The six qualified players join 10 invited players in a 16-player double-elimination bracket.
Matches consist of a 30-minute countdown clock, except for Winners Semifinals, Winners Final, and Grand Final matches that last 45 minutes (Grand Final reset is still 30 minutes long).
Games are in the 1+0 time control.
Players earn 1 point for a win, 0.5 points for a draw, and 0 points for a draw.
The higher-seeded player starts with White, and colors alternate after each game.
A player must have a two-point advantage at the end of the match to win.
If neither player is ahead by two points at the end of the match, players keep playing until one of them gets a two-point advantage.
If neither player achieves the two-point advantage by the sixth additional game:
The player currently in the lead wins the match.
If the match is tied, the first player to win a game is declared the winner.
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