Tournament no. 9
22 October 2026
The measure
Players were told: eight countries, ranked by a measure in square kilometres. The secret was Which has the larger forest area?
The eight, in order
- Brazil4,941,960 km²
- United States3,097,950 km²
- China2,237,373 km²
- Australia1,340,051 km²
- Indonesia909,221 km²
- Mexico654,365 km²
- Mozambique362,673 km²
- Gabon235,068 km²
Source: Wikipedia, List of countries by forest area (FAO, 2022)
How the bracket went
- Quarter-final: Australia beat Gabon
- Quarter-final: United States beat Mexico
- Quarter-final: Brazil beat Indonesia
- Quarter-final: China beat Mozambique
- Semi-final: United States beat Australia
- Semi-final: Brazil beat China
- Final: Brazil beat United States