what will be your resolution to any draw at the end of the qualifying rounds?
Good question.
In case of a draw among two or more participants,
1.) The player who has played more rounds will be given priority.
2.) In case two or more players have played the same number of rounds, there will be an additional tournament (with no extra prize) to sort out the rankings.
3.)
In no case, other than if any finalist withdraws his name voluntarily with prior information, or fails to join the grand finale within the first 30 minutes, more than 8 players will advance to the grand finale. Hope this clarifies any doubts, and thank you once again for asking the right question (where you can

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Hmm I would have done it that way:
If players have the same number of points/$ their highest placement in any (or more) tournaments comes into consideration. Meaning if 2 guys for example have let's say 200$ and both have 0 1st, 2 2nd place finishes the 3rd place finishes make the tiebreaker. This would reward results and not participation.
Tis also eliminates extra tournaments since it's like super unlikely 2 players have the same cash and exact same finishes.
But of course you can set up the rules however you like!
