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Prize Pool Distribution
| GRAND CHAMPIONS | |
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| ProTube merchandises/coupons (value of 800€) |
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| Rebuff Reality (value of $100 USD gift-card + $100 USD in cash) |
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Format Diagram
Format Details
| INTRA-REGION MATCH | INTER-REGION MATCH |
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1. Home team picks side 2. Away team has no choice |
1. Home team picks server and side 2. Away team has no choice |
Clarifications on Home/Away meaning for Round-robin and Finals
| INTRA-REGION MATCH | INTER-REGION MATCH |
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1. Away team bans a map 2. Home team bans a map 3. Home teams picks map 4. Away team picks side -- on next map 5. Away team picks map 6. Home team picks side -- on next map * 7. Home team picks map 8. Away team picks side |
1. Home team bans a map 2. Away team bans a map 3. Away team picks map 4. Home team picks server and side -- on next map 5. Home team picks map 6. Away team picks server and side -- on next map * 7. Away team picks map 8. Home team picks server and side |
Stage 1 - Challenger Cup - May 2nd & 3rd
The Challenger Cup is divided in 2 groups. All teams registered in the Challenger Cup will play at least 5 matches against other teams in their corresponding group. 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. Each match will consist of 1 map as detailed below. Whichever team finished higher in the season standings will start home - for all matches.
All teams will be ranked by number of wins (& ties) 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.
| MAPS FOR BOTH DAYS | |
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| 1st match | Overpass |
| 2nd match | Oil rig |
| 3rd match | Cache |
| 4th match | Industry |
| 5th match | Dust 2 |
| ... | TBD |
| GROUP A (May 2nd) | ||
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| Channel |  Pavlov Master League 1 |
Pavlov Master League 2 |
| 16:30 UTC | Preshow | |
| 17:00 UTC | Various matches from registrations | |
Stage 1A: Challenger Cup A (Challonge)
| GROUP B (May 3rd) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Channel | Pavlov Master League 1 |
Pavlov Master League 2 |
| 16:30 UTC | Preshow | |
| 17:00 UTC | Various matches from registrations | |
Stage 1B: Challenger Cup B (Challonge)
Stage 2 - Challenger Cup Final - May 18th
The 2 teams coming from the qualifiers will play a match in a 'Best of 3' maps format. Whichever team finished higher in the season standings will start home. Each team will ban one map. Refer to the table above to know which team bans first.
The winning team will qualify for Stage 3.
| CHALLENGER CUP FINAL (May 18th) | ||
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| Channel | Pavlov Master League 1 |
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| 1700 PDT | 2000 EDT | 0000 UTC | ||
Stage 2: Challenger Cup Final (Challonge)
Stage 3 - Round-robin Group Stage - May 23rd & 24th
8 teams (Rank #1 to #7 from the Worldwide Season Standings and 1 coming from the Challenger Cup) 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 consist of 2 maps. Whichever team finished higher in the season standings will start home and reversed for the second map. For each bracket, each team will ban one map. Refer to the table above to know which team bans first.
All teams will be ranked by number of map-wins then by +/- points then by total points. The top 2 teams from each group will be granted a spot for Stage 4.
| GROUP A (May 23rd) | ||
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| Channel | Pavlov Master League 1 |
Pavlov Master League 2 |
| 17:00 UTC | ||
| ~19:00 UTC | ||
| ~21:00 UTC | ||
Stage 3A: Round-robin A (Challonge)
| GROUP B (May 24th) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Channel | Pavlov Master League 1 |
Pavlov Master League 2 |
| 17:00 UTC | ||
| ~19:00 UTC | ||
| ~21:00 UTC | ||
Stage 3B: Round-robin B (Challonge)
Stage 4 - Semifinals & Final - May 30th & 31st
4 teams will participate in a single-elimination bracket. The team which finished higher in its round-robin group will be home. For each bracket, each team will ban one map. Refer to the table above to know which team bans first.
The Semifinals matches will be 'Best of 3' maps format.
The Final and Bronze matches will be 'Best of 5' maps format.
| SEMIS (May 30th) | ||
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| Channel | Pavlov Master League 1 |
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| 18:00 UTC | ||
| ~20:00 UTC | ||
| BRONZE MATCH (May 31st) | ||
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| Channel | Pavlov Master League 1 |
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| 17:00 UTC | ||
| FINAL (May 31st) | ||
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| Channel | Pavlov Master League 1 |
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| 19:00 UTC | ||
Stage 4: Finals (Challonge)