Tournament path

The format

Three phases take 16 teams to one champion. Here is how each phase works.

Phase 1 · Qualifiers
16Teams
Best-of-3
4 groups of 4 teams

4 groups of 4 teams. The top two of each group advance.

Phase 2 · Regular Season
8Teams
Best-of-3

League table over 7 matchdays. The top 4 move on to the playoffs.

Phase 3 · Playoffs
4Teams
Best-of-5

Final Four in a knockout format. One lost series ends the season.

Final
1Champion
Best-of-5

The winner of the Final Four receives the ROS Trophy.

Phase 1

Qualifiers

16 teams play in four groups of four. The top 2 of each group advance, the others are eliminated.

  • FormatGroup stage
  • SeriesBest-of-3
  • Advancing8 teams (top 2 per group)
  • MatchdaysThursday to Sunday

Group A

  1. 1 1st place · advances
  2. 2 2nd place · advances
  3. 3 3rd place
  4. 4 4th place

Group B

  1. 1 1st place · advances
  2. 2 2nd place · advances
  3. 3 3rd place
  4. 4 4th place

Group C

  1. 1 1st place · advances
  2. 2 2nd place · advances
  3. 3 3rd place
  4. 4 4th place

Group D

  1. 1 1st place · advances
  2. 2 2nd place · advances
  3. 3 3rd place
  4. 4 4th place

Phase 2

Regular Season

The 8 qualified teams play a league table over 7 matchdays. The top 4 reach the playoffs.

  • FormatLeague table
  • SeriesBest-of-3
  • Matchdays7, each on a Saturday
  • AdvancingTop 4
Layout of the league table with 8 places
PlaceResult
1 Playoffs
2 Playoffs
3 Playoffs
4 Playoffs
5 Season over
6 Season over
7 Season over
8 Season over

Phase 3

Playoffs · Final Four

The top 4 play a knockout bracket, all series as best-of-5. Lose a series and you are out. The winner of the final receives the ROS Trophy.

Ready?

Check the schedule

Kick-off times and backup dates for Qualifiers and Regular Season.

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