Continuing the discussion from Capture The Flag can lead to 2vs1 - part 2:
Everything is said in this post, just reposting it here to follow Splodger request.
I’ll help copy/paste here for convenience :
Part 1
[MystLgnd]
Affected Service (Game name, hub, or global):
Capture The Flag - Duo
What is the bug?
Sometimes match can begins with 2vs1, it should be avoided to prevent unfairness at least at the beginning of game.
Device(s) & Version
Windows 11
[EhamFTL] Hive QA Engineer
Hey there 
Thank you for taking the time to report this issue. It can only happen if the server is started manually, a player leaves the game as it starts, or if you are in a custom server. It’s not a bug as it pertains to some factors we can’t control.
Stay safe and well
Part 2
[MystLgnd]
Continuing the discussion from Bug or suggestion ? - Capture The Flag can lead to 2vs1 :
It’s the “a player leaves the game as it starts” that bothers me. If there is enough players in other games, it will say “Game start in x seconds”, but if the amount of players get too low, this timer will stop. In Capture The Flag Duo, it’s not the case.
We just witnessed a situation where we entered a waiting room, “game starting in 20 seconds”, there were literally only us two 
Something should really be done to prevent not-2vs2 situations happening.
[Splodg3r] Hive Community Manager
Hey there,
Thank you for sharing your concerns.
You are welcome to submit a suggestion over in the Capture The Flag section.