The Bound for Glory Series is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by Total Nonstop Action (TNA) in which 12 wrestlers compete in a series of matches over the course of several months (throughout the summer specifically) to determine who receives a match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory, which is TNA's premiere yearly PPV event. In 2016 TNA announced the Bound for Glory Playoffs which took place in a tournament format instead of the original round robin format.