The Run
Pay & Register
$25 gets you in. Pay online in 30 seconds — your Stripe receipt confirms your spot in the draw.
Get Your Bracket
You're assigned a nickname and a matchup. The bracket shows nicknames only — real names and phone numbers stay private.
Schedule via Text
Coordinate directly in the text chain to agree on a time and venue. No phone numbers exchanged — nicknames only.
Play Best of 3
Double-elimination bracket — every entry is guaranteed at least two matches. Keep winning, advance to the city-wide final.
Participating venues
Arts District Brewing
Bar CDMX
Rules
- Home venue rounds: compete against other registered players at your home room. Best of three. A room champion must be established before anyone advances.
- Away games: home venue champions are matched against champions from other venues. You receive your opponent’s nickname and their room address—nothing more.
- Final bracket: the top 26 players are seeded into a city-wide bracket. The championship takes place at the participating venue that sent the most finalists.
- All player communications use nicknames only. Your legal name and contact information are never shared with other players.
- Each matchup must be completed within seven days of assignment. Both players coordinate directly — reply to your notification to confirm availability.
- If a game cannot be played, it may be rescheduled once. If it still does not happen, the absent player forfeits.
- The city-wide bracket is double-elimination — you must lose twice before you're out. Every player is guaranteed at least two matches.
- Winners bracket: lose once and you drop to the losers bracket, not out. Losers bracket: lose again from here and you're eliminated.
- Grand final: the winners bracket champion meets the losers bracket champion. If the losers bracket player wins, a deciding match is played.
Entry fee
Payment is handled by Stripe. Your receipt is proof of entry—complete it before you submit the registration form.
Prizes
27
Venues
$25
Entry
$5K+
Min. Pool
Jun 1
Opens
Tournament bracket
Bracket reveals June 1 at midnight. Check back then — or register now and you'll be in it.
Double-elimination format · nicknames only on the board
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Clean tables, decent clientele, but the room gets hot around 11 and they run out of talc. Bring your own.
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Best place to play in the city if you're serious. Nine-footers are tournament-spec. Crowded Fri-Sun.
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