European Pro League 17: Division 1

European Pro League Season 17 is a series of tournaments for teams from Europe and the CIS. The event features twelve invited teams who will compete against each other for a total prize pool of $20,000.

Participants:

• 11 invited teams;
• 1 team from Division II.

Group Stage

• single round-robin;
• 2 groups of 6 teams;
• all matches are Bo3;
• 2–0 awards winner 3 points;
• 2–1 awards winner 2 points and loser 1 point;
• the top four teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of playoffs;
• remaining teams are eliminated.

Tiebreaker rules:

• Two teams
  • Head to head
• Three or more teams
  • Series won
  • Map difference
  • Additional draw
• If a tie is partially broken, the process will repeat according to the rules for a number of the remaining teams

Playoffs

• double-elimination Bracket;
• all matches except Grand Final are Bo3;
• grand Final is Bo5.