only change i would like to see from format described in OP is rather than the champion choosing their next opponent each week (which could be abused)
a) have someone (you would be a logical choice, if you're donating the weekly prize) designated to choose the next challenger based on some criteria (who they think will attract the most views, who they think has the best chance of winning, other?)
or
b) have the eligible applicants names placed in a poll, winner based on voting gets to play
both these methods solve the issue of who plays the first week or if a champion can't/won't play one week (and therefore forfeits his/her title)
also 6 months seems like a massive time to ban people from challenging again if this is being run weekly, i guess it depends how many people are interested each week.
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i guess i need to learn how to play now...
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