"Most of the out-of-state events we go to are. . .set up to comply where there are not forfeits, according to the results data I quickly reviewed."
How do the events do this (NOT talking about the two-day events) and still comply with the five match rule?
For one day tournaments, 16 man or less brackets are used with a max of 12 wrestlers in a 16 man bracket. Two byes on each side eliminate the need for a 6th match.
