Location:
Ireland
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About
- The Premier Division is invite-only and we’ll be coordinating this in the New Year via your Student Reps.
Rules
TBC
- Group stage:
- Bracket stage:
Expand to see the full list of rules for this event:
- Check-in period: Teams have a 15-minute grace period to be ready for their match. Any team not ready after 15 minutes will forfeit the match, unless an exception is granted by an admin.
- Team size: 5vs5. Each Premier Series team may use a one-time emergency substitute during the season.
- Max rounds: 12 rounds.
- Anti Cheat: VAC.
- These rules are not complete, you can find the whole rulebook here.
Broadcast talent
Prize Pool
The top teams based on their scoring across Winter / Spring events will qualify for the national semi finals, which ends up in a LAN grand finals planned for May 2026. The prizes will only be awarded to the national finalists.
The points are awarded as follows:
- Group Stage Wins: Each win in the group stage secures 1 point.
- 5th to 8th Place Finish: Teams finishing in these positions will also earn 1 point, recognizing their advancement in the competition.
- 4th Place Finish: Achieving the 4th place position will grant a team 2 points.
- 3rd Place Finish: A commendable 3rd place finish is rewarded with 3 points.
- 2nd Place Finish: The runners-up will be awarded 4 points, highlighting their near victory.
- 1st Place Finish: The champions of each title will earn the highest reward of 5 points, marking their triumph in the challenge.
| Place
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Prize
|
Team
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 1st
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5 points
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 2nd
|
4 points
|
|
 3rd
|
3 points
|
|
 4th
|
2 points
|
|
| 5th / 8th
|
1 point
|
|
| 5th / 8th
|
1 point
|
|
| 5th / 8th
|
1 point
|
|
| 5th / 8th
|
1 point
|
|
Prize points are based on defined points per finishing position up to 8th place as of 03/01/26.[1]
Participants
Group Stage
TBC
Bracket Stage
TBC
External links
References
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