This Championship consists of 3 parallel regional tournaments (North America | Europe | Oceania/Asia)
Prize Pool (North America)
Format Diagram (North America)
Format Details (North America)
Stage 1 North America - Challenger Cup - September 12th & 13th
The Challenger Cup is spread over both days. The format will be a single-elimination bracket. The match format will be the same best-of-3 format used during the rest of the season so far. The brackets will be seeded by standings.
The Challenger Cup will end when only 2 teams are left. The best 2 teams will proceed to Stage 2 North America Semifinals & Finals.
DAY 1 - NORTH AMERICA (September 12th) | |||||
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Channel | Venues | Main | EA 1 | EA 2 | EA 3 |
15:00 PDT | 18:00 EDT | Preshow | ||||
15:30 PDT | 18:30 EDT | Various matches from registrations |
DAY 2 - NORTH AMERICA (September 13th) | |||||
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Channel | Venues | Main | EA 1 | EA 2 | EA 3 |
15:00 PDT | 18:00 EDT | Preshow | ||||
15:30 PDT | 18:30 EDT | Various matches from registrations |
Stage 2 North America - Semifinals & Finals - September 19th & 20th
8 teams will participate in a double-elimination bracket.
All matches before the bronze match and finals will follow the same best-of-3 format used during the rest of the season.
The bronze match and finals will follow a best-of-5 format (otherwise identical to the standard season 2 match format), and will be played on Sunday.
DAY 1 - SEMIS NORTH AMERICA (September 19th) | |||||
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Channel | Venues | Main | EA 1 | EA 2 | EA 3 |
15:00 PDT | 18:00 EDT | Preshow | ||||
15:30 PDT | 18:30 EDT | 8 teams bracket |