Format:
Round Robin Groups > Single Elimination
Prize pool:
€ 300
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About
5v5, online, weeknights throughout July. If you can field a five, you're in. Revive the old roster or put together a mixed squad who just want to get back in the server.
💶 €50 entry per team, per title (€10 per player)
🥇 €300 prize pool per title (€200 1st / €100 2nd)
🗓️ Registration closes Friday 3 July
🎮 Finals Week begins 27 July
Every entry helps support and fund the Collegiate Series for the next generation of student competitors.
The pre-event seeds for the event were as follows[1] :
1. Munchbunch
2. Timmy's Daycare
3. Cache Me If You Can
4. D Padgeywadgies
5. The Silver Smurfers
The first week of this event was played with 4 teams, but expanded to 5 teams to later include The Silver Smurfers who were later given the 5th seed. As such, the original tournament page was invalidated with a new page created. In addition, it was decided by popular vote amongst the teams that the rest of the group stage games would be played as best of 2 games instead of best of 3 games. Additionally, each of the 5 teams would be given a single Bye in the group stage such that each team would play all other teams in the new tournament format with the additional team added.[2]
Rules
Participation
- Open to everyone. We're not checking diplomas or where you went to college — if you can field a five, you're in. Treat it as an open tournament.
- Five starters, plus up to two subs. The captain registers and pays on behalf of the team.
- You'll get a confirmation email that walks you through it: join the Discord, build your team on Challengermode, then finish your profile on Nemesis to get placed — all before your first fixture.
- Group stage:
- Best of 2 round robin group stage
- Originally Best of 3 round robin group stage but updated to Best of 2 after week 1
- Bracket stage:
- 4 team double elimination bracket stage
Expand to see the full list of rules for this event:
- Team size: 5vs5.
- Max rounds: 12 rounds.
- Anti Cheat: VAC.
Broadcast talent
- Commentators:
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Prize Pool
€300 prize pool per title.
| Place
|
$ USD
|
€ EUR
|
Team
|
 1st
|
$
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€200
|
|
 2nd
|
$
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€100
|
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Participants
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{{#vardefine:team|{{#var:teamtest|}}}}{{#vardefine:teamcardimage|}}{{#vardefine:teamcardimage|File:CacheMeIfYouCan.png}}
{{#vardefine:team|{{#var:teamtest|}}}}{{#vardefine:teamcardimage|}}{{#vardefine:teamcardimage|File:TheSilverSmurfers.png}}
Group Stage
Round Robin Group
| Round Robin Group
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| 1.
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Munchbunch
|
4-0 |
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| 2.
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Cache Me If You Can
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4-1 |
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| 3.
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Timmy's Daycare
|
3-2 |
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| 4.
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D Padgeywadgies
|
2-2 |
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| 5.
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The Silver Smurfers
|
2-4 |
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Bracket Stage
External links
References
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2nd
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AJC 
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