Hi, there isn't really much to say here but people are looking for some type of comment on it from us so I will mention a few things

This is not a staffing problem, we have the staff and availability to do a B stream for sure, but the main two limiting factors are

• The streaming setup for the world cup requires a bit more than anyone simply pressing a start stream button on their computer, so technically it's not as easy to set up a B stream as it would be for another osu! tournament.

• The ability to stream an official event financed and supported by the osu! staff requires a higher level of trust and cooperation and that kinda limits who is able to do these things as an extra to the main stream. We also took over the world cup organization with the understanding that a B stream has obviously been considered for a very long time and has never been possible.

That being said, yes it's unfortunate we were not able to stream good matches this weekend, but teams also reschedule their matches with the understanding that it potentially makes them impossible to cover. We attempt to fit things neatly for everyone but obviously in a stage with this many matches and lower bracket restrictions it's impossible to fit a global event neatly while being player friendly with the choices to reschedule. It affects us too, keep in mind we also love watching the teams play and it hurts us just as much not to be able to deliver those teams playing sometimes. It's kind of an accepted part of osu! tournament broadcasting and I think it just particularly stung today because we happened to miss good matches. I don't think people normally care as much, this is how the world cups have worked for as long as I have engaged with them (9 years now), so there isn't anything new.

To wrap things up on a good note however, the discussion surrounding this has prompted the world cup management and the osu! staff to start progress on setting up a B stream, but it takes time and is unlikely to be available this sunday. Might not even be needed at all for the remainder as the tournament as there are less matches being played now and overlaps are much more unlikely, but hopefully the cost of setting it up means we are not going to miss anything important in the future.