ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 - New Challengers Stage

Format[edit]

The New Challengers Stage: January 12th - 15th, 2018 in Atlanta
- Formerly the Major Offline Qualifier
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
  - All matches are Bo1
  - Top 8 Teams proceed to The New Legends Stage
  - Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
  - Click here for a detailed explanation of the Swiss System format

First Round (Seeded)
- Seeding Pool 1: Teams in place 9-11^th one from place 12-14^th at PGL Major Kraków 2017
- Seeding Pool 2: Remaining teams from place 12-14^th and place 15-16^th teams at PGL Major Kraków 2017
- Seeding Pool 3: 1^st place teams from the Minor Championships (Asia, Americas, CIS & Europe)
- Seeding Pool 4: 2^nd place teams from the Minor Championships (Asia, Americas, CIS & Europe)
- Tie-breakers for seeding between pools from the same placement ranges (in order):
  - Win-Loss Ratio
  - Head-to-Head match result
  - Random draw
- Teams from Seeding Pool 1 are drawn versus teams from Seeding Pool 4
- Teams from Seeding Pool 2 are drawn versus teams from Seeding Pool 3
Second Round
- Division into 2 groups:
  - Winners of the first round ("High")
  - Losers of the first round ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
Third Round
- Division into 3 groups:
  - Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
  - Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
  - Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
- Losers of the low group are eliminated
Fourth Round
- Division into 2 groups:
  - Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
  - Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
- Losers of the low group are eliminated
Fifth Round
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners advance to the next stage
- Losers are eliminated

Due to 100 Thieves not being able to attend the Major, a team that goes out with a record of 2-3 in
will still qualify for The New Legends Stage. More information can be found below.

Results[edit]

Overview[edit]

#	Team	Matches	Rounds	RD	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
1.	Cloud9	3 - 0	48 - 21	+27	Cache	Inferno	Train
1.	G2 Esports	3 - 0	51 - 32	+19	Inferno	Cobblestone	Overpass
3.	FaZe Clan	3 - 1	54 - 40	+14	Overpass	Inferno	Mirage	Train
3.	Vega Squadron	3 - 1	64 - 53	+11	Mirage	Inferno	Overpass	Mirage
3.	Space Soldiers	3 - 1	62 - 55	+7	Cobblestone	Mirage	Train	Mirage
6.	mousesports	3 - 2	70 - 53	+17	Mirage	Mirage	Train	Mirage	Mirage
6.	Natus Vincere	3 - 2	54 - 48	+6	Inferno	Mirage	Mirage	Train	Inferno
6.	Quantum Bellator Fire	3 - 2	62 - 63	-1	Inferno	Inferno	Mirage	Inferno	Train
9.	Team Liquid	2 - 3	65 - 72	-7	Overpass	Cobblestone	Cobblestone	Mirage	Inferno
9.	Renegades	2 - 3	64 - 64	0	Mirage	Cache	Cobblestone	Cobblestone	Mirage
9.	AVANGAR	2 - 3	59 - 68	-9	Mirage	Mirage	Train	Cache	Train
12.	Sprout	1 - 3	34 - 59	-25	Cobblestone	Inferno	Mirage	Cobblestone
12.	Team Envy	1 - 3	45 - 61	-16	Cache	Cache	Inferno	Inferno
12.	Misfits Gaming	1 - 3	47 - 52	-5	Overpass	Cobblestone	Train	Cache
15.	Flash Gaming	0 - 3	37 - 48	-11	Inferno	Inferno	Inferno
15.	FlipSid3 Tactics	0 - 3	21 - 48	-27	Overpass	Cobblestone	Train