FACEIT Major: Format changes
Introducing the Buchholz system and bo3 deciders
The formats for the FACEIT Major New Challengers and New Legends stages have been revealed! The groups will be held under the Swiss system format, and the newly introduced seeding system will be used from Round 3 up. The draw will be based on the results the team scored in previous matches.
It has also been confirmed that the deciders for the teams with a 2-2 record will be played as bo3s. The Buchholz system will be used for seeding, where the teams gaining the same number of points are compared performance-wise.
 NAVI.GG.BET |
 mousesports |
 fnatic |
 Cloud9 |
| FaZe Clan |
 MIBR |
 Winstrike Team |
 G2 Esports |
| New Challengers | New Challengers | New Challengers | New Challengers |
| New Challengers | New Challengers | New Challengers | New Challengers |
The same system will be used to draw playoff brackets, in order to prevent cases where the semifinal matchups are unequally challenging.
FACEIT Major 2018 will kick off on September 5 with a 5-day New Challengers stage, where 16 teams will be battling it out to advance to the next round. The main stage will take place on September 12-16, with NAVI.GG.BET in attendance. Top 8 teams will qualify for the playoffs, which will take place on September 20-23 in front of a live crowd at SSE Arena.
