Playoff Structure
NA Platinum Title bracket: Double-elimination -- Top 7 teams
NA Silver Title bracket: Double-elimination -- Top 8 teams
NA Steel Title bracket: Single-elimination -- Top 16 teams
EU Platinum Title bracket: Double-elimination -- Top 8 teams
EU Silver Title bracket: Double-elimination -- Top 8 teams
EU Steel Title bracket: Double-elimination -- Top 8 teams
SA Title bracket: Single-elimination -- Top 6 teams
AUS/NZ Title bracket: Double-elimination -- Top 8 teams
Asia Title bracket: Double-elimination -- Top 8 teams
Structure of League Playoff and Finals Matches
The maps for playoffs will be played Best of 3 utilizing the Map Elimination system. Please read below:
Map Elimination is used for choosing maps for all regular playoff matches, Lower Bracket Finals and Grand Finals.
Map Elimination System (with each map played as 1 half only)
Map #1 : Visiting Team picks starting color and map is played on Home Team's server.
Map #2 : Home Team picks starting color and map is played on Visiting Team's server.
Map #3 : Home Team picks starting color and map is played on Home Team's server.
Only maps played in regular season of the current season can be picked.
Once a map is picked, it can't be picked again.
If a second Grand Finals match needs to be played, then the Map Elimination System will be used again.
Map choices MUST be made in Match Comms in the proper order and will be reviewed by an admin.
Playoffs/Finals - Best of 3 Maps Structure
During the Playoffs/Finals - Best of 3 Maps each map is played as one half only, not the normal two halves as in regular season. Please read below:
Scoring:
Map choices must be made and posted to Match Comms by Saturday 11:59 PM (your local time zone) for Monday (default) matches.
Teams cannot agree on map changes after Saturday. Once maps have been picked and banned they are considered to be locked-in!
Map choices must be made and posted to Match Comms by Tuesday 11:59 PM (your local time zone) for Thursday (Lower Bracket) matches.
Teams cannot agree on map changes after Tuesday. Once maps have been picked and banned they are considered to be locked-in!
If you do not choose your maps by end of day Saturday or Tuesday for your associated bracket, maps will be chosen for you (at admin discretion).
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