Four groups of six players played out in round robin format.
All matches best of 3.
First place in each group advances directly to the Quarterfinals.
Second and third place in each group advance to the Round of 12.
Ties broken in the following order: Overall matches won Overall map score difference Matches won among tied players Map score difference among tied players Tie-breaker match Coin toss
On March 01 2018 04:18 pvsnp wrote: I still can't believe a coin flip actually decided the fate of players in a serious tournament. Just have them play a Bo1 for god's sake.
That's what they do before the coin flip. Coin flip is the last resort when everything else led to ties.