Challenger League Primer
Challenger League is comprised of 40 players: 8 from qualifiers, 8 from the previous season of Challenger League, and the 24 Premier League players who did not finish in the top eight.
Bracket Stage: 8 players earn Premier League spots
All the forty players are placed into a three round, single elimination tournament. Players who finished top 16 in the previous Premier League are seeded into the third and final round. The eight players who are victorious in the third round receive spots in the next Premier League.
Group Stage: 16 players earn Premier League spots
The 32 players who did NOT advance to the Premier League from the Bracket Stage move on to the Group Stage of the tournament, where they are placed into eight different four-man groups. Each group is played in GSL/Premier League double elimination style, with the top two players receiving spots in the next Premier League. The third place finisher receives a spot in the next Challenger League, while the fourth place finisher is eliminated and must requalify.
Round of 40 results - Full brackets on LiquipediaChallenger League is comprised of 40 players: 8 from qualifiers, 8 from the previous season of Challenger League, and the 24 Premier League players who did not finish in the top eight.
Bracket Stage: 8 players earn Premier League spots
All the forty players are placed into a three round, single elimination tournament. Players who finished top 16 in the previous Premier League are seeded into the third and final round. The eight players who are victorious in the third round receive spots in the next Premier League.
Group Stage: 16 players earn Premier League spots
The 32 players who did NOT advance to the Premier League from the Bracket Stage move on to the Group Stage of the tournament, where they are placed into eight different four-man groups. Each group is played in GSL/Premier League double elimination style, with the top two players receiving spots in the next Premier League. The third place finisher receives a spot in the next Challenger League, while the fourth place finisher is eliminated and must requalify.
San 2 - 0 ToD
NightEnD 2 - 1 Kas
NaNiwa 2 - 0 elfi
uzer 2 - 0 Shuttle
Grubby 2 - 1 SortOf
HappyZerG (Walkover) Mvp*
TLO 2 - 0 uThermal
Tefel 2 - 0 SaSe
FireCake 2 - 1 DIMAGA
Daisy 2 - 0 HasuObs
LiveZerg 2 - 1 TAiLS
Bunny 2 - 1 KrasS
Dayshi 2 - 0 BlinG
LucifroN 2 - 0 Adonminus
sLivko 2- 0 JonnyREcco
MaNa 2 - 1 Noname
*Mvp forfeited due to other team obligations.
The winners move onto the round two, the round of 24. The losers are not eliminated yet, getting second chances to qualify through the group stage (up/down) of the Challenger League.