PLAYOFFS WEEK 1
Welcome to the first week of playoffs!
There are a few thing to keep in mind for this upcoming week compared to the regular season.

Matches will be posted within divisions as final matches are completed.

DIFFERENCES TO REGULAR SEASON
The top 4 teams of the division shall continue to play for this next week. Any team that is below top 4 will not be given a match and the season is over for those teams.

Pick bans have also changed where teams will play a BO3 with the score line of 2-1 or 2-0. Pick bans are as follows. With home team being Team A and away being Team B.
1. Team A removes one map.
2. Team B removes one map.
3. Team A picks one map; Team B chooses the starting side.
4. Team B picks one map; Team A chooses the starting side.
5. Team A removes one map.
6. Team B picks one map; Team A chooses the starting side.

The bracket also looks different compared to other leagues. The 1st and 2nd teams of the division shall face off in the upper bracket, while the 3rd and 4th in the lower bracket. In the lower bracket teams are immediately knocked out of competition for the rest of the playoff season. (i.e. 3rd place team beats 4th place team in first playoff match, team 3 advances and team 4 is removed.) The upper seeded team that is knocked down has another chance in the lower bracket to reach grand finals. A generic bracket is attached.

OUTSTANDING MATCHES
All outstanding matches must be complete by Friday, May 3rd at default time. Any matches that are not complete within this time will be given a forfeit on both teams if no messaging has occurred within match communications. This will count towards the medal eligibility of teams.

MEDAL ELIGIBILITY
Teams in order to receive their medals must at minimum 1 forfeit within the regular season. Some exceptions may be made however. BYE weeks and other team forfeit do not count towards another teams amount. If you are unsure about this please reach out.