early feb - late march | split 1 and playoffs
late april - mid may | masters 1
mid june - early august | split 2 and playoffs
late august/early sep - late sep | masters 2
late sep - late october | break
late october - late november | champs
early dec | relegation tournament
split 1 | teams play every team once, teams play twice a week, every win is a championship point
split 1 playoffs | top 8 teams from split 1 make it, double elimination bracket, top 3 teams from playoffs go to masters
masters top team from each region goes to play offs, double elimination groups and playoffs
enough time inbetween to get visas sorted
split 2 | teams play every team once, teams play twice a week
split 2 playoffs | top 8 teams from split 1 make it, double elimination bracket, top 3 teams from playoffs go to masters
break | gives everyone time to get visas and rest in, extra opportunity to practice
all champions bundles sales go towards prize pool for champs like dota does, makes stakes higher
every game won in splits, playoffs and masters earn a champion ship point
champs | top 8 teams with most points from each region qualify, swiss format groups, top 16 qualify, 16 team double elimination playoffs
relegation | 4 teams that didnt make champs go into a 3 day tournamet, 2 teams teams that lose get relegated to challengers and top 2 teams from challengers make it