The International 2022: Last Chance Qualifier is a closed qualifier that is the last chance to qualify for The International 2022.
Participants:
- Twelve teams;
- Two from each region (2nd and 3rd place from each Regional Qualifier).
Group Stage - 08.10.2022 - 09.10.2022:
- Two groups of six teams;
- Single round-robin;
- All matches are Bo2;
- Top four teams in each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs;
- Remaining teams in each group proceed to the lower bracket of the playoffs.
Tiebreaker rules:
- If there is a tie along the Upper and Lower Bracket, an additional set of matches will be played:
- Two teams - Bo3 match;
- Three or more teams - Bo1 round-robin.
- The other ties will be resolved as follows, in descending order of importance:
- Head-to-head result between the tied teams;
- Result against lower seeded teams (from directly below till last place);
- If a tie can be broken along the way, the process is restarted;
- Coin toss.
Playoffs - 10.10.2022 - 12.10.2022:
- Double-elimination bracket;
- All matches are Bo3;
- Two teams qualify to the The International 2022.