Evan beasted in the Eliminator. No one's gonna touch that time.
Funny thing is that Son's time was probably better than some of the other guys too, but he just loses out because of the matchup. The "only 4 of 6 winners qualify!" thing must have originated from some network mandate to get the whole competition finished in a small order of episodes the first time around. I can't think of any other reason to structure the show that way.
Yup. That part sucks, but I guess it pits the guys against each other rather than a stop watch.