Qualifying will be from 4 pm until 8 pm. The qualifying format will be "best game" on Elvis, AC/DC, Metallica, Iron Maiden and The Beatles, with the player's best 3 of the 5 counting. Each player will be limited to two attempts on each machine. At 8 pm, the top 8* qualifiers will go on to to a 3-game semifinal match in two groups of 4, and then two from each group will go to finals and play a 3-game final match.

*If there are under 16 eligible players, defined as people who put in at least two qualifying games, this number will change so that half or fewer qualify.