[crAzerk]

Will make a better post with everything once format is settled and I know when's match day/time + submission info (when to submit matchups by, etc)

And ok fml i typed a long post with everythign and everything got lost cos it logged me out FK. ok retyping now.

Just going to label them Tier 1-5 without hte 2A 2B things

T1 - 10 teams
T2 - 10
T3 - 10
T4 - 14
T5 - 11

Round 1

• T3, T4, T5 play in a Ro32 knockout format, random seeding
• 6 teams play an extra game. Let's call these 6 teams [X]
• 16 teams advance

Round 2

• T1 v T2, random seeding.
• 10 winning teams will advance to Round 4, 10 losing teams advance to Round 3.

Round 3

• 16 teams from Round 1 and 10 losing teams from Round 2 are combined to play a Ro32 knockout format (random seeding)
• 6 teams get a walkover. Any [X] will be given a walkover.
• 16 teams advance.

Round 4

• 16 teams from Round 3 and 10 winning teams from Round 2 are combined to play a Ro32 knockout format (random seeding)
• 6 teams get a walkover. Any team given walkover before is not eligible for this walkover. League table toppers are seeded into this 6 teams.
• 16 teams advance

Round 5
Ro16 knockout format, play till there are 4 teams left. Random seeding.

Playoffs
Final 4 compete in a showdown for positioning. Semis -> Finals + 3rd and 4th


I tried to avoid the seeding based on league table thing because it is highly problematic. (e.g. unfair due to fixtures favouring certain teams, ties, etc) Should I completely remove it?

Other thoughts?

(Due to the odd number we have, there are bound to be walkovers)