Preliminary tournament for Continental knock-out. Some details:

1. Open for everyone. Deadline for registration Apr 25.

2. Payment 40 USD, deadline for payment May 1.

3. Schedule: May 7 - May 9. Starting at 3 PM Toronto time. Online.

4. Format: the number of rounds and the time control (rapid or blitz) will be announced after the registration is closed.

5. Winners will qualify for knock-out stage. Number of spots for qualifier is not known yet. Depends on number of preregistered players for the knock-out stage. Every 2500+ players and 1 2500- player for each federation start with knock-out stage.