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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-6a3db67c-2432-4f4e-972f-52b5f571cd96&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-6a3db67c-2432-4f4e-972f-52b5f571cd96%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>1. The schedule of player details will be announced before each round. Competitors should check it themselves.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-6a3db67c-2432-4f4e-972f-52b5f571cd96&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-6a3db67c-2432-4f4e-972f-52b5f571cd96%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>2. 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