Rounds played Day 1: Round of 1024 (BO1), Round of 512 (BO1), Round of 256 (BO1), Round of 128 (BO1), Round of 64 (BO1), Round of 32 (BO1). Rounds played Day 2: Round of 16 (BO1). Round of 8 (BO1), Semi-Finals (BO3), Finals (BO3).
Eighteen teams divided in two groups of nine teams each where they play in a round-robin format.
All matches are played in a Bo2.
A win (2-0) provides 2 points.
A draw (1-1) provides 1 point.
A loss (0-2) provides 0 points.
Top four teams in each group advance to the Upper Bracket of the Main Event.
Bottom team in each group is eliminated.
Remaining teams advance to the Lower Bracket of the Main Event. Tiebreaker rules: + Show Spoiler +
If there is a tie along the Upper and Lower Bracket divider, an additional set of games will be played. For other ties (in order of importance): Head to head result between the tied teams Results against lower seeded teams (from directly below till last place) If a tie can be broken along the way, the process is restarted (back to head-to-head result) Coin toss
All games are played in the Captains Draft game mode.
Group Stage:
Eight teams are divided in two groups of four teams each where they play in a GSL-style format.
All matches are played in a Bo1.
Placement in the groups determine seeding for the playoffs.
Teams!
Fixtures & Results
Thursday, Jan 04 3:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
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Thursday, Jan 04 6:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Winners Match 1 Winners Match 2 Thursday, Jan 04 7:15pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Losers Match 1 Losers Match 2 Thursday, Jan 04 8:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00) Final Match 1 Final Match 2
Round 1 Initial eight matches are seeded. Round 2 Division into two groups: Winners of Round 1 ("high") Losers of Round 1 ("low") Each team is drawn an opponent from their group. Round 3 Division into three groups: Teams with a record of 2-0 ("high") Teams with a record of 1-1 ("mid") Teams with a record of 0-2 ("low") Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group. Winners of the high group are the highest seed for the playoffs. Losers of the low group are eliminated from the tournament. Round 4 Division into two groups: Teams with a record of 2-1 ("high") Teams with a record of 1-2 ("low") Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group. Winners of the high group are the 2nd highest seed for the playoffs. Losers of the low group are eliminated from the tournament. Round 5 Six teams with a record of 2-2 remain. Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet. Winners of the group are the 3rd highest seed for the playoffs. Losers are eliminated from the tournament.