You guys are making things way too complicated.
Beside I think gym spot people got is fair since they picked number they liked and claimed it.
And it doesn't have to be Gym Leader #1(Weakest) and Gym Leader #8(Strongest).
It doesn't even have to be in order and I think it's better to allow challengers to challenge any leader they want(to give them complete freedom).
Remember, we're not doing a Battle Frontier or something.
We should focus more on challenger rather than how system works because if no one challenges us, then even a great structured system is a pointless.
At least that's how I think.
Sorry I don't wanna battle for a while.
I battled some guy yesterday and lost to 6-0 which means I couldn't take out single Pokemon he had.
That was the first time I lost that badly...