diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Progression.test.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Progression.test.ts
index 5cc13a04a..02f913b8d 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Progression.test.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Progression.test.ts
@@ -407,6 +407,26 @@ describe("validatedSources - other rules", () => {
 		expect((error as any).bracketIdx).toEqual(1);
 	});
 
+	it("does not flag TOO_MANY_PLACEMENTS when larger round robin has valid high placements", () => {
+		const result = getValidatedBrackets([
+			{
+				settings: { teamsPerGroup: 6 },
+				type: "round_robin",
+			},
+			{
+				settings: {},
+				type: "single_elimination",
+				sources: [{ bracketId: "0", placements: "1,2,3,4,5,6" }],
+			},
+			{
+				settings: { teamsPerGroup: 4 },
+				type: "round_robin",
+			},
+		]);
+
+		expect(Array.isArray(result)).toBe(true);
+	});
+
 	it("handles DUPLICATE_BRACKET_NAME", () => {
 		const error = getValidatedBrackets([
 			{
diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Progression.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Progression.ts
index 2439352cd..60117da01 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Progression.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/core/Progression.ts
@@ -469,20 +469,16 @@ function tooManyPlacements(brackets: ParsedBracket[]) {
 	const roundRobins = brackets.flatMap((bracket, bracketIdx) =>
 		bracket.type === "round_robin" ? [bracketIdx] : [],
 	);
-	// technically not correct but i guess not too common to have different round robins in the same bracket
-	const size = Math.min(
-		...roundRobins.map(
-			(bracketIdx) =>
-				brackets[bracketIdx].settings.teamsPerGroup ?? Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
-		),
-	);
 
 	for (const [bracketIdx, bracket] of brackets.entries()) {
 		for (const source of bracket.sources ?? []) {
-			if (
-				roundRobins.includes(source.bracketIdx) &&
-				source.placements.some((placement) => placement > size)
-			) {
+			if (!roundRobins.includes(source.bracketIdx)) continue;
+
+			const size =
+				brackets[source.bracketIdx].settings.teamsPerGroup ??
+				TOURNAMENT.RR_DEFAULT_TEAM_COUNT_PER_GROUP;
+
+			if (source.placements.some((placement) => placement > size)) {
 				return bracketIdx;
 			}
 		}