This tournament follows a knockout-style journey with playoff qualification. Teams fight match by match, winners move ahead, and the strongest teams enter Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2 and the Grand Final.
Every match is important. A team must keep winning to stay alive in the tournament. Losing at the wrong stage can remove a team from the race, while consistent winners move closer to the trophy.
Registered teams play against each other as per the official schedule.
Match winners continue to the next stage. Losing teams are removed from that path.
The best performing teams reach the playoff stage.
The top two teams get the first chance to directly enter the Grand Final. Winner of Qualifier 1 goes straight to the Final.
Rank 3 and Rank 4 play a do-or-die match. Winner stays alive. Loser is eliminated from the tournament.
The loser of Qualifier 1 gets one more chance against the winner of Eliminator. Winner of Qualifier 2 enters the Final.
The two strongest teams meet in the Grand Final. Winner of this match becomes tournament champion.
Teams play scheduled knockout matches.
Winning teams move forward round by round.
Best teams enter Qualifier 1, Eliminator and Qualifier 2.
Final winner becomes champion of the tournament.