æt ðæt tˈaɪm, ˈɔːl ʌv ɪts plˈeɪɔf ɹˈaʊndz lˈiːdɪŋ ˌʌp tə ðə fˈaɪnəl, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl mˈætʃ θɹuː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən twˈɛlv, wɜː tʃˈeɪndʒd tə bˈɛstʌvθɹˈiː sˈɪɹiz.
At that time, all of its playoff rounds leading up to the final, which remained a single match through 2011–12, were changed to best-of-three series.