General Information
- Region: Worldwide (Buy-in LAN)
- Location: Vodafone PLAYzone Arena, Prague
- All PCs provided by the organizer
- Aurora R16 (i9-14900KF, 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, RTX 5080), AW2523HF (24,5“ Full HD IPS LED, 360Hz)
- Tournament Dates
- Group Stage: 5–6 August
- Playoffs: 7–9 August
- Teams: 12
- Seeding based on the July VRS ranking
- Top four seeded teams advance directly to Playoffs
Registration Process
- Fill the official team application form – available here on June 5 at 8 PM (CEST)
- Once submitted, we will send you payment details for the participation fee
- Fee: €1,200 + VAT (the amount may change before registration begins)
- If payment is not made within 72 hours, we will move on to the team next in line
- A total of 12 teams will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis
Tournament Format
- Group Stage
- Two Round Robin groups of four teams each
- Group A: Seeds 1, 4, 5, 8
- Group B: Seeds 2, 3, 6, 7
- All matches Best-of-Three
- Top two teams from each group advance
- Playoffs
- Eight-team Double Elimination bracket
- All matches Best-of-Three
- Opening matches seeded according to final group standings
Time Schedule
- 5 August
- 13:00 – Group Stage Round 1
- 16:00 – Group Stage Round 1
- 19:00 – Group Stage Round 2
- 6 August
- 13:00 – Group Stage Round 2
- 16:00 – Group Stage Round 3
- 19:00 – Group Stage Round 3
- 7 August
- 13:00 – Upper Bracket Round 1
- 16:00 – Upper Bracket Round 1
- 19:00 – Upper Bracket Round 2
- 8 August
- 13:00 – Lower Bracket Round 1
- 16:00 – Lower Bracket Round 2
- 19:00 – UB final + LB Round 3
- 9 August
- 13:00 – LB final
- 16:00 – Grandfinal
Prize Pool
- 1st place: €6,000
- 2nd place: €2,500
- 3rd place: €1,500
- 4th place: €1,000
- Only prize pool payouts; no other appearance/revenue shares
Additional Information
- Teams are responsible for arranging their own travel and accomodation
- The organizer may reject teams/players with integrity concerns
- Two matches will be played simultaneously (except final day)
- Matches will be livestreamed on two separate channels
- Coverage on HLTV.org toward VRS and ranking status from what stage of the tournament cannot be guaranteed prior to confirmation
- For more information: Tipsport CS circuit – official rulebook