For the vast majority of Highlander Season 3 participants the dice have been cast and positions are final, but for a select few high-achievers, there is still the last leg of the race to run. For the first time ever, the best highlander team will be decided by playoffs between the top 3 placing teams in Premiership. The rest of Premiership and the top four Division 1 teams will be offered special playoffs unique to Season 3, which will both determine the winners of the Secondary prize pool and award three spots in Season 4 Premiership!

Tiebreakers

Before the playoffs can begin, several tiebreaker matches must be played to determine team placement:

Premiership
Legolas took one of our points vs Parrot Gapers

The winner of this match will be seeded into the Premiership playoffs, the loser will participate in Secondary playoffs.

Division 1
[<3] vs Simply The Best

The winner of this match gets a higher seed in the Secondary playoffs.

Division 3B
Easy Going vs Wolves of Anatolia

Division 6G
jadOM Świnie vs Lohjan toivot + Antuska

These matches will determine the leaders of their respective groups, and thus the recipients of the Group Winner medals.

Playoff structure

Secondary playoffs

1st Round

Loser of Premiership Tiebreaker vs bye
colony vs loser of Division 1 Tiebreaker
Max-Play Highlander Team vs winner of Division 1 Tiebreaker
DAROUTOUTOU vs turbopoop eSports

The Secondary Playoffs will be held as a multi-week single elimination cup with predetermined fixtures. The loser of the Premiership Tiebreaker will join the action in the semi-finals. The finals will decide the distribution of the cash prizes, and the three highest placing teams will get an automatic spot in Premiership next season!

Premiership Playoffs

Semi Final
May Contain Nuts vs winner of Premiership Tiebreaker

Grand Final
SNSD vs Winner of Semi Final.

The Premiership playoffs are the final showdown between the best teams in the League, and will be held similarly to our 6v6 playoffs. All three teams will receive cash prizes, with the winner taking home the largest sum along with the title of the best Highlander team in Europe!

Prizes

As a reminder of what’s at stake, here is a list of prizes for both playoffs:

Premiership playoffs:

• Winner: €1,035
• Runner-up: €630
• Third Place: €405

Secondary playoffs:

• Winner: €360
• Runner-up: €135

Schedule

All Tiebreakers must be played before January 1st. Matches without results will be coinflipped.

Here are the deadlines for each round of the playoffs:

Secondary Playoffs:

• 1st round: January 6th
• Semi Finals: January 13th
• Final/3rd place: January 20th

Premiership Playoffs:

• Semi Finals: January 13th
• Grand Final: January 20th

Maps

All Tiebreakers and Playoff matches will be played in a Best of 3 format. However note that Badwater, Gravelpit, Steel and Upward should be played only one round each. Granary and Lakeside will be played with the usual rules.

The maps for each tiebreaker and playoffs match will be decided by map elimination. A step-by-step breakdown of the process can be found on the Rules page