This was the first tournament in 3 years in which the top two seeds didn't play in the final game.

The bottom four seeds played on the first day, with the losers of each game playing an elimination game in Game 3.

The top seed played the fourth seed while the second and third seeds faced off in the first round.

"And the No. 8 seed didn't play well," Maleeva said of herself.

The 16 and 17 seeds play each other at the beginning.

In previous years, the higher seed would play the first game on the road, then games 2 and (if needed) 3 at home.

The highest seed still remaining in the grand final played at home.

In subsequent rounds, the teams will be repositioned so that the higher seed always plays the lowest.

The top seed received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day.

In the first round, the first seed plays the second and the third seed playing the fourth.