Qualifications (round 1-6) 4 groups of 20 players, 8 rounds, IFPA scoring (same rules as IFPA18)
Qualifications (round 7-8) 4 groups of 20 players, 8 rounds, IFPA scoring (same rules as IFPA18)
Top 32 advance, top 8 double, 9-16 single bye
Finals (round 1) Seeds 17-32: 8 x 2 player, head to head, best of 7
Finals (round 2) Winners of round 1 + seeds 9-16: 8 x 2 players, head to head, best of 7
Finals (round 3) Winners of round 2 + seeds 1-8: 8 x 2 players, head to head, best of 7
Finals (round 4) - Elite 8 Winners of round 3: 4 x 2 players, head to head, best of 7
Finals (round 5) - Final 4 Winners of round 4: 2 x 2 players, head to head, best of 7
Final Winners of round 5: 1 x 2 players, head to head, best of 7
Bronze match Losers of round 5: 1 x 2 player, head to head, best of 3