4 sections, Single Round Robin, all entrants evenly divided between sections, placement within each section determined by lot.
The top four players in the club who wish to skip the Qualifiers are seeded to the Finals directly, invitations to be extended to the top players in order of rating until four seeded players are identified.
The top two players in each section will join the four seeded players in the Finals.
All other players, including high rated players who were offered and declined seeding, must play in this tournament to qualify for the Finals.
Players who do not qualify for the Finals may play in the Championship Reserves tournaments, occurring simultaneously with the Finals.
There will be a separate section for those players rated 1500 and under who do not want to play in the Qualifier.
