CCT announced on their social media the list of eight teams that are invited directly to the playoff stage, while other teams play a Swiss system group to qualify for the playoffs. Those teams were 3DMAX, 9Pandas, Alliance, BetBoom, ECSTATIC, FURIA, Metizport and Rare Atom.

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Among other teams in the tournament are B8 and Passion UA who qualified for the playoffs with 3-1 and 3-2 respectively.

The tournament is in a double elimination format, which adds extra intrigue and a chance for the losers of their first matches to advance. The playoffs, on the other hand, are in Single Elimination format, i.e. without a second chance. The playoffs start on May 23 and will last until May 26. Teams will fight for a prize pool of 50,000 dollars.