Welcome to Universal Open
Open Qualifiers: Single Elimination
NA will have two (2) qualifiers per region - Northeast, East, Central and West - totaling eight (8) Open Qualifiers. The final eight (8) teams from each qualifier (total of 16 teams per region) will advance to the Closed Qualifiers.
EU will have a total four (4) open qualifiers with the final four (4) teams of each qualifier advancing to the Closed Qualifiers (total of 16 teams).
Tournament Format: BO3, Single Elimination
Closed Qualifiers: Double Elimination
NA will have a total of four (4) closed qualifiers, one (1) per region. The final 4 teams from each region will advance to the Regional Finals which will be played on LAN at designated locations (total of 16 teams).
EU will have one (1) closed qualifier consisting of the Top 16 teams from the EU Open Qualifiers with the top 4 teams advancing directly to the Grand Finals.
Tournament Format: BO5, Double Elimination
Regional Finals: Double Elimination (NA only)
There will be a total of four (4) Regional Finals, one (1) per region. The winner from each region will advance to the Grand Finals (total of 4 teams).
Tournament Format: BO5, Double Elimination
Grand Finals
The Grand Finals will consist of the winner of each NA Regional Final and top 4 teams from the EU Closed Qualifiers (total of 8 teams).
Tournament Format: BO5, Double Elimination until two (2) teams remain, then it will switch to BO7.
Tournament Flowchart
Check out the tournament flowchart we’ve created below to help players and fans better visualize the stages they will need to go through to make it to the Grand Finals!