• The group stage and knockout rounds with more than 8 players are played in Friend Match rooms the players create; from the quarter-finals on, in a Custom Tournament room the admins create.
• Single round-robin groups (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw); the room creator posts the room ID, and after the match either player reports the score with a screenshot while the other confirms within 5 minutes.
• Then the qualifiers play a knockout.
• No-shows lose 3-0.
• Admins or the group/room hosts have the final say on results.
• Each matchday has a results deadline; with no result by then, an admin can forfeit both players.
• Where needed to fill the bracket, the best third-placed players also go through.
• A player who doesn't play a single group match can't go through; their knockout opponent gets a bye.
