Tournament Format

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The tournament is divided into three phases: Qualification Pools, the Semi-Final Bracket, and the Tournament Finals. Qualification Pools and Semi-Final Brackets for all games will be run simultaneously on Friday and Saturday. The Finals for all games will be run back to back starting Sunday morning.

Round-Robin Qualification Pools

At the start of the tournament, players are divided into pools of five. Each pool is run round robin, meaning every player in the pool plays every other player once. The two players with the best records advance to the Semi-Final double elimination bracket.

Semi-Final Bracket

Once all the pools have been run, the top two players from each pool are placed in a double elimination bracket. The top eight players from this bracket advance to the tournament finals.

Once the bracket has run down to the final six players, play is suspended for the Tournament Finals.

Tournament Finals

The Finals are basically a continuation of the Semi-Final Bracket. The Finals end when all but one player has been eliminated.