Highlander Experimental Cup #9: Playoffs & Tiebreaker Scores

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Welcome everyone to the conclusion of the Highlander Experimental Cup #9.
We hope you enjoyed the matches, and for the teams that made it through, congratulations.

If you find yourself on the list of these teams you are expected to be available. The match dates has been decided for you, but they are a subject of a change as long as the changes are within the deadline. Due to schedule limitations, the matches must be played on time in order not to postpone the next matches.

Schedule

The schedule for the playoff matches will be the following.

• Quarter-final matches will be played on Sunday 20th February 20:30 CET. This applies to High tier only, other tiers will start from Semi-Finals at this point.
• Semi-Finals will be played on Thursday 24th February 20:30 CET.
• Grand Finals will be played on Sunday 27th 20:30 CET.

Map changes

During the cup we have noticed people experiencing problems on pl_cornwater_b7b and koth_cascade, and because of that we are replacing them during the play-off stage for pl_cornwater_b7c_fix (due to a transparent spot under stairs leading to a house next to a third point and transparent wall on pl_cornwater_b7c) and koth_cascade_v2_b6 (due to client crashes on map change).

Format

Maps will be decided using the following Map Elimination System:

Both teams need to agree on who eliminates first. If the two teams cannot agree, they need to perform a heavy fist fight. The winner of this heavy fist fight can decide if he wants to start of if the other team should.

Team A bans a map
Team B bans a map
Team B picks a map
Team A picks a map
The remaining map is the decider

We have discussed with Premiership and Division 1 teams and agreed to change the playoff format to single elimination from double elimination this season.

Premiership

For Premiership we’re going with 4 teams in the playoffs with single elimination. Previously we have announced that only two teams will advance to the play-offs in Premiership, however due to final results, it is impossible to draw two the best teams in a fair way without playing Tiebreaker matches, thus all teams have been placed in a play-off stage. All matches will be played as BO3.

1. Super Bing Chilling's KANNONEN!
   • 12 points
2. Gaeta eSports : Legacy
   • 12 points
3. Gacky Googmans GABAGOOL
   • 12 points
4. NA DRIFTE POD PHONK
   • 0 points

Matches:

Semi-Finals 1: Gaeta eSports : Legacy vs NA DRIFTE POD PHONK
Semi-Finals 2: Super Bing Chilling's KANNONEN! vs Gacky Googmans GABAGOOL

High

For High we’re going with 8 teams in the playoffs with single elimination. All matches will be played as BO3.

High A

1. Pizza Police
   • 18 points
2. moro moro
   • 11 points

High B

1. Cult of 256
   • 18 points
2. Top G's
   • 12 points

High C

1. FANATIC
   • 16 points
2. D1CK + 9 OTHER NOOBS
   • 14 points

High D

1. Fishermen With Passion
   • 18 points
2. Domino's
   • 12 points

Matches:

Quarter-Finals 1: Pizza Police vs Domino's
Quarter-Finals 2: Cult of 256 vs D1CK + 9 OTHER NOOBS
Quarter-Finals 3: FANATIC vs Top G's
Quarter-Finals 4: Fishermen With Passion vs moro moro

Mid

For the Mid Tier we’re going with 4 teams in the playoffs with single elimination, just like in the Premiership.

Mid A

1. Team Fortunate
   • 18 points
2. PBS
   • 12 points

Mid B

1. 0 Friends Online
   • 15 points
2. Just a Rabbit
   • 15 points

Matches:

Semi-Finals 1: Team Fortunate vs Just a Rabbit
Semi-Finals 2: 0 Friends Online vs PBS

Low

For the Low Tier we’re going with 4 teams in the playoffs with single elimination, just like in the Premiership.

Low A

1. well in that case
   • 18 points
2. папич star
   • 11 points

Low B

1. Gentlemercs Union
   • 14 points
2. Habib's Special Forces
   • 13 points

Matches:

Semi-Finals 1: well in that case vs Habib's Special Forces
Semi-Finals 2: Gentlemercs Union vs папич star

Open

For the Open Tier we’re going with 4 teams in the playoffs with single elimination, just like in the Premiership.

Open A

1. on god; sponsored by MS PAINT
   • 16 points
2. ГДБОП
   • 9 points – 7 rounds won
3. Societe Des Jacobins
   • 9 points – 3 rounds won

Open B

1. r/chonkers
   • 18 points
2. 3 Kill a Watt
   • 12 points

Matches:

Semi-Finals 1: on god; sponsored by MS PAINT vs 3 Kill a Watt
Semi-Finals 2: r/chonkers vs ГДБОП

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