This Championship consists of 2 parallel regional tournaments (America/Europe)
Prize Pool (America)
GRAND CHAMPIONS |
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| ProTube merchandises/coupons (value of 150€) |
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| Rebuff Reality (value of $100 USD gift-card + $100 USD in cash) |
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| Unique in-game badge flair (unimaginable value) |
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| VRML player-personalized jerseys (value of $50 USD / each.) |
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Format Diagram (America)
Format Details (America)
Stage 1 America - Challenger Cup - May 2nd & 3rd
The Challenger Cup is divided in 2 qualifier groups (A and B) of American teams. All teams registered in the Challenger Cup will play 5 matches (exact number will depend on number of registrations) against other teams in their corresponding group. Each match will be 'Best of 3' rounds format. The Challenger Cup follow the standards of a Swiss-system tournament. The first set of matches will be seeded by standings and new teams will be seeded at the bottom in a random fashion.
All teams will be ranked by number of match-wins then match-wins against tied opponents then by Buchholz then by +/- points then by points total. If a tie happens, the teams will play a single-elimination map. The best team of each qualifier group will proceed to Stage 2 America.
Note: If fewer that 6 teams are registered in a qualifier group, the tournament format will change to a Round-robin.
| GROUP A AMERICA (May 2nd) | |||
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| Channel |  Echo Arena Master League 1 |
Echo Arena Master League 2 |
Echo Arena Master League 3 |
| 11:30 PDT | 14:30 EDT | Preshow | ||
| 12:00 PDT | 15:00 EDT | Various matches from registrations | ||
Stage 1A Americas: Challenger Cup A (Challonge)
| GROUP B AMERICA (May 3rd) | |||
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| Channel | Echo Arena Master League 1 |
Echo Arena Master League 2 |
Echo Arena Master League 3 |
| 11:30 PDT | 14:30 EDT | Preshow | ||
| 12:00 PDT | 15:00 EDT | Various matches from registrations | ||
Stage 1B Americas: Challenger Cup B (Challonge)
Stage 2 America - Round-robin Group Stage - May 16th & 17th
8 teams (Rank #1 to #6 from the Worldwide Season Standings and 2 coming from the Challenger Cups) will be split in 2 groups. Each team will play the other teams in their respective group in a Round-robin format. Each match will be 'Best of 3' rounds format.
All teams will be ranked by number of match-wins then by match-wins against tied opponents. The top 2 teams from each group will be granted a spot for Stage 3 America.
| GROUP A AMERICA (May 16th) | ||
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| Channel | Echo Arena Master League 1 |
Echo Arena Master League 2 |
| 11:30 PDT | 14:30 EDT | Preshow | |
| 12:00 PDT | 15:00 EDT | ||
| ~12:45 PDT | ~15:45 EDT | ||
| ~13:30 PDT | ~16:30 EDT | ||
Stage 2A Americas: Round-robin A (Challonge)
| GROUP B AMERICA (May 17th) | ||
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| Channel | Echo Arena Master League 1 |
Echo Arena Master League 2 |
| 11:30 PDT | 14:30 EDT | Preshow | |
| 12:00 PDT | 15:00 EDT | ||
| ~12:45 PDT | ~15:45 EDT | ||
| ~13:30 PDT | ~16:30 EDT | ||
Stage 2B Americas: Round-robin B (Challonge)
Stage 3 America - Semifinals & Final - May 23rd & 24th
4 teams will participate in a double-elimination bracket.
The Semifinals matches will be 'Best of 3' rounds format.
The Final and Bronze matches will be 'Best of 5' rounds format.
| SEMIS AMERICA (May 23rd) | ||
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| Channel | Echo Arena Master League 1 |
Echo Arena Master League 2 |
| 11:30 PDT | 14:30 EDT | Preshow | |
| 12:00 PDT | 15:00 EDT | ||
| ~12:45 PDT | ~15:45 EDT | ||
| BRONZE MATCH AMERICA (May 24th) | ||
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| Channel | Echo Arena Master League 1 |
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| 10:30 PDT | 13:30 EDT | Preshow | |
| 11:00 PDT | 14:00 EDT | ||
| FINAL AMERICA (May 24th) | ||
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| Channel | Echo Arena Master League 1 |
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| ~12:30 PDT | ~15:30 EDT | Preshow | |
| ~13:00 PDT | ~16:00 EDT | ||
* If a "first loss" scenario happens, a second Grand Final bracket will be added.
Stage 3 Americas: Finals (Challonge)
