A.     Standings shall be ordered by accumulated Match Points.

B.      If teams have equal amounts of Match Points, the following tie-break methods shall be used in order:
   i.      During the course of the tournament, teams within any division with equal Match Points shall be ranked in order by:
      a.      Game Points,
      b.      Alphabetical by Team name.
   ii.      At the end of the tournament, teams within any division with equal Match Points shall be ranked in order by:
   a.      For the situation where two teams are tied for a place:
      1.      Game Points,
      2.      Head-to-Head Match Points,
      3.      Head-to-Head Game Points,

      3a)    Fewest game forfeits for the team in preliminary rounds.
      4.      Head-to-Head Match Points modified by removing the results of all Board 4 games,
      5.      Head-to-Head Game Points modified by removing the results of all Board 4 games,
      6.      Head-to-Head Match Points modified by removing the results of all Board 3 and 4 games,
      7.      Head-to-Head Game Points modified by removing the results of all Board 3 and 4 games,
      8.      Head-to-Head Match Points modified by removing the results of all Board 2, 3 and 4 games,
      9.      Head-to-Head Game Points modified by removing the results of all Board 2, 3 and 4 games, then:
      10.      A coin toss by the Tournament Director.
   b.      For the situation where three or more teams are tied for a position, the tie-breaks given in subsection (B)(ii)(a) of this section shall be used with the following additional procedures applied at any and all levels of the tie-breaking process:
      1.      If the tied teams can be stratified at a certain level of tie-breaking, then they are placed according to this stratification.
      2.      If any teams are still tied after some stratification at a certain level of tie-breaking, then the next level of tie-breaking is applied to those teams still tied.

C.      The team in first place in the Final Divisional Standings shall advance to the Playoffs.

D.      If it is necessary to provide the Playoffs with an extra team, all second place teams are considered and the provisions of subsection (B)(i) of this section are used to determine which team is advanced to the Championship Division.

E.      The Final Sectional Standings shall be the Final Championship Divisional Standings. All teams not participating in the Playoffs shall be placed by the provisions of subsection (B)(i) of this section.

F.      When it is necessary to specify a winner in a single match that ends as a 2 game to 2 game draw, the following procedure shall be used to determine that winner:
      i.      The results are modified by removing the results of the Board 4 game,
      ii.      The results are modified by removing the results of the Board 3 and 4 games,
      iii.      The results are modified by removing the results of the Board 2, 3 and 4 games, then:
      iv.      A coin toss

G.      Withdrawing Teams
      i.      The results of the teams who have completed matches against the withdrawn team shall stand as played.
      ii.     If the team withdraws in the midst of a round, games already played at the time of withdrawal shall stand, games not yet started shall be setgame against the withdrawing team.
      iii.     Results of any remaining matches by the withdrawing team will be shown as Set Game to each opponent.

H.     When the "championship" final round playoff results in a 2-2 tie, the teams will play another match with colors reversed. Should the second match also finish in a 2-2 tie, the tiebreak rules of Section 13.B.ii.a. shall be applied. Should it come down to 13.B.ii.a.10--a coin toss--the teams shall be declared co-champions. ¶ SC 22-23