Section 11.4

11.4 District Championship Playoffs

In these cases:

- Division winning ALLIANCES play each other in District Championship Playoffs, employing the brackets shown in Figure 11‑1 and Figure 11‑2 (and detailed in Table 11‑7) that corresponds to their District, until a winning ALLIANCE for the event is determined.

Figure 11‑1 4-division District Championship Playoff Bracket

Figure showing 4-division District Championship Playoff Bracket.

Figure 11‑2 2-division District Championship Playoff Bracket

Diagram showing 2-division District Championship Playoff Bracket.

Table 11‑7 District Championship 4-ALLIANCE Playoff MATCH schedule

Round	MATCH	Upper/ Lower			Gap (min)		Next MATCH (MATCH # (ALLIANCE color))
Round	MATCH	Upper/ Lower	Blue	Red	Blue	Red	Winner	Loser
1	1	Upper	B	A			M3 (R)	M4 (R)
1	2	Upper	D	C			M3 (B)	M4 (B)
15-minute break
2	3	Upper	W2	W1	17m	24m	M6 (R)	M5 (R)
2	4	Lower	L2	L1	24m	31m	M5 (B)
15-minute break
3	5	Lower	W4	L3	17m	24m	M6 (B)
15-minute break
Finals	6		W5	W3	17m	44m	M7	M7
15-minute break
Finals	7		W5	W3	17m	17m	M8*	M8*
15-minute break
Finals	8*		W5	W3	17m	17m

* if required

- Each team on a Champion ALLIANCE of a 2-Division District Championship Playoff tournament earns 10 points.

- For a 4-Division District Championship Playoff tournament, each team on a Champion ALLIANCE earns 20 points and each team on a Finalist ALLIANCE receives 10 points.

- If any of these ALLIANCES has recruited a BACKUP TEAM, these points are divided amongst the teams as described in section 11.1.3 Playoff Performance.

- If an ALLIANCE in a District Championship Playoff has not yet recruited a BACKUP TEAM per section 10.6.3 BACKUP TEAMS, the ALLIANCE CAPTAIN may bring in only the highest ranked team from their division’s BACKUP POOL to join its ALLIANCE.

11.4 District Championship Playoffs

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