[NEWS]PDL reaches playoffs and playdowns
The initial league-season of Prime Defending League has ended. As http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7210/wovs3.gif MYM and http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6835/sehc7.gif SK drew in their match on Sunday, the kept their respective 1st and 2nd place in the standings, thus qualifying directly to the PDL Finals.
Which teams that will be joining them in the Winner Bracket semi-finals is to be determined in the coming weeks. http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6202/dkkf9.gif Plus46, http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/5914/idaj7.gif fnatic, http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5046/rooq0.gif TeG, and http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8591/frxa8.gif Serious Gaming are in the mix for a podium-position, as they finished from 3rd through 6th, thus earning a spot in the playoffs.
- The teams are matched in the format of #3 vs. #6 and #4 vs. #5, giving the following matches in the first round of the playoffs: Srs vs. fnatic & TeG vs. +46.
- The first set of matches in the playoffs is single elimination. From WB R 1 the tournament is double elimination.
- The playoffs are played in BO1-mode, with the Grand Final being played in BO5.
- The playdowns are played in BO1-mode, with the finals being played in BO3
The schedule for the playoffs looks like this:
It also has to be determined which teams that are going to be eliminated from PDL, and that is done in the playdowns http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/866/skao5.gif NecroRaisers and http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/2497/uaha1.gif Wolker Gaming already pulled out of the league, thus leaving only two more teams to be faced with the task of requalifying for the league.
The playdowns will be played amongst the teams placed 7th through 10th and two of the teams will have to leave the league. Just like in the playoffs, the highest ranked team is going to take on the lowest ranked team.
In the playdowns it is going to be single elimination and the fight for the 7th place will be played out as a BO3. The schedule for the playdowns looks like this:
