§ 4 – The individual rounds

(1) Every round is played as a mini-tournament.

(2) The tournament style is determined by the number of players participating:

1. With 2-7 participants, the tournament will be played in a “Round Robin”-format (everyone plays everyone at one point).

2. With 8 or more participants, the tournament will be played in a K.-o.-format with single elimination. The seat every runner starts on is completely random.

3. Exceptions to No. 1 + 2 can be made, but have to be explicitly mentioned in the category poll.

(3) Depending on the category, every match can either be a “single run” or in a “First to x” format. How any category is played will be clarified in the poll.

(4) Matches must be scheduled within a specific time period:

1. In a “Round Robin”-tournament, matches can be played whenever in the month, but the scheduling of matches must be done until the 21st day of the month.

2. In a K.-o.-tournament, the timeframe a match must be played depends on the number of rounds:

a. In a tournament with 3 rounds, every round has to be finished within 9 days.

b. In a tournament with 4 rounds, every round has to be finished within 7 days.

c. In a tournament with 5 rounds, every round has to be finished within 6 days.

d. In a tournament with 6 rounds, every round has to be finished within 5 days.

e. If more than 64 runners register, the number of rounds is limited to 6 and matches with more than 2 runners will take place.

If the upper mentioned arrangements cannot be met, the league coordinators will try to find an individual solution. If none can be found, a winner of a match will be decided by the league coordinators. This decision should include a reasoning (e.g. what player made multiple efforts to play, etc…) and may not be disputed by the involved runners.

(5) The placement of every runner in a tournament is determined the following way:

1. In a “Round Robin”-tournament, the placement is determined by the number of wins and losses accumulated. If two or more players tie, the order of these runners will be influenced by how they did in the match(es) they have played each other:

a. If the category is played as a “single run”, these runners’ times in the match(es) they have played each other are compared.

b. If the category is played as a “First to x”, the number of points a runner was able to get in the match(es) they have played is authoritative.

2. In a K.-o.-tournament, the placement is determined by how far a runner made it in the tournament.

a. If multiple runners get knocked out in the same round, the order of these runners will be influenced by how they did in a direct comparison.

aa. If the category is played as a “single run”, these runners’ times from the round they were knocked out are compared.

bb. If the category is played as a “First to x”, the number of points a runner was able to get in the round he got knocked out is authoritative.

b. Runners getting knocked out in the semi-finals will play a match for 3rd place and not get compared as described under letter a.