Tournament DreamLeague Season 22

DreamLeague Season 22 is part of the ESL Pro Tour tournament series. During the event, the top 12 teams, according to the ESL rankings, will compete for a prize pool of $1 million.

Participants:

• sixteen teams;
• four teams from the EPT leaderboard;
• twelve teams from regional qualifying tournaments.

Group stage 1 - 25.02.2024 - 28.02.2024:

• two groups of six teams in each according to the round-robin system;
• all matches are Bo2;
• the four best teams from each group advance to the group stage 2;
• the remaining teams are eliminated.

Group stage 2 - 01.03.2024 - 07.03.2024:

• one group of eight teams under the single round-robin system;
• all matches are Bo3;
• the top two teams qualify for the upper bracket of the playoffs;
• the 3rd and 4th place advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs;
• the remaining teams are eliminated.

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):
  1. Neustadtl score;
  2. Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account;
  3. Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved;
  4. 1v1 tiebreakers.
• If there is with no schedule allowance and involves explicit elimination, then 1v1 tiebreakers will be played.

Playoffs - 09.03.2024 - 10.03.2024:

• Double elimination bracket;
• all matches except the Grand Final - Bo3;
• Grand Final - Bo5.