x - clinched playoff spot to Championship
h - championship host
If two or more teams are tied, the following criteria will be applied, in order:
- The team having the best ratio of won/lost matches, considering matches between the tied teams, will be ranked higher;
- The team having the best ratio of won/lost sets, considering matches played be-tween the tied teams, will be ranked higher;
- The team having the best ratio of won/lost sets, considering all matches of the round, will be ranked higher;
- The team having the best ratio of points for/against, considering sets played between the tied teams, will be ranked higher;
- The team having the best ratio of points for/against, considering all sets played during the round, will be ranked higher;
- As determined by the Organizing Committee (e.g. extra set, toss of coin, etc.)
When you apply this rule to break a tie you should follow this sequence:
- When two teams are tied, the tie-breaking criteria are applied one after the other until the tie has been broken.
- When three or more teams are tied, the tie-breaking criteria are applied one after the other until all the tied teams have been ranked.
Note: This means that if there is a tie among teams X, Y and Z and criteria “b” is able to determine X as first, Y as second and Z as third, then no further criteria are to be used. The tie is broken.
However, if criteria ‘b’ determines the seeding/ranking of any of the tied teams, then the remaining teams which are still tied will use criteria ‘c’ and so on to determine their seeding/ranking. Do not start at ‘a’ again. Continue through the sequence of criteria using the results of teams x, y, and z for criteria‘d’.
All Championship games will be played at the Championship host facility. The Elite 8 tournament format will be an 8 team, Oregon draw. Bracket 1 (Games 1 & 2) and bracket 2 (Games 3 & 4) may be swapped pending the placement of the host team in the standings. The host has the choice to play Game #3 or Game #4 on day 1.
Day 1
Bracket 1
- Game 1 - North #3 vs South #2
- Game 2 - South #4 vs North #1
Bracket 2
- Game 3 - South #3 vs North #2
- Game 4 - North #4 vs South #1
Day 2
- Game 5 - Loser G1 vs Loser G2
- Game 6 - Loser G3 vs Loser G4
- Game 7 - Winner G1 vs Winner G2
- Game 8 - Winner G3 vs Winner G4
Day 3
- Game 9 - Winner G5 vs Winner G6
- Bronze - Loser G7 vs Loser G8
- Gold - Winner G7 vs Winner G8