1 - In the event of a dispute the decision of the Chief Umpire will be final.
2 - All games will be 8 ends throughout the competition
3 - Before each game in the A, B, and C road, each team will play a last stone draw to decide the hammer or stone colour. Details of how this will work will be announced at the start of the tournament.
4 - Throughout the knockout stages of play A road qualifiers will have the advantage of last stone at the first end. B road qualifiers will have similar advantage when playing C road qualifiers.
5 - In the event of a drawn game, one extra end will be played.
If the teams remain level after the extra end, one draw to the button by a nominated member of each team will determine a winner.