I have never struck SB before, when playing tournaments on other sites. I can see how it will upset people (and perhaps already has) With the current tournament format the rounds will rarely go beyond 3. I would prefer to see players with equal points go into the next round, ir makes for more competition that way. In other tournament formats the SB would be totally uncalled for anyway, not needed in single or double elimination or swiss, and IYT has run round robins very successfully without it. This current format is one I have never seen, I am not sure if it is common in other game types ie: chess, perhaps this will sort itself out when Fencer introduces new tournament types and players can choose their preference?