Good idea, in some form or another. Brian covered most of the salient points. If the losing semi-finalists are willing to hang around, I think kicking them up to the final is good.
They play for the title and the money, but the losing SF-er can only get finalist points. Or some derivation thereof. It comes close to creating a 'loser's bracket', which is a time tested form of running tournaments. It's saying youcan win the tournament with one loss, taking a point penalty. Or giving a bonus for winning w/o a loss.
Having fans show up and there's NO final in singles or doubles is not acceptable.
They play for the title and the money, but the losing SF-er can only get finalist points. Or some derivation thereof. It comes close to creating a 'loser's bracket', which is a time tested form of running tournaments. It's saying youcan win the tournament with one loss, taking a point penalty. Or giving a bonus for winning w/o a loss.
Having fans show up and there's NO final in singles or doubles is not acceptable.
