ESL One Germany 2020

Participants
Eleven invited teams
Five teams from a closed qualifier

Group Stage
One pool of 16 teams
Modified Swiss-system format (teams will stop playing after 3 wins or 3 losses)
Five round of matches
Teams never play an opponent twice
Three wins to proceed to playoffs (a total of eight teams)
All matches are Bo3
Top eight teams advance to the upper bracket of the Playoffs
Bottom eight teams are eliminated

Playoffs
Double-elimination bracket
All matches except Grand Final are Bo3
Grand Final is Bo5