Schedule

Initial registration for teams closes on Sunday, November 29th or once all 128 team slots have been filled (whichever comes first).

Double-Elimination Preliminary Schedule

In the opening phase, teams will be scheduled to complete two matches per week – with deadlines on Mondays and Thursdays.

Using the communication tools available through the Alienware Arena control panel, it is up to teams to negotiate their exact match time, which can be any day or time prior to the deadline.

Match 1 Deadline: Thursday, December 3 - cp_well
Match 2 Deadline: Monday, December 7 - cp_follower
Match 3 Deadline: Thursday, December 10 - cp_freight (not cp_freight_final)
Match 4 Deadline: Monday, December 14 - cp_yukon
Match 5 Deadline: Thursday, December 17 - cp_granary

-Break for the Holidays-

Final 2 teams per bracket advance to the next phase.

Tournament Finals

Match 1 Deadline: Thursday, January 7
Match 2 Deadline: Monday, January 11
Match 3 Deadline: Thursday, January 14
Match 4 Deadline: Monday, January 18
Match 5 Deadline: Thursday, January 21
Match 6 Deadline: Monday, January 25
Match 7 Deadline: Thursday, January 28

Matches 8-10 Deadline: Saturday, January 30

The final teams that remain will play out all remaining matches during the Championships on Saturday, January 30 starting at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. It is likely that the final Match may not end until around or after 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on that day. The brackets will specify the exact order of the maps.