Tournament Format
Twelve participating teams: Eight teams are seeded into the group stage to qualify, and the remaining four are seeded directly into the playoffs bracket.
Group Stage:
Round robin with Best-of-One matches. The top four teams advance to the playoffs.
Playoffs:
Double elimination bracket. Upper bracket matches and Cons. final are Best-of-Three, lower bracket matches are Best-of-One, and grand finals is Best-of-Five.