According to the explanation, the upcoming competition would be split into two parts. The first was the Astralium Battlefield and the second was the Astralium Seeking, with the latter being the main event. The former was just set up as an elimination round for nine out of ten participants before the rest moved on to the Astralium Seeking.

"There’s around a thousand and eight hundred contenders right now. They’ll split into groups of five and fight it out in the Astralium Battlefield. They’ll be five-on-five fights and once any member of a group is eliminated, they won't be reinstated for the next battles....