[oldalum]

The coach of the higher seeded team has the option to pass or defer in the 1st position and make the opposing coach go first.

Does the higher-seeded team's coach always decide to go first? I think I can conceive of situations in which they might decide to defer for the first match. For example, if the most important thing to them is to ensure one specific player of theirs be in the final match, they can only control that (or risk having them in the second-to-last match) if they defer initially. But in practice, are there ever times when the higher-seeded team has elected to defer for the first match?

[oldalum]

The coach of the higher seeded team has the option to pass or defer in the 1st position and make the opposing coach go first.

Does the higher-seeded team's coach always decide to go first? I think I can conceive of situations in which they might decide to defer for the first match. For example, if the most important thing to them is to ensure one specific player of theirs be in the final match, they can only control that (or risk having them in the second-to-last match) if they defer initially. But in practice, are there ever times when the higher-seeded team has elected to defer for the first match?