For the China portion of the tour, there are only 32 teams, as opposed to the 72 men's teams in Hong Kong. The 32 teams are broken into 4 groups of 8. Games are played with every team in each group, which is 7 games. Each game consists of 12 ends. There are no skins as there were in Hong Kong. Ties stand and the top 2 teams from each group advance to the playoffs, which will be 8 teams total.
The 7 games are played over 8 rounds, as there not enough rinks to have all teams playing at once, so 4 teams have a bye in each round. As it turns out the Stripes have their bye in the first round, and the Stars have their bye in the 8th round.
The USA Stars, led by Neil Furman, has the following teams in it's group: Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, International, Macau, Malaysia - A, and Tsim Sha Tsui.
The USA Stripes, led by Jim Olson, has the following team in it's group: Causeway Bay, China - A, Happy Valley, Phillipines, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Spain.
With the way the playoffs are structured, it's possible for an all-USA final, but there are some incredibly tough teams to get through.
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