BTS Pro Series. S14: Americas

BTS Pro Series Season 14: Americas is a championship event from the BTS Pro Series from tournament operator Beyond The Summit. This event is for 15 teams from the Americas. The prize pool amounted to $40,000. 

Participants:

• 15 invited teams
• 8 teams in the first phase
• 4 teams in the second phase
• 3 teams in the third phase

Format:

The first phase (Play-in) - 28.01.2023 - 02.02.2023:

• The system is double elimination (Upper and Lower Bracket);
• All matches in BO3 format (best of three);
• 4 teams qualify for the second phase.

The second phase (Group Stage) - 02.02.2023 - 10.02.2023:

• Single round-robin system;
• All matches are BO2 (best of two);
• The best 5 teams qualify for the third phase;
• The remaining clubs are eliminated.

Tiebreaker:

• At the conclusion of the group stages, if two or more teams are tied for one of the playoff slots, the following metrics will be used to seed the teams:
  1. Head-to-head results between tied teams
  2. Neustadtl score (combined score of the teams you’ve beaten (2-0) plus half of the combined score of the teams you’ve drawn against (1-1))
  3. Comparative results against each team from the top down
• If a tie is partially broken with any of the secondary metrics, the process resets and the remaining teams are evaluated based on the list in order.
• In the case that the above process cannot break a tie that affects bracket placement, the administration will decide when and how tiebreaker games will be played.

The third phase (Play-offs) - 13.02.2023 - 19.02.2023:

• Double elimination system (Upper and Lower Bracket);
• Matches in BO3 (best of three) format;
• Grand Final - BO5 (best of five).