System of play

1. System of Play and Schedule will be announced by the Organizing Committee of Baltic Cup at 16th December, 2009

2. The number of groups and system of play in Baltic Cup will depend upon the number of teams entered, the ice available at the venue and the time available to play the competition. Where more than one group is played the number of teams in each group will be as equal as possible.

3. The default criteria are:
a. Up to 8 Teams 1 Group, Round Robin, best two teams to final
b. 9-16 Teams 2 Groups, Round Robin, best 2 teams to semi final
c. 17-20 Teams 4 Groups, Round Robin, best 2 teams to quarters

4. The Organizing Committee of Baltic Cup reserves the right to vary these criteria in order to facilitate the running and completion of the Baltic Cup. Minimum of 5 (five) games are guaranteed for each team.

5. Round robin group forming will be based on previous season Baltic Cup rankings

6. After 95 minutes of play, there will be a signal after what started end should be finished and one more end played.

7. If there are two or more teams with equal number of points, to decide final rank after Round robin stage, 4 (four) end (with extra ends) tie breaker game(s) should be played according to WCF rules