Zoom Out: London [Winner: C.J]

Congrats to C.J for winning this tournament!
This is the first in a new series I’m calling Zoom Out. In this tournament, you’ll start small, conquering first a city and then zooming out gradually to battle for bigger and bigger territories until you conquer the entire planet.
This tournament starts in London. For other similar tournaments, follow the links below.
Maps
Round 1: London
Round 2: Steamworks
Round 3: England
Round 4: British Isles
Round 5: Napoleonic Europe
Round 6: Europa
Round 7: Eastern Hemisphere
Round 8: Classic
Settings
Standard, Sequential, Automatic, Escalating, Chained, Sunny, No trench, No limit
Format
Players will be divided (random.org) into four groups of six players each.
In Round 1, each group plays a single six-player game on the London map. The first player eliminated is out of the tournament; the remaining five move on to the next map.
In Rounds 4, 6, and 8, the groups are shuffled and one is eliminated, like so:
Round 1: 4 groups of 6 players
Round 2: 4 groups of 5 players
Round 3: 4 groups of 4 players
Round 4: 3 groups of 4 players
Round 5: 3 groups of 3 players
Round 6: 2 groups of 3 players
Round 7: 2 groups of 2 players
Round 8: 1 group of 2 players
Players
Reserves
Like the format? Check out my other tournaments
This is the first in a new series I’m calling Zoom Out. In this tournament, you’ll start small, conquering first a city and then zooming out gradually to battle for bigger and bigger territories until you conquer the entire planet.
This tournament starts in London. For other similar tournaments, follow the links below.
Maps
Round 1: London
Round 2: Steamworks
Round 3: England
Round 4: British Isles
Round 5: Napoleonic Europe
Round 6: Europa
Round 7: Eastern Hemisphere
Round 8: Classic
Settings
Standard, Sequential, Automatic, Escalating, Chained, Sunny, No trench, No limit
Format
Players will be divided (random.org) into four groups of six players each.
In Round 1, each group plays a single six-player game on the London map. The first player eliminated is out of the tournament; the remaining five move on to the next map.
In Rounds 4, 6, and 8, the groups are shuffled and one is eliminated, like so:
Round 1: 4 groups of 6 players
Round 2: 4 groups of 5 players
Round 3: 4 groups of 4 players
Round 4: 3 groups of 4 players
Round 5: 3 groups of 3 players
Round 6: 2 groups of 3 players
Round 7: 2 groups of 2 players
Round 8: 1 group of 2 players
Players
Reserves
Like the format? Check out my other tournaments