Royal Palms Chicago
1750 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
Cost is $50.00
per Player
Additional Information:
Overview: The Challenge Division is tailored for experienced players who possess a high level of skill and a strong competitive drive. It's where ILSA members can come together to test their abilities, strategize, and vie for victory in a format more geared towards national tournaments.
Pricing: Entry fee is $50 with at least half of which goes towards prizes and payouts. Each player is guaranteed 9 games for the season
Schedule:
Round 1: April 15th - April 28th to complete 2 games
Round 2: April 29th - May 12th to complete 2 games
Round 3: May 13th - May 26th to complete 2 games
Round 4: May 27th - June 9th to complete 2 games
Tie-Breaker Round: June 10th - June 20th to complete 1 game and a speed shuffle
Playoffs: June 21st - June 30th to play out the single elimination bracket. We will try to schedule and play out either the Final 4 or 8 on the same day
League Format: New Format! In the Challenge division, we will now be running a modified Swiss format. It offers a dynamic and fair system by matching players with similar records against each other. The Swiss Format will minimize the impact of individual match outcomes on the overall tournament standings and will put more emphasis on encouraging highly competitive matches during the regular season
Regular Season
There will be four rounds in the regular season
For each round, you’ll be placed into groups of three players and have two weeks to self-schedule and complete your games against your two opponents
The first round pools will be determined by ELO. Each round going forward, you will be placed into groups with the same or similar records. For example if you go 2-0 in Round 1, you’ll be placed into a group in Round 2 with players that also went 2-0
Tie-Breaker Round
After four rounds of the regular season, there will be ties in the final standings.
Each player will be scheduled one additional game against a player they finished tied with
In addition, each player will also perform a speed shuffle with their scheduled opponent
Both the game results and speed shuffle will be applied to determine seeding within ties in the final standings. This game will not count towards your W/L record for the season.
Playoff Bracket
8 to 16 players will advance into a single elimination bracket, exact number of players will be determined by number of entries for the season and final regular season records
The first round or two will be self-scheduled, just like group play
As we get into later round of playoffs, we’ll attempt to get all remaining players to finish the bracket on the same day/evening
There will be no consolation bracket
Game Format: Each matchup will be one 16-frame game with players switching colors after the 8th frame
Cash Prizes will be awarded to the top 4 players in the playoff bracket. Exact amounts will be determined after registration closes
1st Place will also get their name put on our Championship Singles League Trophy
Pins will be awarded to the top three players in the playoff bracket
ILSA Points will be awarded in the main bracket based on the number of players, as per our Points Document
We’ll also be rewarding the top regular season finisher in the Challenge Division! Whoever finishes 1st after all rounds of the regular season will receive the SURVIVOR award. This player will receive a prize at the commission’s discretion based off number of participants for the season
