Bracket Formats

How the Pool-to-Bracket format works in Hajime, from splitting athletes into round-robin pools through seeding the top finishers into a knockout playoff.

How Repechage ("second chance") brackets work in Hajime, including the built-in Judo, Karate, and Taekwondo presets that decide who fights back for bronze.

How the Three-Player Bracket format handles pools of exactly three athletes, including the Comeback and Shortcut Winner variants.

How the Performance format works in Hajime for judged, non-combat specialities like kata and forms, where athletes are ranked by panel score instead of a win/loss bracket.