OWCS NA Stage 3

Regular Season

• Format: Single Round Robin

• Match Structure: First-to-3 (Ft3)

• Advancement: Top 4 teams progress to the Regional Playoffs

Regional Playoffs

• Format: Double Elimination Bracket

• Match Structure: First-to-3 (Ft3) | Grand Finals: First-to-4 (Ft4)

Hero Ban Protocol

• Map Phase: Each team bans 1 Hero per map, affecting both sides.

• Role Constraint: Opposing bans must target separate hero roles.

• Series Cap: A hero can only be banned once per series by the same team, though repeating an opponent’s prior ban is allowed.

• Pick Order: First-ban priority goes to the higher seed or the loser of the previous map.