Top 8 Division
Format
The Top 8 Division is a 8-person Double Elimination bracket determined by the 4 players receiving a bye from the Super Upper Division and the 4 players promoted from the Super Upper Division.
For Winners Final, Losers Semifinal, Losers Final, and Grand Finals, matches are Best of 7.
All other matches are Best of 5.
Song Pool Probabilities
| Round Title | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners Semi Finals | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Winners Final | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Losers Round 1 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Losers Quarter Finals | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Losers Semi Finals | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Losers Final | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Grand Finals | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Match Procedures
Best of 5 Match Procedure
- Both players will write down 3 pocket picks each privately. (See Pocket Picks for more details about selection.)
- TO asks the higher seed whether to ban 1st, pick 2nd (PO1) OR ban 2nd, pick 1st (PO2).
- TO assigns the lower seed the option the higher seed did not pick.
- TO asks both players to reveal their pocket picks.
- Each player will pick one of their opponent’s pocket picks to play for the set. These will be the first two songs of the set.
- The TO will now draw 9 songs. The first two songs in the draw will be replaced by the players’ pocket picks.
- If both players agree, they can redraw the songs once. Otherwise, keep the draw as is.
- Players will now execute their preferences: PO1 Ban, PO2 Ban, PO2 Pick, PO1 Pick
- Players play the songs in this order: Pocket Pick 1, Pocket Pick 2, PO2 Pick, PO1 Pick, then the remaining leftmost song in the Card Draw.
Best of 7 Match Procedure
- Both players will write down 5 pocket picks each privately. (See Pocket Picks for more details about selection.)
- TO asks the higher seed whether to ban 1st, pick 2nd (PO1) OR ban 2nd, pick 1st (PO2).
- TO assigns the lower seed the option the higher seed did not pick.
- TO asks both players to reveal their pocket picks.
- Each player will pick 2 of their opponent’s pocket picks to play for the set. These will be the first two songs of the set.
- The TO will now draw 11 songs. The first 4 songs in the draw will be replaced by the players’ pocket picks.
- If both players agree, they can redraw the songs once. Otherwise, keep the draw as is.
- Players will now execute their preferences: PO1 Ban, PO2 Ban, PO2 Pick, PO1 Pick
- Players play the songs in this order: Pocket Pick 1, Pocket Pick 2, PO2 Pick, PO1 Pick, then the remaining 3 songs leftmost to right in the Card Draw.