Participants

• Four teams from the EPT ranking;
• Ten teams from regional qualifiers;
• Two teams from ACL X ESL Challenger China.

Group Stage 1 — May 19-22, 2025

• Two groups of eight teams each (round-robin format);
• All matches are played in best of 2 format;
• The top four teams from each group advance to Group Stage 2;
• The remaining teams are eliminated.

Group Stage 2 — May 23-29, 2025

• One group of eight teams (round-robin format);
• All matches are played in best of 3 format;
• The top two teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs;
• Teams in 3rd and 4th place move to the lower bracket of the playoffs;
• The remaining teams are eliminated.

Playoffs — May 31 – June 1, 2025

• Double Elimination bracket;
• Grand Final — best of 5 format;
• All other matches — best of 3 format.