Round 1 

ZCS players will be randomly divided into brackets of between 8 to 14 players.  Public dice rolls will be used to randomly distribute the field into the brackets.  Each Player will play every player in their bracket a single 15-point match. .

The advancing players will be made up of an equal number from each bracket, and a number at large necessary to even out the brackets for Round 2.  Only those players who have the most wins in Round 1, and make a sincere effort to play all their matches (see Rule 8) will advance.

Ties will be resolved:

·        first totalling all the number of wins against all the other players in that tie in the same bracket.

·        second, by head to head performance.  

Round 2

ZCS players will be randomly divided into even brackets between 8 to 14 players.  Public dice rolls will be used to randomly distribute the field into the brackets.  Each Player will play every player in their bracket a single 15-point match.   

The advancing players will be made up of an equal number from each bracket, and a number at large necessary to even out the brackets for Round 3.  Only those players who have the most wins in Round 2, and make a sincere effort to play all their matches (see Rule 8) will advance.

Ties will be resolved:

·        first totalling all the number of wins against all the other players in that tie in the same bracket.

·        second, if necessary, by head to head performance.

Round 3

ZCS players will be randomly divided into two brackets of 16 players each.  Public dice rolls will be used to randomly distribute the field into the two brackets.  Each Player will play every player in their bracket a single 15-point match.   

The top 4 players in each bracket will advance to Round 4.  Advancement will be determined by the number of wins in Round 3.  Only those players who have the most wins in Round 3, and make a sincere effort to play all their matches (see Rule 8) will advance.

Ties will be resolved:

·        First by the number of wins against all the other players in that tie,

·        Second, if necessary, by head to head performance,

·        Third, if necessary, by comparison of Round 2 record.

Any remaining ties will be broken by an elimination or Round-Robin playoff.  The host and Tournament Coordinators will determine which method is more appropriate to the situation.

Replacement Players will be taken from Round 2 of the ZCS.
They will be selected from the Bracket the original player was selected.  If this is not possible they will be selected from the Overall Players, starting with the Tiebreaker Matches

Round 4 - Final Eight Elimination
The final 8 will be seeded by their weighted cumulative record from rounds 2 and 3.  (40% of Round 2 wins + 100% of the Round 3 wins).

Ties will be broken by random dice roll.

After the order is determined, the first four sets of matches will be determined as follows:

The First Seed will choose an opponent from those seeded 5th through 8th.

The Second Seed will choose an opponent from the remaining players seeded 5th through 8th.

The Third Seed will do the same.

The Fourth Seed will play the remaining player.

The Final 8 will be the best three (3) out of five (5) matches

The semi-finals will be the best  three (3) of five(5) 15-point matches. 

The finals will be the best three (3) of five(5) 17-point matches.

The final 8 of the ZCS from the current session will have the opportunity to be eligible for the next session of the ZCS.

Replacement Players will be taken from Round 3 of the ZCS.
They will be selected from the Bracket the original player was selected.  If this is not possible they will be selected from the Overall Players, starting with the Tiebreaker Matches.