
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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The school table tennis championship was held in an Olympic system format. The winner won six matches. How many participants in the tournament won more games than they lost? (In an Olympic system tournament, participants are paired up. Those who lose a game in the first round are eliminated. Those who win in the first round are paired again. Those who lose in the second round are eliminated, and so on. In each round, a pair was found for every participant.)

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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