EPL WS: America. S8

The Season 8 of the European Pro League World Series America is a competition designed for teams from South and North America. Ten teams take part in this tournament, which will be able to compete for a total prize pool of $10,000.

Participants:

• ten invited teams;
• eight teams selected for the group stage;
• two teams advance to the playoffs;

Group stage:

• one group of eight teams;
• one round-robin;
• all matches are Bo3;
• with a score of 2-0, the winner is awarded 3 points;
• 2:1 - the winner is awarded 2 points, the loser - 1 point;
• the top four teams advance to the Upper Bracket of the first round of the playoffs;
• the 5th and 6th teams advance to the Lower Bracket;
• the remaining teams are eliminated;

Tiebreaker:

1. If after the end of the group stage, teams have the same number of  points, those who won in a personal meeting will be taken into account.
2. If after the end of the group stage, three or more teams have an equal number of points, an additional table is formed from the results of these teams and the following factors are taken into account (in descending order):

• Number of series won;
• Difference of won and lost maps among them;
• Additional draw.

Playoffs:

• double elimination bracket;
• all matches - Bo3, Grand Final - Bo5;