Name: Spring Burst - Qualifier 2 - Closed Qualifier 2: Group 1
Start: 2024-02-25T02:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-02-27T01:15:31+01:00

Schedule

Qualifiers

-Qualifier Week 1: February 16-18
-Qualifier Week 2: February 23-25

Start time for each day is 6pm ET

Groups
-February 29-March 3

Playoffs
-Quarterfinals: March 7-8
-Semifinals: March 9
-Final: March 10

Qualifier Structure

-Qualifier Week 1: February 16-18
-Qualifier Week 2: February 23-25

All 3 days of qualifiers will start at 6pm ET

Entry Fee
Single Pass: $40
Double Pass: $60

Open Qualifier
Teams will play 6 rounds of swiss to qualify for a closed qualifier. The top 16 teams from swiss will qualify for the closed qualifier.

Teams will play the first 4 rounds of swiss on day 1 of the qualifier, and the remaining 2 games of swiss on day 2 of the qualifier. Immediately following the conclusion of the open qualifier stage, the closed qualifier will start.

Closed Qualifier
16 teams will qualify for a closed qualifier and will be split into 2 groups. The top 2 teams from these groups will qualify for the main event. The closed qualifier is a double elimination bracket.

Teams will play their first 2 games of the closed qualifier on day 2 immediately following the completion of Swiss. The remaining portion of the bracket will be completed on each Sunday. All games are Best of 1 leading up to the Upper and Lower bracket finals, both of these matches will be best of 3.

Qualifier Schedule
Day 1: 4 Rounds of Swiss starting at 6pm ET
Day 2: 2 Rounds of Swiss starting at 6pm ET. 2 Rounds of Closed Qualifiers
Day 3: Remaining rounds of the closed qualifier

Format

Groups
-February 29-March 3
-2 GSL groups of 4 teams each
-Opening Matches and Winners Matches will be best of 1s and played on the same day
-Elimination and Decider Matches will all be best of 3 series and will be played on March 2nd and 3rd

Playoffs
-4 Winners from GSL
-4 Invited Teams

-Quarterfinals: March 7-8
-Semifinals: March 9
-Final: March 10
-8 Team Single Elimination BO3s
-BO5 Final

The 4 GSL group winners will advance to the playoffs and play against one of 4 directly invited teams in a single elimination tournament to determine the winner of the event.