Guys, between LOCKIN and KICKOFF
Which do you guys prefer?
And if you choose one but make some minor adjustments?
Personally I would go with LOCKIN
Specifically, get all 48 teams from the franchising leagues.
Separate each Region Franchise into 3 groups of 4.
A total of 12 groups. Then, the fun part; each Region group only plays another region group.
Basically we have AM1 AM2 AM3
EM1 EM2 EM3 CN1 CN2 CN3 AP1 AP2 AP3
Then you get a group stage that's done in 12 days !!!
AM1 × AP2
CN2 × EM3
CN3 × AM2
EM2 × AP1
CN1 × AP3
EM1 × AM3
That way you only get the matchups people can care about, region matchups! Nobody gives a shit about G2 vs Furia, or KRU vs EG
But KRU vs TH? even if you don't give a shit about the teams you still wanna root for your region!
Just to clarify, it would be Bo1s. As to make it time manageable. We could get 8 MATCHES IN A DAY
EDIT: Some people are saying bo2s would be better with draw points and win points. I guess that could work?
For the Bo1s I was thinking about making them all play the same map? The new map at the time, like, a new map comes out in January 2025 and then during the group stage that's the map we see