Playoff Bracket — Format

Format rules

• Losers Bracket matches (Prelim, LB R1–R5, LSF) are single game (Bo1). Winners Bracket matches (WB R1, QF, SF) are Best of 3. Both Finals (WB Final, LB Final) are Best of 5
• 24 players. Seeds 1-16 enter the Winners Bracket. Seeds 17-24 play the Prelim round to fill four Losers Bracket R1 spots
• Chalk-match WB R1 losers (seeds 1v16, 4v13, 2v15, 3v14) drop to LB R1 and face Prelim survivors
• Tight-match WB R1 losers (seeds 8v9, 5v12, 7v10, 6v11) get a round of rest and enter at LB R2
• Losers from WB QF, SF, and Final drop into LB R3, LB R5, and LB Final respectively
• Three prizes, all decided by the LB Final: WB Final winner = 1st, LB Final winner = 2nd, LB Final loser = 3rd. There is no grand-final reset
• Minimum matches per player: 2. Maximum matches (LB run from Prelim): 8