n=6 players, N=12 games:
A plays B, assume A wins by symmetry. C plays D, assume C wins by symmetry. A plays C, assume A wins by symmetry.
A plays E.
IF A WINS, A plays C
IF A WINS, D plays F
IF D WINS, A plays D
IF A WINS, A plays F
IF A WINS, B plays E, and winner plays A 3 times and needs to win them all
IF F WINS, F plays A 4 times (A wins ties)
IF D WINS, A plays D twice more
IF A WINS BOTH, F plays A 3 times and needs to win them all
IF THEY SPLIT, A plays D best-of-3
IF D WINS BOTH, A plays C, and winner plays D twice (D wins ties)
IF F WINS, A plays F
IF A WINS, A plays F again
IF A WINS, B plays E, and winner plays A 3 times and needs to win them all
IF F WINS, F plays A 4 times (A wins ties)
IF F WINS, A plays F best-of-5
IF C WINS, A plays C again
IF A WINS, A plays C again
IF A WINS, D plays F
IF D WINS, A plays D
IF A WINS, F plays A 3 times and needs to win them all
IF D WINS, A plays D best-of-3
IF F WINS, F plays A 4 times (A wins ties)
IF C WINS, A plays C again
IF A WINS, A plays F
IF A WINS, C plays D, and winner plays A twice (A wins ties)
IF F WINS, A plays F best-of-3
IF C WINS, A plays F, and winner plays C best-of-3
IF C WINS, A plays F
IF A WINS, A plays C twice
IF A WINS BOTH, C plays D, and winner plays A twice (A wins ties)
IF THEY SPLIT, A plays C best-of-3
IF C WINS BOTH, B plays C 3 times and needs to win them all
IF F WINS, C plays F twice
IF C WINS BOTH, A plays B, and winner plays C twice (C wins ties)
IF THEY SPLIT, C plays F best-of-3
IF F WINS BOTH, A plays C, and winner plays F twice (F wins ties)
IF E WINS, C plays E
IF C WINS, C plays E again
IF C WINS, A plays C
IF A WINS, A plays C again
IF A WINS, A plays F
IF A WINS, E plays A 3 times and needs to win them all
IF F WINS, A plays F best-of-3
IF C WINS, A plays C again
IF A WINS, A plays C again
IF A WINS, F plays A twice (A wins ties)
IF C WINS, A plays F, and winner plays C
IF C WINS, A plays F, and winner plays C twice (C wins ties)
IF C WINS, A plays F
IF A WINS, A plays C
IF A WINS, A plays C best-of-3
IF C WINS, A plays B, and winner plays C twice (C wins ties)
IF F WINS, C plays F
IF C WINS, B plays F, and winner plays C twice (C wins ties)
IF F WINS, C plays F best-of-3
IF E WINS, C plays F
IF C WINS, C plays E
IF C WINS, A plays E
IF A WINS, A plays C best-of-3
IF E WINS, C plays E
IF C WINS, A plays C twice (C wins ties)
IF E WINS, C plays E twice (E wins ties)
IF E WINS, A plays E
IF A WINS, A plays E best-of-3
IF E WINS, A plays C, and winner plays E twice (E wins ties)
IF F WINS, E plays F
IF E WINS, A plays E
IF A WINS, A plays E again
IF A WINS, F plays A twice (A wins ties)
IF E WINS, A plays E twice (E wins ties)
IF E WINS, A plays F, and winner plays E twice (E wins ties)
IF F WINS, A plays E
IF A WINS, A plays F best-of-3
IF E WINS, E plays F
IF E WINS, F plays E twice (E wins ties)
IF F WINS, A plays F twice (F wins ties)
IF E WINS, A plays E
IF A WINS, A plays E again
IF A WINS, E plays F
IF E WINS, A plays E
IF A WINS, D plays A 3 times and needs to win them all
IF E WINS, A plays E best-of-3
IF F WINS, A plays F
IF A WINS, D plays F, and winner plays A twice (A wins ties)
IF F WINS, A plays F best-of-3
IF E WINS, A plays E again
IF A WINS, E plays F
IF E WINS, A plays E best-of-3
IF F WINS, A plays F
IF A WINS, E plays A twice (A wins ties)
IF F WINS, A plays F twice (F wins ties)
IF E WINS, E plays F
IF E WINS, D plays E 3 times and needs to win them all
IF F WINS, E plays F best-of-3
IF E WINS, E plays F
IF E WINS, A plays D
IF A WINS, A plays E
IF A WINS, A plays E best-of-3
IF E WINS, B plays E 3 times and needs to win them all
IF D WINS, D plays E
IF D WINS, D plays E best-of-3
IF E WINS, B plays E 3 times and needs to win them all
IF F WINS, E plays F twice more
IF E WINS BOTH, D plays E 3 times and needs to win them all
IF THEY SPLIT, E plays F best-of-3
IF F WINS BOTH, A plays D, and winner plays F twice (F wins ties)