westside8;168154 wroteOnly the HU portion is seated by the captain, all the other ones are generated randomly via an excel spreadsheet.
This is correct. Until the last RC, captains placed all the matches but with 10 teams, it became very tedious so last time we made the switch. Captains will still be choosing the HU matches (during the NLHE portion when all the captains are at the same table)
So, to answer the original question, you can't do anything either way. Players A and B have their fates determined by the shitty rng that comes with Excel...Of course you can try to match them up in HU, but in Player B's captain has half a brain they just wouldn't place Player B against your team**
**That's a hint for all you other captains who have less than half a brain ;)