Yuva All Stars Championship 2025
Tournament Summary
111 or 112 matches over 30 days
Dates: 6th March 2025 - 4th April 2025
Pool Split
Teams ranked 1,4,6 from division rounds in Pool A, 2,3,5 in Pool B
Youth Professional teams - through lot selection
| POOL A | POOL B |
|---|
| Palani Tuskers | Sonipat Spartans |
| UP Falcons | Kurukshetra Warriors |
| Vasco Vipers | Chandigarh Chargers |
| Jaipur Pink Cubs | Yuva Paltan |
| Warriorz K.C. | Yuva Yoddhas |
| Junior Steelers | Yuva Mumba |
Round 1: Pool Round
Double round robin within the pool, single round robin vs the other pool
96 matches total | 4 matches per day
Dates: 6th March - 29th March 2025 (24 days)
Elimination: Bottom 2 of each pool eliminated
Qualification: 8 teams move forward
Round 2: Top 2 Head-to-Head
Best of 3 matches between Pool A & Pool B top teams
Winner qualifies directly to the final, loser moves to playoffs
2 or 3 matches (if needed)
Round 3: Super 6
Teams ranked 2-4 from both pools play against teams from opposite pools
Carry forward points from Round 1
9 matches in 3 days (30th March - 1st April)
Bottom 3 teams eliminated
Top 3 teams move to playoffs
Playoffs
- E1: Losing team from Head-to-Head vs 3rd place team from Super 6
- E2: 1st place from Super 6 vs 2nd place from Super 6
- SF: Winner of E1 vs Winner of E2
- Final: Winner of SF vs Winner of Head-to-Head
4 matches in 3 days (2nd April - 4th April)
Why This Format?
- First round, team are getting a longer run without elimination, and are playing at least 16 matches in the round- more matches, more opportunities, more match fee, more game time, more time to market the tournament/teams
- Round 1- since the teams are split into 2 pools, making matches relevant as only 2 teams get eliminated out of the 6 and each match here is important for this round also for the next round- since there is carry forward points- so teams can not take any match lightly
- Incentive for teams to finish higher up to enhance chances of winning- finish on top of a pool- gives you a chance to directly play the final or directly qualify to play offs- and also get a good break before the final for the team qualifying to the final
- 4/6 go through so teams can still have chances to make it to the next round till end stage of this pool round- more interesting and relevant matches
- Carry forward points system from the round 1 ensures that all matches are important because there is no way to accurately predict who will qualify for the Super 6 round, and also incentive them for the previous round performance
- All matches of Play offs are knock outs- make the stakes higher for all matches
- Only 1 match in a day during play offs- ensure there is enough time to build up and promote the play off round well
- In the head to head round: this opens up rivalry factors where a team is playing the same team for 3 days- ensures good fight and healthy rivalry between the teams, helps the storytelling and marketing of the tournament - and 3 matches gives you the long run- even after a loss, you will still have a chance to make it to the final, whereas the other teams in play offs have to play all knockout matches
- In carry forward points, we are counting the matches and results of the top 2 teams as well, because if the teams beat the top teams, it should also be incentivised.
