System and method for multilevel autonomous tournaments

A computer-executable method comprising:

• (a) determining, by one or more processors, that a first player of a wagering game has satisfied one or more tournament entry conditions for a multilevel autonomous tournament (MAT);
• (b) generating, by the one or more processors, a first player entry indication responsive to determining that the player of the wagering game has satisfied the one or more tournament entry conditions;
• (c) associating, by the one or more processors, a first player identifier associated with the first player entry indication with a first tournament entry;
• (d) associating, by the one or more processors, the first tournament entry with a first tournament entry set of a first plurality of tournament entry sets associated with a first tournament tier for the MAT, wherein the MAT has a plurality of tournament tiers and each tournament tier is associated with one or more tournament entry sets;
• (e) selecting, by the one or more processors and based at least in part on random outcomes and for each tournament tier, one or more tournament entries from each tournament entry set associated with that tier;
• (f) associating, by the one or more processors and for each tournament entry selected from the tournament entry sets associated with tournament tiers other than the highest tournament tier, the first player identifier associated with each selected tournament entry with a tournament entry in a tournament entry set associated with the tournament tier that is the next highest tier than the tournament tier associated with the tournament entry set from which that selected tournament entry is selected;
• and
• (g) repeating, by the one or more processors, (e) and (f) one or more times.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memory devices, wherein:
• the one or more processors and the one or more memory devices are operably connected, and
• the one or more memory devices store computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• (a) determine that a first player of a wagering game has satisfied one or more tournament entry conditions for a multilevel autonomous tournament (MAT),
• (b) generate a first player entry indication responsive to determining that the player of the wagering game has satisfied the one or more tournament entry conditions,
• (c) associate a first player identifier associated with the first player entry indication with a first tournament entry,
• (d) associate the first tournament entry with a first tournament entry set of a first plurality of tournament entry sets associated with a first tournament tier for the MAT, wherein the MAT has a plurality of tournament tiers and each tournament tier is associated with one or more tournament entry sets,
• (e) select, based at least in part on random outcomes and for each tournament tier, one or more tournament entries from each tournament entry set associated with that tier,
• (f) associate, for each tournament entry selected from the tournament entry sets associated with tournament tiers other than the highest tournament tier, the first player identifier associated with each selected tournament entry with a tournament entry in a tournament entry set associated with the tournament tier that is the next highest tier than the tournament tier associated with the tournament entry set from which that selected tournament entry is selected, and
• (g) repeat (e) and (f) one or more times.