FORMAT

- Dates: Saturday, September 12th, 2024 - Sunday, September 27, 2024
- Format: 8 teams, 5v5, Captain's Pick, one Group of Round Robin Best-of-2, into 4 teams Double Elimination Playoffs Best-of-3 rounds

Promotion/Demotion

- Relegations: Top two teams of Gold compete against the bottom two teams of Diamond in a best-of-three Relegation Match. Winning teams stay or are promoted to Diamond, losing teams stay or are demoted to Gold.

ROSTER ADDS

- Teams may add only 3 players per cycle, based on "Roster additions" rules from Rules.

LOBBY TIME

- All lobbies will expire +10 minutes after start time from schedule above. If a match is extending after start time, there will be a 10 minutes lobby for the new round.

Prizepool: $18,423

Distribution:

1st Place: $6,850
2nd Place: $4,393
3rd Place: $2,651
4th Place: $1,901
5-6th Place: $736
7-8th Place: $578

Prize Notes:

The Team Representatives will be contacted for further information regarding how to receive the prizes.

The below is the overall schedule for Diamond Cycle 2, for specific match-ups please go to the Group and Brackets tabs!

GROUP

Saturday, September 12
12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST - 2 matches
14:00 EDT | 20:00 CEST - 2 matches
16:00 EDT | 22:00 CEST - 2 matches

Sunday, September 13
12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST - 2 matches
14:00 EDT | 20:00 CEST - 2 matches
16:00 EDT | 22:00 CEST - 2 matches

Tuesday, September 15
12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST - 1 match
14:00 EDT | 20:00 CEST - 1 match

Thursday, September 17
12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST - 1 match
14:00 EDT | 20:00 CEST - 1 match

Saturday, September 19
12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST - 2 matches
14:00 EDT | 20:00 CEST - 2 matches
16:00 EDT | 22:00 CEST - 2 matches

Sunday, September 27
12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST - 2 matches
14:00 EDT | 20:00 CEST - 2 matches
16:00 EDT | 22:00 CEST - 2 matches

RELEGATION MATCHES

Monday, September 22
12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST - Relegation Match (Gold 1st vs. Diamond Group 8th)
12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST - Relegation Match (Gold 2nd vs. Diamond Group 7th)

PLAYOFFS

Saturday, September 26
12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST - LB Semifinal (Group 3rd vs. Group 4th)
15:00 EDT | 21:00 CEST - WB Final (Group 1st vs. Group 2nd)

Sunday, September 27
12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST - LB Final
15:00 EDT | 21:00 CEST - Grand Final