
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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A school table tennis championship was held using the Olympic system. The winner won 6 matches. How many participants in the championship won more matches than they lost? (In the first round of the championship, conducted using the Olympic system, participants are divided into pairs. Those who lost the first match are eliminated from the championship, and those who won in the first round are again divided into pairs for the second round. The losers are again eliminated, and winners are divided into pairs for the third round, and so on, until one champion remains. It is known that in each round of our championship, every participant had a pair.)

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