Modeled after the college “dual” style, this tournament format is different than most. Here’s how it works:

• Players find a partner and will be placed on a “big” team through a draft.

• “Big” teams are composed of three pairs each.

• Each gender will have 6 “big” teams.

• Once “big” teams are created, teams are seeded based on points. Same goes for the “big” team seeding.

• Dual-style match play: whichever “big” team wins at least two out of three matches wins each dual.

• The 1 seed plays the other team’s 1 seed, the 2 plays the 2, and the 3 plays the 3.

• “Big” teams are assigned a t-shirt color.