A plays B. call the winner A by symmetry. A plays C IF A WINS, D plays E. call the winner D by symmetry. D plays F IF D WINS, A plays D best-of-3 IF F WINS, A plays F IF A WINS, A plays D twice (A wins ties) IF F WINS, A plays F twice (F wins ties) IF C WINS, A plays D IF A WINS, A plays C IF A WINS, C plays E, winner plays F, and winner plays A IF C WINS, C plays E and F, and the winners play IF D WINS, C plays D, winner plays E and F, and the winners play