Wigan Warriors, as the highest ranked team in the Qualifying Semi Final (a combination of league leaders and Qualifying play-off winner), get to choose their semi-final opponents from the two winners of the Preliminary Semi-Finals in the Club Call, which was made on 23 September 2012 at 12:30 BST on Sky Sports News, where they chose Leeds Rhinos.
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Except for the Club-Call, the current play-off format follows the play-off system of the Australian Football League.
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The Magic Weekend is scheduled over the weekend of 17 and 18 May and will be played at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester for the third consecutive year, having being used for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.