Championship Draws
The creation of Championship schedules is a collaborative process between the WCBA, the provinces, and the Host.
The draws below provide a standard format for Championships. However, the WCBA is not limited to these formats.
Game times shall be established based on whether or not the Host has lights on their park.
Collaborative Process
The Competitions Coordinator shall work with the Host to create a draft schedule for the Championship.
The completed draft schedule shall be sent to the Secretary/Treasurer for approval.
The approved schedule shall be sent to the provinces for ratification.
Host Selection of Letter
The Host shall select their letter in each draw.
Placement of Teams in Each Draw
In Draw C, the placement of teams after the Host selects their position shall be done as follows:
A – Host
B – Last year’s host
C – Second to host
D – Host province
E – Next to host
The Host is not required to take position A. If the Host does not take position A, then the province’s position claimed by the Host moves to position A.
In all other draws, the position of teams is determined by a random draw after the Host selects their position.
Designation of Home Team
The use of the symbol @ indicates the home team.
When a coin toss is used to determine the home team in the round robin, the WCBA reserves the right to conduct these coin tosses virtually when the schedule is created.
Tiebreaker Game
Whether a tiebreaker game is played is indicated in the rules and in each draw.
Draw A – Four Teams (Page)
Friday
Game 1: A @ D
Game 2: B @ C
Game 3: C vs D (coin toss)
Game 4: A vs B (coin toss)
Saturday
Game 5: C @ A
Game 6: D @ B
Game 7: 2nd @ 1st
Game 8: 4th @ 3rd
Sunday
Game 9: Winner Game 8 @ Loser Game 7
Game 10: Winner Game 9 @ Winner Game 7
No tiebreaker game.
Draw B – Four Teams (Round Robin)
This is the standard draw for 14U Girls.
Friday
Game 1: A @ D
Game 2: B @ C
Game 3: C vs D (coin toss)
Game 4: A vs B (coin toss)
Saturday
Game 5: C @ A
Game 6: D @ B
Sunday
Game 7: 4th Place @ 1st Place
Game 8: 3rd Place @ 2nd Place
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs Loser Game 8
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8
The home team for Games 9 and 10 is determined by round robin standings.
No tiebreaker game.
Draw C – Five Teams (Round Robin)
Friday
Game 1: B @ C
Game 2: E @ A
Game 3: C @ D
Game 4: A @ B
Saturday
Game 5: E @ D
Game 6: A @ C
Game 7: B @ E
Game 8: D @ A
Sunday
Game 9: C @ E
Game 10: D @ B
Game 11: Tiebreaker – 3rd @ 2nd (only if three teams are tied at 3-1)
Game 12: 2nd @ 1st
Draw D – Six Teams (Crossover)
Group A: Team A, Team C, Team E
Group B: Team B, Team D, Team F
Friday
Game 1: A vs F (coin toss)
Game 2: B vs E (coin toss)
Game 3: C vs D (coin toss)
Game 4: E @ F
Game 5: A @ D
Saturday
Game 6: C @ B
Game 7: D @ E
Game 8: F @ C
Game 9: B @ A
Sunday
Game 10: 4th @ 1st
Game 11: 3rd @ 2nd
Game 12: Winner of Game 10 vs Winner Game 11
Home team in Game 12 is determined by round robin standings.
No tiebreaker game.
Teams are ranked 1-6 at the conclusion of the round robin. Groups have no impact on rankings.
Note: This draw can be revised to have Game 1 played on Friday evening.
Draw E – Eight Teams (Round Robin)
This is the standard 13U AAA draw.
Group A: Team A, Team B, Team C, Team D
Group B: Team E, Team F, Team G, Team H
Provincial #1 seeds should be designated A, B, E, and F.
Friday
Game 1: B @ A
Game 2: C @ D
Game 3: E @ F
Game 4: G @ H
Game 5: D @ B
Game 6: A @ C
Game 7: H @ E
Game 8: F @ G
Saturday
Game 9: D @ A
Game 10: C @ B
Game 11: G @ E
Game 12: H @ F
Game 13: Group A Tiebreaker – 3rd @ 2nd (only if three teams are tied at 3-1)
Game 14: Group B Tiebreaker – 3rd @ 2nd (only if three teams are tied at 3-1)
Sunday
Game 15: 2nd Group A @ 1st Group B
Game 16: 2nd Group B @ 1st Group A
Game 17: Loser Game 15 vs Loser Game 16
Game 18: Winner Game 15 vs Winner Game 16
For Games 17 and 18, if a group second place team plays a group first place team, home team is awarded to the 1st place team. If two second place teams and two first place teams play, home team is determined by coin tosses.