There will be 4 prelim rounds.
I guarantee nothing when it comes to the number of aff rounds/neg rounds.
Each round, you will have a choice between 2 or 3 cases (not yours).
Pairings will be random.
Rounds will not be power matched because I’m making the pairings beforehand or chaos will ensue.
Because rounds are not power matched, records can vary wildly. Additionally, some people can attend prelims and not elims. This affects how we handle breaks:
We will always hold semis: 2–2 will break until we have 4 people who go 3–1 or better and can attend elims.
With 5–11 people who go 3–1 or better and can attend elims, we will run partial or full quarters. If there are more than 8 people, not all 3–1s will break.
With 12+ people who go 3–1 or better and can attend elims, we will run partial or full octos.
All 4–0s will break: In the unlikely (though mathematically possible) case that more than 8 people go 4–0, we will hold partial octos.
# of wins
# of times your cases win
# of times your cases lose
Speaker points, drop high/low
Speaker points, total.
Because seeding depends on how cases perform, even if you yourself may not be breaking, how you do still affects the bracket based on the cases you run and if you win or lose!