Dates of tie-breaks dates in some regions announced
The DPC Regional Leagues are slowly ending, and there will be tie-breaks in many regions. The tournament organizers are gradually announcing their formats and dates. We have compiled all the available information into one article. The information will be updated as it becomes available.
European region
Today, January 21, the Upper Division of the European region will play tie-breaks for 3rd-6th places, as 4 teams finished the season with the same score. All matches have a BO1 format.
Schedule for January 21:
- 2:00 pm CET OG vs Tundra Esports
- 3:00 pm CET Team Secret vs Nigma Galaxy
- 4:00 pm CET OG vs Nigma Galaxy
- 5:00 pm CET Team Secret vs Tundra Esports
- 6:00 pm CET Tundra Esports vs Nigma Galaxy
- 7:00 pm CET OG vs Team Secret
In the Lower Division of the European region, 2 rounds of tie-breaks are scheduled for January 22. The first is between Ghost Frogs and Into The Breach for the right to stay in the league. This match has the BO3 format. The second round is between Brame, Chicken Fighters и Entity for the top 2 places in the league, which guarantees to advance to the Upper Division for the following season.
Schedule for January 21:
- 12:00 pm CET Ghost Frogs vs Into The Breach.
- 5:00 pm CET Start of the second round
Southeast Asia
The Upper Division in Southeast Asia has 2 rounds scheduled. The first is between OB.Neon, Motivate.Trust, and Execration for the right to remain in the league. The worst team leaves the division. These BO1 matches are scheduled for January 21 at 8:30 am CET.
The second round will be between Fnatic, T1 and Team SMG, for the 2nd-4th positions in the region. These BO1 matches are scheduled for January 22 at 9:00 am CET.
The Lower Division in Southeast Asia has a tie-break between Nigma Galaxy SEA and Ragdoll. The teams finished the season 5-2 and will face each other for 2nd place in the league and qualify for the Upper Division next season. The match has a BO3 format, but the date hasn't been announced yet.
CIS
In the CIS Upper Division, a tie-break between HellRaisers and Virtus.pro is scheduled. The teams finished the regular season with 4-3 stats and are bidding for 3rd place. The match has a BO3 format, but the date will be announced later.
The CIS Lower Division is also with a rematch. However, the number of participants and the format will be known after the result of the last match between Winstrike Team and V-Gaming to be held today, January 22, at 3:00 pm CET.
South America
There will be a tie-break for the right to keep the slot for next season in the Upper Division in South America. However, only 1 participant is known so far — NoPing. The other participant will be announced after the Lava and Hokori match on January 21 at 9:00 pm CET.
North America
There will be a tie-break for the right to join the Upper Division for next season in the North American Lower Division. As of now, one of the participants is known — KBU.US. The other participant will be announced after the 5RATFORCESTAFF and Team DogChamp, on January 21 at 9:00 pm CET.