ðə nˈuː fˈɔːɹmæt hæd ˈiːtʃ tˈiːm plˈeɪ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ θɹˈiː tˈiːmz ɪn ðɛɹ bɹˈækɪt, ænd ðˈɛn hˌævɪŋ ðə tˈɑːp tˈuː tˈiːmz plˈeɪ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪnðə sˌɛmɪfˈaɪnəl, wɪððə wˈɪnɚz ɐdvˈænsɪŋ tə ðə tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp.
The new format had each team play the other three teams in their bracket, and then having the top two teams play each other in the semifinal, with the winners advancing to the championship.