Another criticism centered on the knockout format of the tournament.

The championship continues to this day, but has been conducted with a "knockout" format since 1947.

The events were both held in a triple knockout format.

The knockout format has been used except in 1982-1983 and 1996-1997 seasons.

A knockout format was decided upon, meaning that the winner would be eliminated.

The challenge round was held in a knockout format, as decided by the organizing committee.

The nations played in a simple knockout format, starting with the semi-finals.

From the quarter finals, the games were on a knockout format.

The competition takes a knockout format, with 6 rounds, the last two of which take place on the same day.

The competition was run using a knockout format, with games replayed if level.