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March of the Penguins Series Structure

Each Friday Night Live tournament is a standalone tournament with all entry fees being paid out as prizes that night. The results of each Friday Night Live tournament count towards series standings for the March of the Penguins.

$1.25 per player in each Friday Night Live tournament goes into the series prize pool from Jan-Dec, sponsored 100% by The Ice Box.

Players must play a minimum of 10 Friday Night Live tournaments to qualify for series playoffs.

Each player's 15 best tournaments count toward their total points.

Playoffs will be a Friday night in January 2027 chosen to minimize conflicts with other events, exact date TBD.

Playoffs

• 44 qualifiers: 28 in A division, 16 in B division
• A: 27 top players + 1 wild card spot for player who played the most tournaments but did not qualify
• B: Next 15 players with IPR 3 or Lower (by the final fall MNP IPR update in November) + 1 wild card spot for next IPR-3-or-lower player with the most tournaments played who did not otherwise qualify.
• Top 4 in A division get a bye in playoffs
• Auto tiebreakers into playoffs using the following criteria (in order):
• Total series points
• Number of first-place finishes
• Number of second-place finishes (and so on)
• Exact finals format to be announced later in 2026