Playoffs

The playoffs is a 12 teams single elimination tournament which is played in the modus best of three and maps choosen by the veto system. The playoffs will take place between the 19th December and the 19th January including the relegation.

Map choice (BO3)

To decide which maps are played in a ESL Major Series BO3 match the veto system is used. Both teams alternatingly remove or choose one map from the pool :

• the higher ranked team begins to eliminate the first map
  
• the lower ranked team eliminates the second and the third map
  
• the higher ranked team eliminates fourth map
  
• the lower ranked team picks his map and his starting side
  
• the higher ranked team picks his map and his starting side
  
• the match starts with the last one, starting with a cut round.
  
• the second map will be the one chosen by the looser
  
• the last one will be played then if necessary.

If there is no official rank between the team yet in the competition, admin will have to drawn.

Playoffs Tree

XOXO 1.
		XOXO
16.
		vs
WOLVES 9.
vs
Anexis e.V| 8.
				vs
[R] 5.
vs
TBH.ASUS 12.
		vs
13.
		CKRAS
CKRAS 4.
						vs
VERYGAMES 3.
		VERYGAMES
14.
		vs
mTw 11.
vs
CRG.EMS 6.
				vs
FM 7.
vs
Aces 10.
		vs
15.
		Tt
Tt 2.

Round 1		Third Place
3.
vs
4.

Relegation Matches

Playoffs Tree
Upcoming and played Matches

Rules & ESL Wire Anti-Cheat

Finally, we would like to point out once again that all teams have to use our anti-cheat tool ESL Wire Anti-Cheat and make a special effort to read the Requirements.

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Schedule

Playoffs:
Relegation: Monday 2nd January - Sunday 8th January
Quarter Finals: Monday 9th January - Sunday 15th January
Semi Finals: Monday 16th January - Sunday 22th January
Finals: Monday 23rd January - Sunday 29th January

Prize Money distribution

4.000 €

Counter-Strike: Source 1st 2.000 € 2nd 1.200 € 3rd 800 €

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