Coffee & HEMA: Second round eliminations vs pools

The Coffee & HEMA series examines a range of different topics in Historical European Martial Arts. I try to make a point about an important area in the time it takes for my coffee to brew in the morning.
Following from my video on "No Knockout" formats, I delve slightly deeper into the difference between rewards/punishments in pools vs eliminations, and suggest why you might consider using rounds of pools instead of elimination brackets.
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