The competition venue was divided into seven regions, each housed in a separate room.
Each region had its own panel of 30 expert judges, in addition to scorers, timekeepers, and other personnel.
In the main hall, a large screen simultaneously displayed a seven-way split-screen view of all the regions.
The main hall was overseen by seven chief judges who provided real-time commentary. They could also enlarge the feed of an outstanding contestant from any region for the mentors and accompanying personnel in the audience to watch.
After everyone had arrived, the seven chief judges on the main stage made their appearance.
