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BLITZ Riot Season 2May 24th through July 12thOnline
BLITZ Season 3: "Legacy"May 30th Through June 29thOnline
RIOT SEASON 2 FORMAT
SWISS STAGE
Swiss stage will consist of six rounds of best of three matches played over the course of six weeks. Default playdays are Saturdays at 8pm EDT unless told otherwise by admins. At the end of the Swiss Stage, the top sixteen teams move onto playoffs.
PLAYOFFS
June 28th through July 12th. Single Elimination bracket, all games are best of three. Winner takes all.
BLITZ SEASON 3 Format
PHASE 1:
OPEN QUALIFIERS
Phase 1 features two qualifiers, each with open and closed stages. The entry fees are $35 for a single qualifier pass, $50 for a double pass, and $75 for a bundle that includes both qualifiers and entry into RIOT. Each qualifier begins with an open stage held over two days, consisting of eight rounds of Swiss-format best-of-one matches. Teams are eliminated after four losses, and the top 16 advance to the closed stage. The closed stage is a 16-team single elimination bracket with seeding based on Swiss performance. All matches in the closed stage are best-of-three. The top four teams from each qualifier move on to Phase 2.
PHASE 2:
GSL
Phase 2 includes the eight teams that advanced from Phase 1, divided into two groups of four. Each group competes in a GSL-style double elimination bracket. Opening matches are best-of-one, while winner, loser, and decider matches are best-of-three. Two teams from each group, for a total of four, qualify for Phase 3. Matches follow a rolling schedule and begin each day at 6 PM EDT.
PHASE 3:
GSL
Phase 3 features eight teams, with four invited teams joining the four that qualified from Phase 2. The teams are split into two groups of four, competing in GSL-style double elimination brackets. Opening matches are best-of-one, while all other matches are best-of-three. The top two teams from each group advance to Phase 4. Matches begin at 6 PM EDT and follow a rolling schedule.
PHASE 4:
SINGLE ELIMINATION
Phase 4 is the final stage and includes eight teams, with four invited and four qualifying from Phase 3. The format is single elimination. Quarterfinals and semifinals are best-of-three, while the grand final is best-of-five with infinite overtime. Each quarterfinal pairs an invited team with a Phase 3 qualifier. Matches start at 6 PM EDT and proceed on a rolling schedule.
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