Open qualifiers (September 20-23):

• 2 qualification rounds;
• 1 winner from each open qualifier in Western Europe advances to the next stage;
• Single Elimination bracket;
• Matches are best of 1, starting from the semi-finals they are best of 3.

Closed qualifiers (September 24-26):

• Double Elimination bracket;
• Grand final is best of 5, all other matches are best of 3;
• The top two teams qualify for the tournament.