BTS Pro Series. S14: SEA

BTS Pro Series Season 14: Southeast Asia is a championship event of the BTS Pro Series from tournament operator Beyond The Summit. This event is for teams from Southeast Asia. The prize pool was $40,000. 

Participants:

• 13 invited teams;
• 9 teams made it to the group stage;
• 4 teams made it straight to the playoffs.

Group stage - 28.01.2023 - 09.02.2023

• Single round-robin system;
• All matches in BO2 (best of two) format;
• Top 4 teams qualify for the playoffs;
• The remaining clubs are eliminated.

Tiebreaker:

• At the conclusion of the group stages, if two or more teams are tied for one of the playoff slots, the following metrics will be used to seed the teams:
• Head-to-head results between tied teams;
• Neustadtl score (combined score of the teams you’ve beaten (2-0) plus half of the combined score of the teams you’ve drawn against (1-1);
• Comparative results against each team from the top down;
• If a tie is partially broken with any of the secondary metrics, the process resets and the remaining teams are evaluated based on the list in orde;
• In the case that the above process cannot break a tie that affects bracket placement, the administration will decide when and how tiebreaker games will be played.

Playoffs - 10.02.2023 - 16.02.2023:

• Playoffs - double elimination (Upper and Lower Brackets);
• Matches in BO3 format (best of three);
• Grand Final in BO5 format (best of five).

Important Notes:

• Team KOBOLDS was disqualified.