The NA Apprentice is a league for up-and-coming North American players. All players (8 invited and 24 qualified) begin at Group Stage 1. Group Stage 1 will be round robin format where the top 2 players of each group advance to Group Stage 2. Top 2 players of each group from stage 2 advances to the playoffs. Playoffs will be single elimination bracket with all matches until the final B05, and the last match will be B07.