FACEIT League Season 9 Move Ups / Downs and Playoffs Bracket

Move Ups / Downs

Move ups / downs will include all forfeited or inactive teams. If a team moving down does not meet the requirements to participate in the following season, they will be removed from the League.

This set of move ups / downs includes a restructure and an additional Division for EMEA / NA. The new "Intermediate Division" will be placed between Open and Advanced. Qualifiers will remain for Expert and Advanced, with the addition of Intermediate slots being provided.  More info surrounding the new season will be shared in early August. 

EMEA Master

  • OWCS Relegations: Top 2
  • Master Relegations: 13th-14th
  • Move Down: Bottom 2 Teams

EMEA Expert

  • Move Up: Top 2 Teams
  • Master Relegations: 3rd-4th
  • Move Down: Bottom 20 Teams

EMEA Advanced

  • Move Up: Top 4 Teams
  • Move Down: Bottom 16 Teams (Into "Intermediate Division")

EMEA Open

  • Move Up: Top 30 Teams (Into "Intermediate Division")

NA Master

  • OWCS Relegations: Top 2
  • Master Relegations: 13th-14th
  • Move Down: Bottom 2 Teams

NA Expert

  • Move Up: Top 2 Team
  • Master Relegations: 3rd-4th
  • Move Down: Bottom 24 Teams

NA Advanced

  • Move Up: Top 4 Teams
  • Move Down: Bottom 24 Teams (Into "Intermediate Division")

NA Open

  • Move Up: Top 30 Teams (Into "Intermediate Division")

SA Master

  • Move Down: TBD (Based on current active teams data)

SA Open

  • Move Up: TBD (Based on current active teams data)

OCE Master

  • Move Down: Bottom 2 Teams

OCE Open

  • Move Up: Top 2 Teams


PLAYOFFS

Playoffs for this Season of FACEIT League will take place between August 3rd and August 16th for lower divisions. Matches are able to be rescheduled between matches being generated, up until the evening prior to their next match. Exceptions are noted as "Fixed schedule". Default times will remain the same as regular season default times.

All Divisions playoffs will be a Double Elimination bracket and seeding will be based on Regular Season standings. All default start times will retain the same UTC start time as the regular season.


EMEA & NA Regions

Master (Top 8 Teams)

  • UBR1: Wednesday, August 5th

  • UBR2 / LBR1: Friday, August 7th

  • LBR2: Saturday, August 8th

  • UBR3 / LBR3: Saturday, August 8th (Rolling schedule)

  • LBR4: Sunday, August 9th 

  • GF: Sunday, August 9th (Rolling schedule)


    Playdays that contain a rolling schedule, teams are allowed to request a 15 minute break between matches. Longer gaps require mutual agreement between teams and must take place on the same day. 

Expert (Top 16 Teams)

  • UBR1: Wednesday, August 5th

  • UBR2 / LBR1: Friday, August 7th

  • LBR2: Saturday, August 8th

  • UBR3 / LBR3: Monday, August 10th

  • LBR4: Wednesday, August 12th

  • UBR4 / LBR5: Thursday, August 13th

  • LBR6: Friday, August 14th

  • GF: Sunday, August 16th

Advanced (Top 24 Teams) & Open (Top 32 Teams)

  • UBR1: Wednesday, August 5th

  • UBR2 / LBR1: Thursday, August 6th

  • UBR3 / LBR2: Friday, August 7th

  • UBR4 / LBR3: Saturday, August 8th

  • LBR4: Monday, August 10th

  • UBR5 / LBR5: Wednesday, August 12th

  • LBR6: Thursday, August 13th

  • LBR7: Friday, August 14th

  • LBR8: Saturday, August 15th

  • GF: Sunday, August 16th


SA & OCE Regions

Master & Open (Top 4 Teams)

  • UBR1: Wednesday, August 5th

  • UBR2 / LBR1: Saturday, August 8th

  • LBR2: Wednesday, August 12th

  • UBR3: Saturday, August 15th

 

OWCS Relegation 

OWCS Relegation dates have been updated. Format and map pool will remain as originally communicated. 


  • UBR1: Monday, August 10th

  • UBR2 / LBR1: Monday, August 10th (Rolling schedule)

  • LBR2: Monday, August 10th (Rolling schedule)

  • UBR3: Monday, August 10th (Rolling schedule)

 

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