Format

__Stages__
1. Open Qualifier
2. Play-In
3. Round Robin
4. Playoffs

Open Qualifiers
Anyone can register for the Open qualifiers to which there will be 2 open qualifiers on May 3-5 and May 8-10.

The format of the open qualifiers are 2 double elimination brackets, one bracket in each qualifier. The top 4 teams from the brackets will advance into the Closed Qualifier. Teams only need to qualify one time through the Open Qualifier to advance to the Closed Qualifier.

Play-In
The Closed Qualifier will take place May 12-13.

The Play-In will take the top 4 teams from Open Qualifier 1 and the top 4 teams from Open Qualifier 2 and put them into a GSL bracket to advance the top 4 teams into the Round Robin Stage.

Teams must win 2 matches to advance to the Round Robin stage. Opening matches are Best of 1, all following matches are Best of 3.

Opening Round will take place Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:30 PM ET
Winner/Elimination Rounds will take place Tuesday, May 12, 2026 8:30 PM ET
Decider Round will take place Wednesday, May 13, 2026 8:00 PM ET

The top 4 teams will qualify for the Round Robin stage with 4 invited teams.

Round Robin
The top 8 teams from the Closed Qualifier will qualify for the Round Robin stage taking place on dates between May 19-June 3.

All matches are best of 1, every team will play all other teams in the Round Robin stage. Every team will play on every playday.

The top 6 teams will advance to the playoffs. The top 2 teams will receive a first round bye in playoffs. The bottom 2 teams are eliminated.

Playoffs
The top 2 teams from Round Robin will receive a first round bye. All matches are best of 3, the final is a best of 5. Playoffs will take place June 8-10.

Prize Pool

Prize Pool
Total: 3,000
1st: $1,500
2nd: $700
3rd-4th: $200
5th-6th: $125
7th-8th: $75