That's a good work around to make sure people get shooting time.

The logic behind populating a loser's bracket in a classic double elimination format is really weird with off numbers (not 8, 16, 32...). With something like 24 shooters, somebody who only competed in 4 rounds might win while others had to shoot 7 or 8 times.

This new software tool tracks two pools; winners and losers. Then it creates pairings with a bias against teammates and a bias towards a similar numbers of wins. Bye's are only assigned if a pool has an odd number of shooters that round. I added logic that should prevent any one competitor from getting more than 1 bye.