"Whenever, therefore, people are deceived and form opinions wide of the truth, it is clear that the error has slid into their minds through the medium of certain resemblances to that truth." — Socrates
The tournament Bright Crystal was hosting followed a winners-and-losers bracket, so just because a player lost their first fight did not mean they were necessarily out. However, that also meant that the entire thing took many more hours than certain other formats.
Fortunately for the viewers, most duels lasted no more than 10 minutes, and the time between fights was short to prevent boredom.
Over six hours had passed since the live stream began, by the time the loser's bracket semi-finals began.
The viewer count had stabilized just above 20,000, but it would inevitably rise closer to the finals as well as when the hyped-up wager took place.
