Detail Event:
-- Format:
-- Server Qualifiers
- 4 Qualifiers:
- One on the european server
- One on the american server
- Two on the korean server
- All qualifiers are open to all participants, with no region restrictions
- Top 3 advance to main tournament group stage from NA, EU, and KR #1 Qualifiers.
- Top 2 advance to main tournament group stage from KR#2 Qualifier.
-- Round of 76
- Held offline at the ESL arena
- 64 players divided into 4 double-elemination brackets.
-top 3 players from each bracket advance to main tournament group stage.
-- Round of 24
-- Group stage:
- Four groups of six players played out in round robin format.
- all matches best of 3
- First place in each group advances directly to the quarterfinals
- second and third place in each group advance to the round of 12
- Ties broken in the following order:
- 1. Overall matches won
- 2. Overall map score diffrence
- 3. Matches won among tied players
- 4. Map score diffrence among tied players
- 5. Tie-breaker match
- 6. Coin toss
-- Bracket:
- Single-elemination bracket of twelve players.
- Round of 12, Quarterfinals, and semifinals are played in best of 5.
- Grand finals is played in best of 7
-- Date: 26 february 2018 - 4 March 2018
-- Location: Katowice
-- Base Prizepool:
Participants: