Online 2017 - The Major (for you)

Standard ESL rules and fairplay + additions:

- Map Veto:

Team A is always the first one named in a matchup, e.g. Astralis vs Virtus.pro -> Astralis is Team A.

. Group Stage & Pre-Quarterfinals (BO1):
Team A bans 3, Team B bans 2, Team A picks the map out of the remaining 2.
. Playoffs (BO3):
Team A bans 1, Team B bans 1, Team A bans 1, Team B bans 1, Team A picks 1, Team B picks 1, third map is randomized out of the remaining. This veto will be done on csgomapveto.com.


Tournament schedule:


Day 1 (Sunday):
13:00 - Match 1 (simultaneously): Team 1 of each group VS Team 6 of each group
14:30 - Match 2 (simultaneously): Team 2 of each group VS Team 5 of each group
16:00 - Match 3 (simultaneously): Team 3 of each group VS Team 4 of each group

Day 2 (Monday):
14:00 - Match 4 (simultaneously): Winner of Match 1 of each group VS Winner of Match 2 of each group
15:30 - Match 5 (simultaneously): Loser of Match 2 of each group VS Loser of Match 3 of each group
17:00 - Match 6 (simultaneously): Loser of Match 1 of each group VS Winner of Match 3 of each group

Day 3 (Tuesday):
15:00 - Match 7 (simultaneously): Winner of Match 4 of each group VS Winner of Match 5 of each group
16:30 - Match 8 (simultaneously): Loser of Match 4 of each group VS Loser of Match 6 of each group
18:00 - Match 9 (simultaneously): Loser of Match 5 of each group VS Winner of Match 6 of each group

Day 4 (Wednesday):
15:00 - Match 10 (simultaneously): First place of each group VS Second place of each group
16:30 - Match 11 (simultaneously): Fifth place of each group VS Sixth place of each group
18:00 - Match 12 (simultaneously): Third place of each group VS Fourth place of each group
-> in case the fourth place team wins:
19:30 - Match 13 (simultaneously): Third place of each group VS Fourth place of each group (rematch); has to be a different map
19:30/21:00 - Match 14 (simultaneously): Second place of each group VS Third place of each group

Day 5 (Thursday):
Off day for all group winners;
14:00 - Pre-Quarter-Finals Match 1: Group #1 3rd place VS Group #2 2nd place
17:45 - Pre-Quarter-Finals Match 2: Group #2 3rd place VS Group #3 2nd place
20:30 - Pre-Quarter-Finals Match 3: Group #3 3rd place VS Group #4 2nd place

Day 6 (Friday):
14:00 - Pre-Quarter-Finals Match 4: Group #4 3rd place VS Group #1 2nd place
17:45 - Quarter-Finals Match 1: Winner of Pre-Quarterfinals Match 1 VS Group #1 1st place
21:30 - Quarter-Finals Match 2: Winner of Pre-Quarterfinals Match 2 VS Group #2 1st place

Day 7 (Saturday):
12:00 - Quarter-Finals Match 3: Winner of Pre-Quarterfinals Match 3 VS Group #3 1st place
15:45 - Quarter-Finals Match 4: Winner of Pre-Quarterfinals Match 4 VS Group #4 1st place
19:30 - Semi-Finals Match 1: Winner of Quarter-Finals Match 1 VS Winner of Quarterfinal Match 2
23:15 - Semi-Finals Match 2: Winner of Quarter-Finals Match 3 VS Winner of Quarterfinal Match 4

Day 8 (Sunday):
13:00 - Battle for 3rd place: Loser of Semi-Finals Match 1 VS Loser of Semi-Finals Match 2
18:00 - Grand Finals: Winner of Semi-Finals Match 1 VS Winner of Semi-Finals Match 2