Small tournaments have fewer Alliances. The number of Alliances for a given event is determined as follows, except in extraordinary circumstances with the permission of the location’s RECF Regional Support Manager:
# of Teams
# of Elimination Alliances
32+
16
24-31
12
16-23
8
<16
# of Teams divided by 2, less any remainder
This rule is applied differently for VEX U. See Rule <VUT7>.