2024 World Championship

Play-In Stage (September 25th – 29th, 2024)

• Format: 8 teams competed in a Double-Elimination bracket.

• Match Style: All series were played as Best-of-3 (Bo3).

• Advancement: The top 4 surviving teams advanced to the Swiss Stage, while the remaining 4 teams were eliminated.

Swiss Stage (October 3rd – 7th & 10th – 13th, 2024)

• Format: A 16-Team Swiss System consisting of the 4 Play-In qualifiers and the 12 directly seeded teams. Teams with identical win-loss records were repeatedly paired against each other, and no two teams could face each other twice.

• Match Style: Standard matches were Best-of-1 (Bo1). All qualification (3-win) and elimination (3-loss) matches shifted to Best-of-3 (Bo3).

• Side Selection: Determined by initial draw pools (higher pool received side choice). If teams belonged to the same pool, drawing order dictated side selection.

• Advancement: The first 8 teams to reach 3 wins advanced to the Knockout Stage; teams accumulating 3 losses were eliminated.

Knockout Stage (October 17th – November 2nd, 2024)

• Format: The final 8 teams were placed into a ruthless, high-stakes Single-Elimination bracket.

• Match Style: Every series—across the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Grand Final—was played as a Best-of-5 (Bo5).