Playoff Format

Playoff Format

A. Qualifying.

After the regular season is complete, each player will have a total number of league points accumulated for the ten weeks. This will be the total of regular points plus bonus points. Depending on the total number of players in the league, anywhere from 2 to 6 players in each division will advance to the playoffs. The playoffs will then determine the A and B division champions.

B. Lateness / Absence

Play will begin promptly at 7:15 PM. Players who qualify for the playoffs will be given a 15 minute grace period. After the grace period, if the player is not in attendance, the first runner up for that division’s playoffs will automatically advance to the playoffs.

If a player notifies the Commissioner in advance that he or she will be unable to attend playoff night, every attempt will be made to reschedule the playoff tournament, if possible. If it is not possible, based on other players’ schedules, etc., then the playoffs will go ahead as planned using the runner-up player as the alternate.

C. Format

For all round(s):

1) The players will start in reverse order (in Round 1 only) in which they came in after week 10 of the season (i.e., the person who came in first goes last when the first game is played).

2) All games that were used in the league will be played in the playoff round(s). If a game(s) should be out of commission or breaks down during the round, then another game(s) that has been used or that will be used in the round so as to keep the number of games played the same. So if 7 games were used in the league, then 7 games will be used in the playoff round(s) and if one of those 7 games is out of order on playoff night, then one game will have to be played twice to keep the number of games played at 7. The Commissioner will pick the first game to be played at random and the last place player for the previous game picks the next game to play. If a second round is played (the finals), then the players in that round play their first game in reverse order of how they placed in the semifinals (1^st round). The Commissioner will pick the starting game for the finals as well.

3) The games are played and scored otherwise as if it were a non-playoff game, except that Match Bonus Points are not given out.

4) The following table details how many players will make it to the first playoff round (the Finals for a one round playoff) based on how many players are still in the league at the end of Week 5 of the season and if there is a second week of playoffs (which would be the Finals while the first round would then be the Semifinals).

Number of Players in the league at the end of Week 5	Number of Players in each Playoff Round Round 1 Div A Round 2 Div A Round 1 Div B Round 2 Div B
<8	No Playoffs. The 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and maybe 4^th place persons after Week 10 is complete will be declared the winners of the league for the season.
8	One Round: The top 2 players compete head to head for 1^st and 2^nd place winners of the Division.		One Round: The top 2 players compete head to head for 1^st and 2^nd place winners of the Division.
9	One Round: The top 2 players compete head to head for 1^st and 2^nd place winners of the Division.		One Round: The top 3 players compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division.
10-14	One Round: The top 3 players compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division.		One Round: The top 3 players compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division.
15	One Round: The top 3 players compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division.		Semifinals: The top 4 players play and the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place players in this Round play in the finals.	Finals: The players from the Semifinals compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division.
16	Semifinals: The top 4 players play and the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place players in this Round play in the finals.	Finals: The players from the Semifinals compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division.	Semifinals: The top 4 players play and the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place players in this Round play in the finals.	Finals: The players from the Semifinals compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division.
17	Semifinals: The top 4 players play and the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place players in this Round play in the finals.	Finals: The players from the Semifinals compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division.	Semifinals: The top 5 players play as follows: 2 groups are formed: 5 vs. 1 and 4 vs. 3&2. The winner of 5 vs. 1 and the 1^st and 2^nd place winners of 4 vs. 3&2 go on to the finals.	Finals: The 3 players from the Semifinals compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division.
18-20	Semifinals: The top 5 players play as follows: 2 groups are formed: 1 vs. 5 and 3 vs. 2&4. The winner of 1 vs. 5 and the 1^st and 2^nd place winners of 3 vs. 2&4 go on to the finals.	Finals: The 3 players from the Semifinals compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division.	Semifinals: The top 5 players play as follows: 2 groups are formed: 5 vs. 1 and 4 vs. 3&2. The winner of 5 vs. 1 and the 1^st and 2^nd place winners of 4 vs. 3&2 go on to the finals.	Finals: The 3 players from the Semis compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division. The starting order is deter-mined by each player’s TLP from the Semis with the top TLP going last.
21-22	Semifinals: The top 5 players play as follows: 2 groups are formed: 5 vs. 1 & 4 vs. 3&2. The winner of 5 vs. 1 and the 1^st and 2^nd place winners of 4 vs. 3&2 go on to the finals.	Finals: The 3 players from the Semifinals compete for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of the Division. The starting order is determined by the TLP of each player from the Semis with the highest TLP going last.	Semifinals: The top 6 players play as follows: 2 groups are formed: 6 vs. 5&1 and 4 vs. 3&2. The 1^st and 2^nd place winners of 6 vs. 5&1 and the 1^st and 2^nd place winners of 4 vs. 3&2 go on to the finals.	Finals: The 4 players from the Semifinals compete for 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th place winners of the Division. The starting order is deter-mined by the TLP of each player from the Semis with the highest TLP going last.
23-24	Semifinals: The top 6 players play as follows: 2 groups are formed: 6 vs. 5&1 and 4 vs. 3&2. The 1^st and 2^nd place winners of 6 vs. 5&1 and the 1^st and 2^nd place winners of 4 vs. 3&2 go on to the finals.	Finals: The 4 players from the Semifinals compete for 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th place winners of the Division. The starting order is deter-mined by the TLP of each player from the Semis with the highest TLP going last.	Semifinals: The top 6 players play as follows: 2 groups are formed: 6 vs. 5&1 and 4 vs. 3&2. The 1^st and 2^nd place winners of 6 vs. 5&1 and the 1^st and 2^nd place winners of 4 vs. 3&2 go on to the finals.	Finals: The 4 players from the Semifinals compete for 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th place winners of the Division. The starting order is deter-mined by the TLP of each player from the Semis with the highest TLP going last.

D. Miscellaneous

The playoff round(s) will be likely take longer than a typical league night. Plan on staying as long as it takes!