Best Partners Season 3

**About**

最佳拍档 (Best Partners) is a large scale competition for SNH48 Group, where all existing members will pair up with one another to show fans the chemistry they have while doing a performance and fans will vote for the pair they loved/liked with the TOP 3 finishers receiving special prizes.

**Format**

* **Stage 1 - 74 pairs**
	+ The 1st place pair in every group (A to L) will advance and also qualified to participate in the BP Stage 1 performance tour.
	+ Excluding the above-mentioned pairs, the TOP 12 pairs with the highest total points will also advance, and the TOP 4 out of the 12 will be qualified to participate in the tour as well.
	+ The remaining 50 pairs will do a revival round livestream, with the 8 pairs with the highest score during the revival round will get the revival opportunity, but they will not be qualified for the tour.
	+ At the end of this round, the scores are reset and will move on to the next stage.
* **Stage 1 Performance Tour - 16 pairs**
	+ The 16 pairs (TOP 12 from groups A to L + TOP 4 highest-scoring losers) is divided into two teams to start the tour
	+ The remaining 16 pairs not involved in the above-mentioned tour will take part in the special concert (拍档大会) but will not take part in the tour.
* **Stage 1 拍档大会 Special Concert - 32 pairs**
	+ The 32 pairs will form 4 teams by drawing lots.
	+ The TOP 2 pairs in each team will advance to Stage 2.
	+ Excluding the above-mentioned pairs, the TOP 8 pairs with the highest total points will advance to Stage 2.
	+ At the end of this round, the scores are reset and will move on to the next stage.
* **Stage 2 - 16 pairs**
	+ The 16 pairs will be divided into 4 groups by drawing lots to participate in the Best Partners Season 3 stage;
	+ The most popular pair in each group directly advance and also joins the BP Stage 2 performance tour in Qingdao.
	+ Excluding the above-mentioned pairs, the TOP 4 pairs with the highest total points will be qualified to participate in the tour as well.
* **Stage 3 - 4 pairs**
	+ The 4 pairs will draw lots to decide their rivals, with the winner advancing to the final stage.
	+ The top four pairs will also unlock a "One Day Wish" chance.
* **Stage 4 - 2 pairs**
	+ It will be the finals, the two pairs that won in Stage 3 will compete in a final PK, with the pair with the highest number of votes cast by fans will win the 'Best Partners' honour.
	+ Throughout the whole season, the TOP 4 pairs with the highest points will get the chance to film an exclusive variety show.

**How to vote?**

1. All members of "Best Partners" Season 3 who participate in a specific stage will have their scores recorded for "Best Partners" by default and will not be counted as MVP scores for that stage, all other members will remain to be scored as MVP scores by default. The sum of the scores of the two members is the total score of the group.

2. You can score points for members through the Star Dream Value redeemed from the 10th Anniversary Album "Star Dream Card" and the official app livestream gifts. (1 "Star Dream Card" can be exchanged for 400 "Star Dream Points".)

**Prizes**

* **Prizes:**
	+ **Winners**
		- Filming a domestic travel variety show for two
		- Travel Fund for two
		- Pocket48 Opening Screen
		- The theater lightbox promo for the pair
	+ **2nd Place**
		- 2 sets of exclusive in-ear monitors
		- Pocket48 Opening Screen
		- The theater lightbox promo for the pair
	+ **3rd Place**
		- Pocket48 Opening Screen
		- The theater lightbox promo for the pair

**Stage 1 Results**

Teams that advanced to Stage 1 拍档大会 Special Concert are highlighted in **bold**.