Because so many players are interested I think I will expand it to 24 players. So if 2 more players enter in the next 24 hours, I will make it a 24 player tournament. If not, then I will stick at 18 players and the 4 others will be reserves.
OK, exactly 24 players now, so there will be 4 groups of 6 players.
The rules again:
-1 point for each win
-groupwinners and 2 best runners-up qualify for the final
-if some players have the same amount of points there will be a play-off game between these players on a map that neither of them have won (I will randomly select 1).
-in the final, when players have the same amount of points the number of points in round 1 (play-offs not included) decides the winner. If that is also the same, then there will be a play-off game again.