• Round Robin format; • all matches are best-of-3; • top 4 teams advance to the Elite Group; • remaining teams move to the Contender Group.
Regular Season Phase 2:
• Round Robin format; • all matches are best-of-3; • 6 teams qualify for the playoffs; • top 2 teams from the Elite Group secure Upper Bracket spots; • the remaining 2 Elite Group teams and the top 2 Contender Group teams start in the Lower Bracket; • bottom 2 teams drop to Relegation.
Playoffs:
• Double Elimination bracket; • all matches are best-of-5.