Tournament:Smash World Tour 2021 Championships: Difference between revisions

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==Format==
==Format==
There is a robin robin Group Stage and a final double elimination Championship Bracket for each game. The 40 players are divided in eight round robin groups, with each one including a player from the [[Tournament:Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier|Last Chance Qualifier]]. The first placing player of each group is sent winners' side of the Championship Bracket, while second and third placing player of each group is sent losers' side of the Championship Bracket. The Top 24 will play in the Championship Bracket in a double elimination format. All sets are best of 5, in both the Group Stage and Championship Bracket.
There is a robin robin Group Stage and a final double elimination Championship Bracket for each game. The 40 players are divided in eight round robin groups, with each one including a player from the [[Tournament:Smash World Tour 2021 Last Chance Qualifier|Last Chance Qualifier]]. The first placing player of each group is sent winners' side of the Championship Bracket, while second and third placing player of each group is sent losers' side of the Championship Bracket. The Top 24 will play in the Championship Bracket in a double elimination format. All sets are best of 5, in both the Group Stage and Championship Bracket.
The Last Chance Qualifier on December 17th will be played up until top 8 and not play out the top 8 bracket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VGBC_GimR/status/1461089740183199753|title=There isn't a top 8 bracket for the LCQ}}</ref> Four sets in group are played on December 17th during Phase 1 of the Last Chance Qualifier: Seed #1 vs. #3, #1 vs. #4, #2 vs. #3, and #2 vs. #4. The remaining six sets (Seed #1 vs. #2, Seed #3 vs. #4, and the Last Chance Qualifier player's four sets) are played on December 18th. Winners' Quarters, Losers' Round 1, and Losers' Round 2 of the Championship Bracket are played on December 18th. The Championship Bracket will be played to completion on December 19th, starting with Winners' Semis and Losers' Top 12.


In the event of a tie in a Group Stage round robin, the following tiebreakers will be applied, in the following order:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smashworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SWT-2021-Rulebook-with-LCQ.pdf|title=SWT 2021 Rulebook}}</ref>
In the event of a tie in a Group Stage round robin, the following tiebreakers will be applied, in the following order:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smashworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SWT-2021-Rulebook-with-LCQ.pdf|title=SWT 2021 Rulebook}}</ref>
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