[SSL]Sonic 7th BJStarleague

The Round of 32 is played online, with eight groups of four, each group split over two days. The format is the Dual Tournament format, a small double elimination type of format. To advance, a player needs to grab two set victories (by 2-0 or 2-1, or 3-x) before he gets two set losses (by 0-2 or 1-2, or x-3). The first two sets, Winners and Losers sets are Bo3, while the Final set is Bo5. Day 1 will feature the first two sets along with the Winners and Losers sets. Day 2 will feature the Final sets, and determine who is the last one of each group to advance.

Following suit, the Round of 16, four groups of four, is also played in the Dual Tournament format, but this time concentrated within one day, and all sets being Bo3. Here, the offline portion of the SSL comes into play, at Sinbal Farm (Sonic's company office), complete with a live video feed and Juice Girls. Two from each group advance.

Now that the group stages are finished, the elimination bracket of the tournament begins. The Round of 8 and Round of 4 are played in a Bo5 format, and offline at Sinbal farm. The match-ups are determined randomly at every stage of the tournament.

At the end of it all, the Grand Final and Bronze Match is held at a special offline venue, played as a Bo7 and Bo3 respectively.