ASL Season 21

Tournament Format & Structure

Round of 24: Group Stage

• Format: Dual-tournament format.

• Match Rules: Best-of-1 (Bo1).

• Qualification: The top two players from each group advance to the next round.

Round of 16: Group Stage

• Participants: 12 advancing players from the Round of 24 join the 4 seeded players from ASL Season 20.

• Format: Dual-tournament format.

• Match Rules: The first two matches are Best-of-1 (Bo1); the final three matches are Best-of-3 (Bo3).

• Qualification: The top two players from each group advance to the elimination stage.

Round of 8: Elimination Stage

• Format: Eight-player, single-elimination bracket.

• Match Rules: Quarterfinals are Best-of-5 (Bo5); Semifinals and Finals are Best-of-7 (Bo7).

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Round of 24 (Group Stage)

• Dual Tournament Format | All matches Bo1

• Top 2 per group advance **Round of 16 (Group Stage)

• 12 Advancing Players + 4 ASL S20 Seeds

• Dual Tournament Format (Opening matches Bo1 | Final matches Bo3)

• Top 2 per group advance **Round of 8 (Elimination Stage)

• 8-Player Single-Elimination Bracket

• Quarterfinals: Bo5 | Semifinals & Finals: Bo7