Dates and Format

Who can enter: All players from all around the world from beginners to Masters.

Teams: This is a team competition. Each team will have 5 players. Preferably teams will have 5 players from the same country. If this is not possible (because there are not more players from any country, or not enough to make another team from a given country) players will be put in a "Rest of World/Europe/America" team (ROW/ROE/ROA). ROW/ROE/ROA teams are selected by the OC following different criteria: ELO ranking, geographic proximity, etc. No one should be left out from the competition.

Entries Close: February 14.

Draw: As soon as possible after entries have closed and teams have been assigned.

1st Phase/Group Phase: From February to April 9th.

The format for Phase 1 will be a group phase. The number of groups will depend on the number of teams that enter the competition. During this phase players must play 3 games against each opponent.

K.O. Phase and Finals: April 10th to May 10th.

The KO will start with L4. During the K.O. players will need to play 6 games against their opponent.