Entering the 100-clan knockout
The tournament page is a 100-clan tree. Registration is 0 of 100. Entry is not open.
This page explains the written ladder. It does not apply a match, and it does not change a stored rating.
What you can open
Click a clan on the tree to read its roster, then open a player. Names on open slots are previews, not accepted entries.
The tree does not seed a server and does not send a match link.
The bye, when entry opens
The written rule, for a future entry, is that the first 28 accepted clans skip round 1. That bye is not a prize, and it cannot be claimed while registration stays at 0 of 100.
Series length, the map pool, and protests are in the competition code at /rules.