Participants
- Two teams from Division I of the previous round
- Four teams from Division II of the previous round
- Two teams from the Open Qualifier
Standings
- Single round-robin
- All matches are Bo3
- The top two teams qualify for Division I for the first round of the next DPC season
- The bottom two teams are eliminated
- The remaining teams remain in the current division for the first round of the next DPC season.
Important events
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Re-match rules
- In the event of a tie at the division line, replay matches will be played
- Division I/stay
- stay/relegated
Re Matches;
- Two-way tie: Bo3
- Three-way or more draw: Bo1 round-robin, maximum two rounds
- Four-way tie: Bo1 GSL
- Five-way tie: Bo1 round-robin, requires two days to play
- For draws that are not resolved by replay, the following metrics will be used to seed teams:
- Head-to-head
- card score
- Result against the last place team in the standings
- Comparable results against each team from top to bottom
- Draw
