RLCS 2026 - Boston Major: MENA Open 1

Format & Schedule

• Double Elimination Stage (Nov 20–21, 2025)

  • Format: Double-Elimination Bracket.

  • Match Length: Best-of-3 (Bo3) until the Top 192 teams, then transitions to Best-of-5 (Bo5).

  • Advancement: Top 32 teams advance to the Swiss Stage.

• Swiss Stage (Nov 22, 2025)

  • Format: 32 teams split into two 16-team Swiss-system groups.

  • Match Length: All matches are Best-of-5 (Bo5).

  • Advancement: Top 8 teams from each group (16 teams total) advance to the Group Stage.

• Group Stage (Nov 27, 2025)

  • Format: 16 teams divided into two GSL groups of 8.

  • Match Length: All matches are Best-of-5 (Bo5).

  • Advancement: Top 4 teams from each group (8 teams total) advance to the Playoffs.

• Playoffs (Nov 28–29, 2025)

  • Format: AFL Final Eight bracket format.

  • Seeding Advantage: Top 4 teams from the Group Stage start in the upper bracket (two chances before the Final Four), while teams ranked 5th–8th start in the lower bracket (single-elimination path).

  • Match Length: All matches are Best-of-7 (Bo7).