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.

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