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With the finals now fast approaching; fans of both the Intrust Super Cup and the FOGS Colts Challenge are interested to see what the format will be.
With the Intrust Super Cup adopting a “top six” model this year – the outline for the matches has been updated below by the Major Competitions department.
Intrust Super Cup Finals Series Format
The six (6) highest ranked teams shall compete in a finals series for the Intrust Super Cup.
The top six (6) finals series of matches shall be:
Week |
Match |
Match Name |
Team |
Team |
1 |
1 |
Elimination Semi Final |
Team 3 |
Team 6 |
2 |
Elimination Semi Final |
Team 4 |
Team 5 |
|
- |
Week Off |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
|
2 |
3 |
Major Semi Final |
Team 1 |
Team 2 |
4 |
Minor Semi Final |
Winner Match 1 |
Winner Match 2 |
|
3 |
5 |
Preliminary Final |
Loser Match 3 |
Winner Match 4 |
4 |
6 |
Grand Final |
Winner Game 3 |
Winner Game 5 |
The venues for Intrust Super Cup finals series matches will be determined as follows*:
Week |
Match |
Match Name |
Host Rights |
1 |
1 |
Elimination Semi Final |
Team 3 |
2 |
Elimination Semi Final |
Team 4 |
|
2 |
3 |
Minor Semi Final |
Highest ranked winner |
4 |
Major Semi Final |
Team 1 |
|
3 |
5 |
Preliminary Final |
Loser Match 4* |
4 |
6 |
Grand Final |
QRL |
*dependent on TV requirements
FOGS Colts Challenge:
The five (5) highest ranked teams shall compete in a finals series for the FOGS Colts Challenge.
The top five (5) finals series of matches shall be:
Week |
Match |
Match Name |
Team |
Team |
1 |
1 |
Elimination Semi Final |
Team 4 |
Team 5 |
1 |
2 |
Qualifying Semi Final |
Team 2 |
Team 3 |
2 |
3 |
Minor Semi Final |
Loser Game 2 |
Winner Game 1 |
2 |
4 |
Major Semi Final |
Team 1 |
Winner Game 2 |
3 |
5 |
Preliminary Final |
Loser Game 4 |
Winner Game 3 |
4 |
6 |
Grand Final |
Winner Game 4 |
Winner Game 5 |
The FOGS Colts Challenge finals series matches will be allocated to Intrust Super Cup finals series venues regardless of team rankings.
*story updated August 10.