Match week one is here!
Battle For Berlin will be running a double elimination tournament structure with all 8 first round matches being played this
Thursday 20th October. Games 1-4 will begin at
21cet and games 5-8 will begin at
20cet. Match times are detailed below, however if you are unable to play at your designated match time then it is up to you to contact your opponent to try and rearrange your match at another time
in the same evening[/u]. It is important that all matches are completed on the date arranged due to the coverage schedule. If you do rearrange your match time then it is essential that you message me to let me know.
Each match-week the first map will be forced and the second map will be chosen by the loser of the first map. Full map information can be found in the schedule at the bottom of this newspost. The config is yet to be finalised but it will be published before the first round of matches commence.
For the losers of this first round of matches, the first round of the loser bracket will take place this
Sunday 23rd October. The next round of the winner bracket will be the following Thursday. A full schedule can be found at the bottom of this newspost.
Battle For Berlin intends on delivering the readers of Crossfire.nu a mountain of coverage for this competition, including full match previews for each and every game, insider interviews, live casting, post-match reflections, match reports and more! Our very own
TosspoT will be casting the opening round of games on Thursday so be sure to tune in to the Battle For Berlin!
The first round matches can be seen below. If there are any errors involving lineups then please leave me a pm and I'll amend the post.