 The top four teams hosted the quarter-finals against the lower teams in a 1v8, 2v7, 3v6 and 4v5 format.The semi-finals were played on the weekend of 21/22/23 April 2017.In lieu of the draw that used to determine the semi-final pairing, EPCR announced that a fixed semi-final bracket would be set in advance, and that home advantage would be awarded to a side based on ""performances by clubs during the pool stages as well as the achievement of a winning a quarter-final match away from home"".