Custom Finalists / Wildcard qualifiers in 2 stage
In 2 stage tournaments there should be more customization allowed for the finals, specifically when the first stage is a round robin.
I can see these being accomplished in 2 different ways:
1) When setting the number of players and finalists per group in Round Robin there would be an option for the number of "wildcards" who would advance. This means after the top X players in each group qualify the next best Y wildcards across all groups would qualify. If the wildcard option is enabled then (much like advanced tie breaks) you would have the ability to toggle which metrics determine wild card seeding. In the 2nd stage wildcards qualifying players would be seeded lower than those that qualified by finishing in the top X of their respective group.
2) A more flexible option would be a 2nd stage option for a "custom bracket" where the players from the group stage would be selectable and advanced via a manual toggle. This would allow the tournament admin to select wo from the group stage qualified for the final state and what there seeds are (much like the current drag and drop functionality in the preview screen of the final stage in 2-stage tourneys.
Personally I believe Option 1 above is more structured and better aligns with the options already available to us. Today my gaming server has to handle tourneys with wildcards finishers by using multiple brackets and the experience is not as seamless and certainly causes additional confusion for players.
Thank you for considering this option!