- 4 players qualified from the top 4 of last season. - Group Stage #1 (Round of 32): Dual Tournament format. - Best-of-three.<br> - The 4 players of each group are split into two pairs and play each other. - The winners of these matches will then face each other in the Winner’s match. - The victor places first in the group and advances to the Round of 16. - The losers of the initial matches face each other in the Loser’s match. - The loser places fourth in the group, and is eliminated from Code Code S. They may re-qualify through next season's qualifier. - The loser of the Winner’s match and the winner of the Loser’s match will face each other in a fifth match. - The winner gets second place in the group and advances to the Round of 16. - The loser places third in the group, and is eliminated from Code Code S. They may re-qualify through next season's qualifier. - Group Stage #2 (Round of 16): Dual Tournament format. - Group Nominations. - Best-of-three. - The 4 players of each group in Round of 16 will face off similar to Round of 32. - Players who place 3rd and 4th in their group are eliminated from Code Code S. They may re-qualify through next season's qualifier. - Quarterfinals: Single-elimination playoffs. - Quarterfinals: Best-of-five. - Semifinals: Best-of-seven. - All 4 players who make it to this round are seeded in next season's Code Code S. - Finals: Best-of-seven.