She stated that the inaugural champions would be determined from an eight-team tournament.
Central Association - Eight teams have qualified for the eight-team tournament.
The pairings for the eight-team tournament will also be announced tomorrow.
She stated that the first champions would be the winners of an eight-team tournament.
The original eight-team tournament expanded to 32 teams in 1938.
The championship currently consists of an eight-team tournament, played over three days.
Women had to wait another 40 years to get in; they play in an eight-team tournament.
Reduce it to an eight-team tournament, and they still occupy only 49.7 percent of the total victory probability.
There are a number of ways an eight-team tournament could fit into the current schedule.
The host country was the inaugural champion of the eight-team tournament.