The Riyadh Masters 2023 tournament will be held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, as part of the Gamers8 festival. Ten teams will compete for the total prize pool for the tournament is $4,000,000.
Participants
- Ten teams:
- Seven invited teams;
- Three teams from qualifiers.
Group Stage - 20.07.2022 - 22.07.2022:
- Single round-robin;
- Two groups of five;
- Top team of each group advance to the semifinals of the playoffs;
- 2nd and 3rd place teams of each group advance to the quarterfinals of the playoffs;
- Remaining teams of each group are eliminated;
- All matches are Bo2.
Tiebreaker rules:
- If the tie is over a position of significance;
- Two teams - a Bo3 will be played;
- Three teams or more - a Bo1 round-robin will be played;
- If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin:
- Three teams - the tiebreaker will be replayed;
- Four teams or more - the matrix listed below will be used to resolve the tie, adding the information from the tiebreaker matches to those gathered during the group stage.
- For ties that are not over positions of significance (in order of importance):
- Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account;
- Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved;
- coin toss
Playoffs - 23.07.2022 - 24.07.2022:
- Single-elimination bracket;
- All matches are Bo3.
