The eight-man, two-group round-Bobin format with semifinals and finals for the season-end championships began in 1986 and is still in use today.

年终总决赛自1986年采取8人、半决赛和决赛两组循环制，这种方法一直沿用到今天。

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Series co-creator James Bobin explained that the duo had not always enjoyed a high profile.

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