New Kickoff format

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foythvlr

Triple elim bracket with three winners qualifying to masters santiago starting january 15th
https://x.com/nandoshowww/status/1995911281807638915/photo/1

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W format honestly

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foythvlr

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also like it very much. one team can potentially play like up to nine matches on kickoff only

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that's actually kind of a fire bracket, LEV will definitely get Neon back before the end of kickoff so they might qualify to santiago

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foythvlr

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Yeah and they have the chance to hold up until then which is p good

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catNmouse

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so there’s no grand finals for kickoffs?

#6

foythvlr

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nop, purely a qualifier tournament

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g2gcHATER

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with that, nrg lose the only chance they had to lift a trophy this year 😭

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foythvlr

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lmfao what is this name bro

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n0vacane

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acting like NRG would beat the regional powerhouse of G2 Esports

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g2gcHATER

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im glad this year will be g2 and nrg downfall 😻

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they qualified to ewc in a somewhat similar format they will be fine

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0wc

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catNmouse

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that’s awesome

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n0vacane

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no, but i think the three different finals make up for it

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Lyxium

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Lower bracket run feels much more rewarding with this format

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n0vacane

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Lev lower bracket run, trust

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foythvlr

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yep also gives way more matches for the teams to play which is a W

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GattoVLR

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Big W format, teams can risk more without fear. The have 3 chances to qualify

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rhizz

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I hope the player not exhaust

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InYourDreams

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Seems like longer kickoff means more matches LFG

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foythvlr

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yep most teams will average 5-6 matches i think

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n0vacane

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that's incredibly good

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Reznor

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huge w

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nutab1e

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holy overcorrection

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Kaust

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You mean I can watch a team make it to M25, and then lose back to back to back matches to not make Masters Santiago? I'm so in!

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SadQwesz

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that will be the greatest choker of all time

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Galactc

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I cannot wait for that to happen to M8s I can feel it