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Match Rules

  • Matches are played as a best-of-three.

  • The first team to win two games wins the match.

  • You must ALWAYS have a drink in your hand

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Home & Away

  • Home team for Game 1 is determined by Rock, Paper, Scissors.

  • Home and Away automatically alternate each game.

    • Game 1 – Winner of Rock, Paper, Scissors is Home

    • Game 2 – Home and Away switch

    • Game 3 – Switch back to the original Home team

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Overtime

  • If both teams finish regulation tied at 21–21, the game enters overtime.

  • You can NOT go over 21 ("win by 2" does not apply in Kan Jam).  Going over 21 reverts your score to 11, and the other team begins their turn

  • Each overtime inning works like regulation:

    • Away throws

    • Home receives an equal opportunity

  • Play continues until one team wins an inning.

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Group Play

  • All teams will be placed into three groups of five teams.

  • During group play, each team will play one best-of-three match against every other team in its group, for a total of four matches.

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Group Play Scoring

  • Teams earn tournament points based on the outcome of each best-of-three match:

    • Win 2-0 | 3 Points

    • Win 2-1 | 2 Points

    • Lose 1-2 | 1 Point

    • Lose 0-2 | None

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Time Limits

  • Group play matches are scheduled in 30-minute windows:

    • 25-minute match cap

    • 5-minute transition between matches

  • Matches may begin early if both teams are present and a court becomes available.

  • Please pay attention to the Up Next display throughout the day.

  • If the time limit is reached prior to finishing a match, teams are awarded points based only on finished games:

    • 1 Win | 1 Point​

    • 1 Win, 1 Loss | 1 Point

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Group Standings

  • Teams will be ranked using the following tiebreakers:

  1. Tournament Points

  2. Head-to-Head Result

  3. Game Differential (Games Won − Games Lost)

  4. Point Differential

  5. Total Points Scored

  6. 1 Game to 11 Points (if still tied)

  • Standings will update throughout the day and be displayed on the event TV.

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Advancement to Knockout Round

  • The top teams from each group, along with wildcard teams (8 total), will advance to the Championship Bracket, a single elimination tournament

  • Final seeding will be based on group performance.

  • The exact bracket will be revealed immediately following group play.

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