Only two teams from each group advance to the round of 16, when single elimination competition begins.
Hermes was undefeated through eight rounds of double elimination competition and a round-robin between the three finalists.
The show features eight near-celebrity chefs from around the country vying, in an elimination competition, to join Mr. Batali and Mr. Flay as permanent gladiators and become, in words actually spoken by one of the show's hosts, "a culinary God".
Appearing on a new cable network (Lifetime) and being filmed at a new location (the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles) the new season of "Project Runway" still pits designers in an elimination competition, but it has expanded its roster of telegenic infighters to include the models who showcase the clothes.
"CMT's Next Superstar" is an elimination competition, but it treats its competitors like any other reality show contests: singers are people too, and it's just as enjoyable to see them subjected to unusual circumstances as the people who don't sing.
"Space Race," NBC Entertainment said in a release, is to be an elimination competition show that will put "everyday" people through a series of challenges to win a seat aboard Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, a six-passenger craft scheduled to begin commercial suborbital flights next year.
Smith has guided Wolves to three out of the last four Challenge Cups, which is a straight elimination competition.
THE SETUP -- Direct-elimination competition will decide the seven weight classes for men and the seven for women.
On Friday, starting a four-team, three-day, double-elimination competition at Hofstra Softball Stadium, Baylor 45-133) plAlbanybany 33-155) and Hofstra 40-133) meets Harvard 31-133).
The Trials will alternate between East and West, so every two weeks, teams will have the opportunity to be in an eight-team double-elimination competition Cup for their region.
