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. WB Final is 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 and SF drop into LB R3 and LB R5 respectively
• Three prizes: WB Final winner = 1st, WB Final loser = 2nd, LB SF winner = 3rd. No grand-final reset
• Minimum matches per player: 2. Maximum matches (LB run from Prelim): 7