Competition Format

A balanced draw

The 20 teams are seeded using season points before the event, the previous season, or entered initial scores. Each of five blocks receives one team ranked 1–5, 6–10, 11–15 and 16–20. Every block’s rank sum must fall between 39 and 45.

Opening games pair the first and third quartiles, then the second and fourth, as in the active competition sheet. The draw is previewed before saving.

Four sections, 39 games

Winners and losers advance automatically through sections A, B, C and D. The five qualifiers in each of A, C and D are reseeded by button results for the playoffs. Section B receives losers from the early A playoff games.

The initial schedule uses the Boucherville three-day, five-sheet time slots. The organizer must review and adapt it to each host club.