CBLOL Academy 2024: Tournament will have an exclusive format; see what changes

O CBLOL Academy 2024 There is already a start date and will feature an exclusive format, focusing on long-term planning and greater competition between teams. Now, in addition to Early stage, we will also have Phase of Entry two Playoffs and then the Playoffs.

It is worth remembering that the CBLOL Academy 2024 will have 12 teams10 from CBLOL and two coming from an open qualifier, the details and dates of which were also revealed.

New CBLOL Academy 2024 format

The first stage of the tournament continues to be all against all, but now with only one-way matches. In this way, the 12 organizations play against each other in a single round; the best four advance to the playoffs and the other 8 teams play in the Playoffs Playoff Stage.

In the Playoffs Entry Phase, the eight teams are divided into two groups with a double elimination bracket and matches in MD3. Each group classifies two teams for the Playoffs.

In the Playoffs, the four teams that finished first in the Group Stage are automatically placed in each group. The format is also double elimination, with the quarterfinals being MD3 and the rest MD5.

The idea of ​​the format, with the Elimination Phase divided into two parts, is not only to provide a calendar that stimulates competition and allows teams to develop long-term planning, but also to open up a greater range of competition between the main talents and revelations from our scenario – expanding opportunities and also the visibility of athletes, giving everyone the chance to stand out at national level.

CBLOL Academy 2024 Schedule

• Week 1: February 5th and 6th
• Week 2: February 12th and 13th
• Week 3: February 19th, 20th and 21st
• Week 4: February 26th and 27th
• Week 5: March 4th and 5th
• Group stage: March 11th, 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th
• Elimination Stage (Double Elimination): March 25th and 26th // 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 25th, 26 e 27 of April
• Grande Final: 28 of April

It is worth remembering that CBLOL also revealed its agenda, with the right to Kaboom vs LOUD in the first confrontation. The tournament also had changes in format and tiebreaker rules.