Template:Isml 2020 prelims

Eliminations
Preliminary Round 1:
 * Females ranked 83rd and below and males ranked 91st and below will be subject to an approval voting match.
 * Top 6 advance to Preliminary Round 2
 * Remaining contestants are eliminated
 * If 6th place is tied, all relevant contestants will advance together.

Preliminary Round 2:
 * 6+ survivors from Round 1 will join 18 nominees ranked 65th-82nd (females) or 73rd-90th (males) in a range voting match.
 * Top 18 advance to regular season
 * 1st-6th will play in Seedings Round 4
 * 7th-18th will be seeded from 85-96
 * Remaining contestants are eliminated, but some may qualify for divine circlet / crown

Seeding Rounds
The seeding rounds are held concurrently with the preliminary elimination rounds. They will decide the group draw in the first split.
 * Round 1: 24 nominees, consisting of direct invites and the highest-ranked nominees. (Top 10 for female, Top 18 for male). Range-voting. They will be seeded from 1-18 according to their votes. Bottom six will be relegated to Round 2.
 * Round 2: Six players from Round 1 will join the next 18 nominees. (24 total) Approval voting. Top 18 players will be seeded from 19-36. Bottom six will be relegated to Round 3.
 * Round 3: Six players from Round 2 will join the next 18 nominees (24 total). Range-voting. These players will be seeded from 37-60.
 * Round 4: Top 6 finishers from Preliminary Round 2 will join the next 18 nominees (24 total). Approval voting. These players will be seeded from 61-84.
 * The remaining contestants seeded 85-96 are already determined by their results in Preliminary Round 2.

Female 

Male