So far, most battles in Master Eight have been believable, so I don't think it would be so difficult.
Of course, if someone thinks Cynthia should be invincible, there's no way they're going to find her defeat believable.
I don't think the anime have the budget (or the time) for three-episode battle for each Champion.
The first round is 3vs3, so I think one episode is enough for an interesting battle.
The issue is that they want Ash to fight the Top 3 in the tournament.
Steven is in the #3, because it's easy to imagine that he is stronger than Iris and Diantha (and he has already defeated Alain).
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