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Tournament Format

Qualification
Primary entry, 6 games
Re-entries, 6 games
 
Desperado Squads
Desperado squad 1 and 2, 1 game
 
48 players will qualify for the final steps
A: 2 players from a separate standing in squad 1-4 (Saturday-Sunday 3-4 May)
B: 2 players from desperado 1 (Sunday 4 May)
C: Players positioned 1-38 in the qualification standing
D: Players positioned 1-6 in desperado 2 (Saturday 10 May)
 
Players are qualified from the categories in the order C-A-B-D, which means:
If any player qualifies both from A and C, then the next positioned in the A-standing will qualify.
If any players qualifies both from B and C, then the next positioned in the B-standing will qualify.
 
Seeding for the final step 1-4
Players positioned 1-8 in the qualification standing (C) will qualify for the final step 4
Players positioned 9-18 in the qualification standing (C) will qualify for the final step 3
Players positioned 19-28 in the qualification standing (C) will qualify for the final step 2
All other qualified from A, B, C and D are qualified for the final step 1
 
Final step 1
20 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-10 is qualified for the final step 2
Players positioned 11-20 will be ranked 39-48
 
Final step 2
20 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-10 is qualified for the final step 3
Players positioned 11-20 will be ranked 29-38
 
Final step 3
20 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-10 is qualified for the final step 4
Players positioned 11-20 will be ranked 19-28
 
Final step 4
18 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-8 is qualified for the final step 5
Players positioned 9-18 will be ranked 9-18
 
Final step 5
8 players will play 4 games starting from scratch
Players positioned 1-4 is qualified for the final step 6, seeded 1-4
Players positioned 5-8 will be ranked 5-8
 
 
Final step 6
Two matches over two games, total pin fall
The matching is seeded 1 vs. seeded 4 and seeded 2 vs. seeded 3
The winners are qualified for the final step 7
The losers will be ranked 3-4 according to their seeding
 
Final step 7
Two matches over two games, total pin fall
The loser will be ranked 2
The winner will be ranked 1