Highlander Spring 2023 Playoffs & Tiebreakers

ETF2L Highlander Season 29

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Welcome to the Highlander Spring Season 2023: Playoffs! After 5 Weeks of competition, we are here, entering the playoffs stage once again! With Super Dickmann's KANNONEN! still standing strong and undefeated in Premiership, only having lost a single round against The fresh pills from bel air on koth_product_final! Will Cult of 256 win the Division 1 Grand Finals this time? Who will clutch the Division 2 Grand Finals against Double Clutch? We will find out within the next 2 weeks!

Format

Maps will be decided using the following Map Elimination System:

The Team with the higher seed may pick if they are Team A or B

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

Premiership

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For Premiership we’re going with 3 teams in the playoffs with single elimination. All matches will be played as BO3 except the Grand Final match, which can become a BO5 if both teams agree.

The Premiership playoffs will be played on 1st & 2nd July.

1. Super Dickmann's KANNONEN!
   • 30 points
2. TWICE
   • 20 points
3. inVision
   • 13 points

Semi-Finals : TWICE vs inVision
Super Dickmann's KANNONEN! will wait in the Grand Finals for the winner of the Semi-Finals.

Division 1

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For Division 1 we’re going with 3 teams in a single elimination format. All matches will be played as BO3.

The Division 1 playoffs will be played on 24th& 25th June.

1. Cult of 256
   • 22 points
2. BAD DRAGONS
   • 16 points
3. Trouble Shooters
   • 8 points

Semi-Finals : BAD DRAGONS vs Trouble Shooters
Cult of 256 will wait in the Grand Finals for the winner of the Semi-Finals.

Division 2

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For Division 2 we’re going with 3 teams in a single elimination format.

Division 2

1. Double Clutch
   • 22 points
2. Rat Gang: Bricked Up
   • 18 points
3. Complete Guesswork
   • 9 points – Head-to-Head win
4. Zoinking Hazard
   • 9 points – Head-to-Head lose

Matches:

Semi-Finals : Rat Gang: Bricked Up vs Complete Guesswork
Double Clutch will wait in the Grand Finals for the winner of the Semi-Finals.

Mid

For the Mid Tier we’re going with 8 teams in the playoffs with single elimination.

1. MONKEY MODE 23
   • 30 points
2. Goofy Goobers Inc.
   • 22 points
3. Bed Bug Gang
   • 21 points
4. Hungary4Blood GIGA VOLUME
   • 20 points
5. Avangard
   • 18 points – Tiebreaker Score – 8,75
6. Xenon
   • 18 points – Tiebreaker Score – 6,58
7. 0 Friends Online
   • 18 points – Tiebreaker Score – 5,4
8. Gentlemercs Union
   • 16 points

Matches:

Quarter Final 1: MONKEY MODE 23 vs Gentlemercs Union
Quarter Final 2: Goofy Goobers Inc. vs 0 Friends Online
Quarter Final 3: Bed Bug Gang vs Xenon
Quarter Final 4: Hungary4Blood GIGA VOLUME vs Avangard

Low

For the Low Tier we’re going with 8 teams in the playoffs with single elimination.

1. QYARTU DEATH BRIGADE
   • 28 points
2. Enclave
   • 26 points
3. Uzbek e-Sports
   • 21 points – 14,13 Tiebreaker Score
4. Bee Cave Crew: International
   • 21 points – 11,63 Tiebreaker Score
5. 1DayOff
   • 18 points – 6,00 Tiebreaker Score
6. mad milk enthusiasts
   • 18 points – 5,80 Tiebreaker Score
7. Stealing Hearts; Pushing Carts
   • 18 points – 5,00 Tiebreaker Score
8. Jollyweed
   • 16 points – 6,83 Tiebreaker Score
9. Secure Yourself
   • 16 points – 2,0Tiebreaker Score

Matches:

Quarter Final 1: QYARTU DEATH BRIGADE vs Jollyweed
Quarter Final 2: Enclave vs Stealing Hearts; Pushing Carts
Quarter Final 3: Uzbek e-Sports vs mad milk enthusiasts
Quarter Final 4: Bee Cave Crew: International vs 1DayOff

Open

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For Open we’re going with 3 teams in a single elimination format.

1. Jacobins
   • 30 points
2. Caky's European Opossums
   • 22 points 
3. Paradise
   • 17 points

Matches:

Semi-Finals : Caky's European Opossums vs Paradise
Jacobins will wait in the Grand Finals for the winner of the Semi-Finals.