The problem about 1v1v1 is not the game mode itself. It's the people that play it wrong. 1v1v1 allows you to sandwich 1st place in order to catch up on points if you are far behind, but as already said, EU and NA players tend to grudge cycle around, chasing that guy that dared to attack first, or, just attack what's closest. Japanese data center rarely have huge point differences since they let the losing team catch up and only go for the team in first place. I agree, if sandwich situations are played badly it's annoying as hell, but it's the players fault for making wrong use of it