| The top six teams in the field were given byes into the quarter-finals while the bottom four teams must play seeding matches to move on. |
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| If the league is going to add one team per conference, it might as well add two teams per conference and eliminate first-round byes altogether. |
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| The addition of two wild cards in each league would give the top two finishers first-round byes but make the tournament unwieldy. |
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| Clark made two stumpings and did not concede many byes, so he may have had a slight grievance. |
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| Jones had earlier had a disastrous morning, as he conceded 13 byes before he got down low enough to take the winning catch. |
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| I shut my computer off at the wall every night before bye byes otherwise the router is blazing out all night. |
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| His first ball was a no-ball, his second a full-toss, and his third ripped out of the rough for two byes. |
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| Umpteen mistakes were made, overthrows, byes, no-balls, bad shots, all of them a reminder that cricket is a game of the spirit. |
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| Barnes on-drove for two and then three byes followed which once again tilted the scales. |
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| Missed stumpings, dropped nicks, muffed run outs and an unending stream of byes bear testimony to the quality of wicketkeeping in the country. |
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| Byes will be scored as extras, however leg byes will not be counted as extras. |
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| Some argue it would take away the huge advantage the top four seeds have from byes and home-field advantage. |
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| In the absence of leading seeds with first-round byes, lesser contenders took center stage on opening day. |
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| As usual, the four teams who had byes played in the conference title games last year. |
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| All four teams have fresh legs, thanks to first-round byes followed by the pleasure of playing divisional playoff games at home. |
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| Nevertheless, each rebounded to win their division and secure first-round byes. |
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| With that, college hockey was finally rid of its 12-team format, which awarded byes to the top four teams and a tremendous advantage. |
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| Keeping her head penitently bowed, Allie murmured silent good byes to all she could remember in the heat, while tears dared to brink her dark lashes. |
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| In my mind, the road team with the best chance to win is Green Bay, but historically, the week of rest has been a major advantage for teams with byes. |
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| The pair were among six clubs who received byes into the second round of the competition, but both lost 1-0 on their travels. |
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| If the league had 16 playoff teams, byes would be eliminated, and that is very appealing to a cross-section of owners who believe byes give teams unfair advantages. |
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| The number of berths to the national championships up for grabs at Challenge will depend on the number of byes granted. |
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| If the Scots do not win the regular season championship, finishing second is critical, as the top two seeds receive first round byes and semi-final home games. |
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| To provide guidelines for the High Performance Committees in the granting of byes. |
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| The ball shot through my legs and we managed to scramble two byes. |
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| And in cricket, leg byes aren't awarded if you were not playing a shot. |
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| The main draw is made up of 56 players with the top eight seeds all receiving first round byes. |
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| After lunch we started to say our good byes, as the Master had to leave, and also some of the nuns. |
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| In the Americas Zone Group I, Canada played their second-round tie against Colombia after both teams received byes for the opening round. |
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| They will be among 17 teams given byes to the main round, which will consist of six groups. |
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| Our big guys all have first round byes and so they should start to play their second round matches Tuesday and Wednesday. |
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| On top of these entries skaters may receive byes because of past performance and invitation to international events. |
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| We three burst out of the car, grabbed the luggage from the trunk, and just as the bus came up behind us, said our quick good byes even while jogging towards the bus. |
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| They and Jeremy Bates, who reached the last 16 at Wimbledon this year, have byes to the second round. |
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| If a ball that is not a wide passes the striker and runs are scored, they are called byes. |
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| It whistles past Matt Prior's glove, conceding a no-ball and four byes. |
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| With Green Bay and Seattle both winning to secure first round playoff byes, it has been left to Dallas, Detroit, Carolina, and Arizona to compete in the wild card round. |
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| The competition begins with one-venue four-team mini-tournaments, although the nations with the highest UEFA coefficient may be given byes to the second qualifying round. |
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| On the other hand, other top players like Switzerland's Patty Schnyder and Marion Bartoli, the ninth and 10th seeds respectively, don't have first round byes and will take to the courts. |
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| For the short programs, those skaters who receive byes to the national championships will skate in reverse order of placement from last year's national championships. |
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| The group winners and two best runners-up will join the teams given byes to the knockout phase in the draw for the rounds of 32 and 16 on 19 August. |
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| A system of byes ensures clubs above Level 9 and 10 enter the competition at later stages. |
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| The score was adjusted from 210 overnight owing to an umpire failing to signal a four byes. |
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| Australia had scored just four leg byes in their second innings, making it the only innings in Test cricket history in which every run was an extra. |
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| Byes will be recorded as 1-all draws and the team will receive 1 pt. |
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