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Third tie-breaker: head-to-head point
differential.

Fourth tie-breaker: point differential
against next-highest team. (Example: If the
teams are tied for second, use point
differentials against the first-place team.)

12.C.4. Pool Play. The participants are divided into
two or more player pools. Each pool plays a
round robin to determine the qualifiers
that put the players into a single-
elimination or double-elimination playoff.

12. D. Draws and Seeding. A draw and seeding committee
12. E. shall be appointed by the tournament director to rank
12. F. the players and teams and set up a fair draw for each
event.
12. G.
Notice of Matches. It is the responsibility of each player
to check the posted schedules to determine the time
and place of each match. If any change is made in the
schedule after the initial posting, the tournament
director or his or her designated representative shall
notify the players of the changes.

Forfeited Matches. A player or team forfeiting a match
for any reason shall lose the match as if that player or
team lost all games of that match. Therefore, the other
player or team wins the match as if that player or team
won all games of that match. The winning player or
team shall receive the appropriate point score and/or
advance to the next level.

Two‐Match Minimum. In all USAPA-/IFP-sanctioned
tournaments, each entrant shall be entitled to

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