BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas is a championship event from the BTS Pro Series from tournament operator Beyond The Summit. This event is for 15 teams from the Americas. The prize pool amounted to $40,000.
Participants:
- 15 invited teams
- 8 teams in the first phase
- 4 teams in the second phase
- 3 teams in the third phase
Format:
The first phase (Play-in) - 28.01.2023 - 02.02.2023:
- The system is double elimination (Upper and Lower Bracket);
- All matches in BO3 format (best of three);
- 4 teams qualify for the second phase.
The second phase (Group Stage) - 02.02.2023 - 10.02.2023:
- Single round-robin system;
- All matches are BO2 (best of two);
- The best 5 teams qualify for the third phase;
- 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 order.
- 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.
The third phase (Play-offs) - 13.02.2023 - 19.02.2023:
- Double elimination system (Upper and Lower Bracket);
- Matches in BO3 (best of three) format;
- Grand Final - BO5 (best of five).
