The best teams have already been selected to do battle Deadbeat (USA), Dynameu (Japan), Rising Moon (Europe) and Blue Ringed Octolings (Australia/New Zealand).
During the show in Los Angeles, teams will battle in a round-robin Turf War tournament that will decide seeding for the next round. All teams will play one another and get a chance to scope out their opponents strengths and weaknesses. In the next round, teams will battle in the games Ranked Battle modes. The semifinal stage will be a best-of-five battle, while the championship will be best-of-seven.