How It Works & Points

Finishers only.

You're scored if you reach the second-to-last round or better. That way players auto-culled right before the final still count. Bail earlier and that event scores you nothing. We then strip the non-finishers and re-rank the rest, so placement is by true finish, not by the in-game screen that lists quitters by their win count.

Bigger events, bigger points.

We weight every result by the prestige of the event.

How you enter.

You don't, it's automatic. The board builds itself from public tournament results, so the moment you play a qualifying tournament, you're on it. No signup, no opt-in.

No opt out.

We're simply tabulating public data, the same results anyone can already see, so there's nothing of yours to pull down.

Registering for the finale

Every selected player must register through the finale form before it closes on Wednesday, August 26 at 11:59 PM ET. This applies to every seat, top seeds included — a seed is not a seat until you register. Any player may submit the form; eligibility is confirmed against the final standings.

Finishers only.

We only score and qualify tournament finishers — see the Earn Circuit Points section above.

No smurfing.

We believe smurfs are a dead end under our rules, but anyone caught trying to game the system with multiple accounts will be disqualified from our season finales.

Steam renames.

We use public data with Steam name. You change your name, you will lose all your previous points on your name. Exceptions: we handle clan tags separately. As long as your tag is in the format of [TAG] at the beginning of your name, you can change clan or remove the tag with no impact.

How prizes are paid.

The finale pays $250 for 1st, $50 for 2nd, and $40 each for 3rd and 4th; every other finalist takes in-game support. Separately, the circuit's top four on the final standings take $20 each, and that stacks with any finale winnings. Amounts of $15 and under may be paid as in-game support; larger amounts at our discretion, most likely Steam gift cards.

Unregistered seats and no-shows

A seat still unregistered when registration closes is not held. It returns to the pool and is filled at random from the qualified players, so the bracket is always a full 32. A registered player who no-shows on the day is not replaced; that spot simply goes unused.

Ties.

Players tied on Circuit Points are separated by, in order: most 1st-place finishes, then most podiums, then best single finish. Anything still tied after that is ordered by name, and where a tie sits on a cutline that pays or qualifies, the tiebreak decides it.