Pre-Quarterfinals

1. Pre-Quarterfinal matchups are predefined based on final league rankings. Example: Pre-Q1 = Rank 3 vs. Rank 14, Pre-Q2 = Rank 4 vs. Rank 13, and so on.
2. If a team scheduled for the first Pre-Q slot played in the last slot the previous night, that game will be moved to one of the next two time slots on the same ground, decided by a toss.
3. If this situation happens on both grounds, each ground will have its own separate toss. There is no swapping between grounds — every team stays on its originally assigned ground.
4. For Quarterfinal seeding/standings, only the NRR from the Pre-Quarterfinal game will be considered.

Quarterfinals

1. Quarterfinal matchups are also predefined based on rankings. Example: QF1 = Rank 1 vs. Rank 8, QF2 = Rank 2 vs. Rank 7.
2. The schedule is designed to minimize back-to-back games for Pre-Q winners. If a team is scheduled to play back-to-back:
   • First, we try to swap that Quarterfinal with a later/night game on the same ground.
   • If that swap would cause the newly-moved teams to also play back-to-back, then a Quarterfinal from the other ground will be moved into the earlier slot instead.
3. For Semifinal seeding/standings, only the NRR from the Quarterfinal game will be considered.