📢 NationsCup Group Stage DRAW

🗓️ Saturday, 18th of October
🕖 19:00 CET
📺 Live on Twitch: twitch.tv/takerjay

After six intense weeks of fierce competition, the seeding tournament is finally wrapping up. That means one thing: it’s time to reveal the groups for the upcoming NationsCup Group Stage!

Join us for a special one-hour live stream, where we’ll cover everything you need to know, including the official group draw, tournament breakdown, and more.

🎙️ Hosts

🇵🇱 ght, 🇺🇸 ipod, 🇳🇱 Sebhes, 🇵🇹 takerjay

📋 During the stream, we’ll provide

Live group draw and seeding
Analysis & expectations for the upcoming stage
In-depth explanation of the tournament format
A sneak peek into what’s coming after the group stage

🏆 Group Stage Overview

📆 Start Date: Sunday, 19th of October
🕡 Start Time: 18:30 CET
👥 Format: 16 nations – 4 groups of 4 (round-robin, 3 matches per nation)
🗺️ 3 maps per match: each team picks one, plus one forced map drawn live (no bans)

🎯 Scoring

2 points per map win
1 point each for a draw

⚖️ Sides

On a team’s pick → opponent chooses side
On the forced map → lower seeded team chooses side

⚔️ Tiebreaker

If teams are tied on points at the end of the group stage, a BO1 decider is played. The map is selected by coin-toss elimination until one remains — no other tiebreakers apply.

📊 Live Standings (Seeding)

#	Nation	P	W	D	L	Pre-4	Halved	M5	M6	Total	Actions

🎲 LIVE Seeds & Baskets (for Main Event)

📁 Fixtures & Results

Per-map scoring. Matches count after Confirm.

🧭 Group Assignment (A–D)

Assign teams manually. Unassigned stay in the pool.

📅 Group Stage Matches

Round-robin in each group (3 matches per nation). 3 maps per match: each team picks 1, plus 1 forced map drawn during the stream. No bans. Admin can edit any match manually.

🧪 Qualifiers (BO5) & Playoffs

A2 vs B3 · A3 vs B2 · C2 vs D3 · C3 vs D2 — then full 8-team double-elim (UB/LB/GF) with automatic winner/loser propagation.

🏆 Playoffs — Double Elimination

UB QF → UB SF → UB Final | LB R1 → R2 → R3 → LB Final | Grand Final

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Upper Bracket

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Lower Bracket

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Grand Final

🎯 NationsCup ’25 — Rules & Programming

Groups

4 groups of 4; round-robin (3 matches per nation)
3 maps per match: Team A pick, Team B pick, one forced map
No eliminations during the group stage
Start: 18:30 CET 19th October 2025
Sides: on a pick → opponent chooses side; on fixed map → lower seed chooses side
Ties on points → BO1 decider by coin toss elimination
Mappoll: etl_adlernest, etl_frostbite, supply, sw_goldrush_te, radar, bremen_b3, sw_decay, missile_b3, karsiah_te2, operation_b8

Advancement & Playoffs

🥇 1st → UB QF
🥈 & 🥉 → Qualifiers (BO5) for 4 remaining spots
❌ 4th → eliminated
Upper Bracket QF pairings: A1 vs (4), B1 vs (3), C1 vs (2), D1 vs (1)