This situation can arise in the other pools too if 7 beats 2 or if 6 beats 3, so it must be quite a common occurrence in tournaments that are scheduled in this way.
Similar problems can also arise after cross-over games too.
I think Bliss and Skunks had a similar experience. As the Druids have demonstrated for years at their fine tournaments, it is actually quite easy to set up a schedule such that teams who've played each other in a pool are guaranteed not to meet in the first two rounds of an eight-team knockout. I hope that this note may help tournie organisers plan even better tournaments.