Rules & Format

For our Global Competition

The competition will have three rounds: preliminary, knockout, and final. Firstly, the preliminary round will consist of two five-hour live cases. The first round will feature 4 pools of 4 teams with these two cases providing the “seeding” for the second (knockout) round. The seeding will be arranged so that the top-ranked teams will compete against the bottom-ranked teams (See the section on scoring/ranking below). This structure is similar to professional sports in which performance in the regular season determines playoff positions. Each team will consist of four people.

The second is a knockout round in which the best team from each pool is selected based on their performance in the third case, which is a 24-hour case. The final round involves the five finalist teams presenting the third case to a large audience in a Sauder auditorium.

The above 2024 Sauder Summit Global Case Competition Rules document outlines the rules of the competition. Sauder Summit expects all competitors to recognize the principles of integrity and fair play. Any situations not specifically contemplated in these rules will be evaluated by the Sauder Summit Executive Committee whose decision will be final.

Additional Notes:

During Monday and Tuesday’s preliminary cases, the use of wifi will be completely restricted during the case preparation period. This includes the use of Google Slides, Microsoft Sharepoint, or AirDrop to collaborate on presentation slides.

  • Teams can transfer slides through the USB provided by the Sauder Summit Organizing Committee for case submission or use one laptop to make the powerpoint, either is acceptable.

  • Team can bring in pre-downloaded slide templates, icons, and photos for their presentation. However, all materials must be (1) downloaded beforehand onto the laptops, (2) open sourced, free and accessible to the public (i.e. no paid resources allowed). Sauder Summit will provide a designated USB stick to each team for the competition, please do not bring your own USB into the case room.