<T21> describes the number of elimination alliances in an event based on the "# of Teams".
Does this refer to the number of teams registered for the event, the number of teams in attendance at the event, or the number of teams eligible to participate in alliance selection?
For example:
- An event has 32 teams registered but one team no-shows, so there are 31 teams in the qualification rankings. How many elimination alliances should there be?
- An event has 32 teams registered and all participate in qualifying matches, but one team does not report to alliance selection so is ineligible to participate per <T17>. How many elimination alliances should there be?