Monster Smash

Formats

The 5.0 division used double elimination when a bracket had at least seven teams, with best two-of-three games to 11, win by two.

Divisions 3.0 through 4.5 used round robin play. Game targets varied by bracket size.

Bracket sizes & game targets

• 10+ teams: split into pools; one game to 15, win by two against each pool opponent. The top two per pool advanced.
• 8–9 teams: one game to 11, win by two.
• 7 teams or fewer: one game to 15, win by two.
• Brackets with fewer than 10 teams had no pool play.

Playoffs & medals

• Top two teams from each pool advanced when pool play was used.
• Semi-final winners advanced to medal matches.
• Bronze: one game to 15, win by two.
• Gold: best two-of-three games to 11, win by two.

IFP tie-breakers

• Head-to-head matches won
• Total point differential
• Head-to-head point differential
• Point differential against the next-highest team

Player responsibility

A singles player was registered only after registration and fees were complete. In doubles, both partners had to register and pay. A team could be moved to the waitlist when a partner had not completed registration. Players were responsible for meeting all requirements.