2nd - Muss, 3rd - Ronnieboy, 4th - Chaazziiee
GROUP 3: 1st - Jerome, 2nd - Elo, 3rd - Dan, 4th - Marty_au
Semi 1: Beatnik/Armada/Vertabray/Muss/Jerome/Elo
Semi 2: rick james/big chop/Ronnieboy/Chaazziiee/Dan/Marty_au
That might see Jerome, Elo, Beatnik make the grand final, against 3rd and 4thers of Dan, Ronnieboy, rick james.
So yeah lol, i don't want people cruising into third/fourth overall, thinking that if they do, they have an easier semi to make the grand final, which is what could happen if we did it the other way.