Seeding of finalist
Once all participants are finalized, the top 32 players will be seeded based on their ICS rankings position at the end of the calendar year. In the event that any players are tied with the same amount of ICS ranking points, the best IFPA ranked player will take the higher position

Part 1 – Matchplay (group of 4 players)
12 rounds will be played under PAPA scoring system (4-2-1-0)
Players with best ICS ranking will choose order of play in each game
Machine will be assigned randomly by the system

Best 16 players (or 50%) will advance to final bracket
Tie will be break by 1 game, random machine

Final bracket
Players will be seeded in a classic 16 players head to head bracket.
Best of 5 games
Players with higher ranking in Part 1 will choose machine in games 1-3 (and 5 if necessary)
Players with lower ranking in Part 1 will choose machine in game 2 (and 4 if necessary)


Winners
Trophies will be available for top 4 players