STRUCTURE
◦ THE UK ELEMENT OF THE MAD EUROPEAN OPEN IS A 3-STAGE, OPEN REGIONAL QUALIFICATION EVENT EXCLUSIVE TO MAD MEMBERS
- STAGE 1 IS AT REGIONAL LEVEL – REGIONAL QUALIFIERS ARE OPEN TO ANY MAD MEMBER REGISTERED IN THAT REGION. 4 x MAD MEMBERS PROGRESS TO
- STAGE 2 IS AT SUPER REGIONAL LEVEL – 64 QUALIFIERS ACROSS ALL 16 REGIONS COMPETE IN THIS STAGE. 4 x MAD MEMBERS PROGRESS TO THE NATIONAL FINALS STAGE ◦ THE
- FINAL STAGE IS AT NATIONAL LEVEL – 64 QUALIFIERS ACROSS ALL 16 SUPER REGIONS, ALONG WITH 64 PLAYERS FROM THE REST OF EUROPE, COMPETE IN THE FINAL STAGE TO BECOME THE MAD EUROPEAN OPEN CHAMPION
Breakdown stage 1
- EACH REGIONAL QUALIFYING EVENT HAS A £5 ENTRY FOR MAD MEMBERS ONLY ◦ TO DETERMINE THE 4 QUALIFIERS, THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR WILL ARRANGE 4 x QUALIFYING EVENTS. THESE NEEDN’T ALL BE ON THE SAME DAY / WEEKEND, BUT MUST BE COMPLETED THE CUT-OFF DATE, WHICH IS TO BE ADVISED
- MAD MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ENTER ANY NUMBER OF THE 4 x QUALIFYING EVENTS WITHIN THEIR REGISTERED REGION ONLY. HOWEVER, ONCE A MAD MEMBER HAS QUALIFIED, THEY WILL BE EXEMPT FROM ENTERING FURTHER QUALIFIERS
- THE FORMAT FOR THE REGIONAL QUALIFYING EVENTS WILL BE THE BEST OF 7 x 501 THROUGHOUT IN A SINGLE ELIMINATION OPEN KNOCKOUT
- THE QUALIFYING EVENTS WILL NOT CARRY ANY ADVERTISED PRIZE MONEY AS ADVOCATED BY MAD, AND ANY EXCESS FUNDS CAN BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT TRAVEL COSTS FOR THE 4 QUALIFIERS TO THE SUPER REGIONAL STAGE OF THE EVENT
Breakdown Stage 2
- THE SUPER REGIONAL QUALIFYING EVENT WILL BE HELD ON A SINGLE DAY AT A VENUE WITHIN THE SUPER REGION BEFORE THE CUT-OFF DATE, WHICH IS TO BE ADVISED
- THIS EVENT WILL CONTAIN THE 64 PLAYERS QUALIFIED FROM THE 16 REGIONS’ QUALIFYING EVENTS ◦ THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE
- THE 64 ENTRANTS FOR EACH SUPER REGIONAL QUALIFIER WILL BE RANDOMLY DRAWN INTO 16 ROUND ROBIN GROUPS OF 4 PLAYERS ◦ GROUP GAMES WILL BE THE BEST OF 5 x 501, WITH THE BEST 2 PLAYERS IN EACH GROUP PROGRESSING TO THE KNOCKOUT PHASE, WHERE THE GAME FORMAT WILL INCREASE TO BECOME THE BEST OF 7 x 501 THROUGHOUT
- THE BEST 2 PLAYERS FROM EACH GROUP WILL BE DETERMINED VIA MOST WINS, THEN BEST LEG DIFFERENCE, THEN HEAD-TO-HEAD RESULT. IF FURTHER SEPARATION IS REQUIRED, A SHOOTOUT WILL DETERMINE PLAYER SEPARATION IN THE GROUP
- IN THE KNOCKOUT PHASE, 3 ROUNDS WILL BE PLAYED TO LEAVE 4 PLAYERS. THESE PLAYERS WILL PROGRESS TO THE EUROPEAN FINALS
Breakdown Finals
- THE MAD EUROPEAN OPEN FINALS WILL BE HELD ON A SINGLE DAY AT A NATIONAL VENUE.
- THIS EVENT WILL CONTAIN THE 64 PLAYERS QUALIFIED FROM THE 16 SUPER REGIONS’ QUALIFYING EVENTS PLUS 64 PLAYERS FROM ACROSS EUROPE
- THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE, AND ALL PLAYERS WILL RECEIVE PRIZE MONEY
- THE 128 ENTRANTS FOR WILL BE RANDOMLY DRAWN INTO 16 ROUND ROBIN GROUPS OF 4 PLAYERS. EACH GROUP GAME WILL BE THE BEST OF 7 X 501, WITH THE BEST 2 PLAYERS IN EACH GROUP PROGRESSING TO THE KNOCKOUT PHASE, WHERE THE FORMAT WILL PROGRESSIVELY INCREASE
- THE BEST 2 PLAYERS FROM EACH GROUP WILL BE DETERMINED VIA MOST WINS, THEN BEST LEG DIFFERENCE, THEN HEAD-TO-HEAD RESULT. IF FURTHER SEPARATION IS REQUIRED, A SHOOT-OUT WILL DETERMINE PLAYER SEPARATION IN THE GROUP
Breakdown Prize fund
THE FINAL STAGE WILL CARRY THE FOLLOWING PRIZE BREAKDOWN
◦ CHAMPION - £10’000
◦ RUNNER-UP - £4’000
◦ LAST 4 – £1’500
◦ LAST 8 - £750
◦ LAST 16 - £350
◦ LAST 32 - £150
◦ LAST 64 - £75
◦ GROUP 3RD PLACE - £50
◦ GROUP 4TH PLACE - £25
Total - £30,000
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