The first round of the Eliminators will be held in Philadelphia and Aiken in March to determine the challenger for the World Championship. The best of nine set competition will be played over two days – on the first day, four sets will be played, and five sets or until one player has won five sets on the second day.

John Lumley (1) will play Chris Chapman in Philadelphia (4) on March 22 and 24. Aiken will host Ben Taylor-Matthews (2) and  Nick Howell (3) on March 29 and 31. The winner of each match will play a final eliminator to determine World Champion – Camden Riviere’s – challenger. The World Championship will be played in Washington in September.