CWL 2018 - Atlanta Open

Tournament rules

Open Bracket
Top 4 Winner's Bracket teams qualify for Pool Play
Top 4 Loser's Bracket teams qualify for Championship Bracket Loser's Round 1

Pool Play
20 teams: the 16 CWL Pro League Stage 1 teams, based on their CWL Stage 1 Standings (as of 06:00am ET on March 5th), plus 4 teams from the Open Bracket
4 pools of 5 teams
Pool A: 1st and 5th Place Division A teams, 4th and 8th Place Division B teams
Pool B: 1st and 5th Place Division B teams, 4th and 8th Place Division A teams
Pool C: 2nd and 6th Place Division A teams, 3rd and 7th Place Division B teams
Pool D: 2nd and 6th Place Division B teams, 3rd and 7th Place Division A teams
Best of 5 Series

Top 2 teams in each pool are placed in Championship Bracket Winner's Round 1
3rd Place team is placed in Championship Bracket Loser's Round 3
4th Place team is placed in Championship Bracket Loser's Round 2
5th Place team is placed in Championship Bracket Loser's Round 1

Championship Bracket
Double Elimination
Best of 5 Series