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Tournament Exceptions

A number of events do not exactly follow our tournament operation requirements. We allow events to operate outside of those requirements in some cases, provided the exceptions are known to us and explicitly approved.

The following are exceptions we have explicitly made, because they give the tournament operator some flexibility, tend to produce more sorting data than the minimum requirements of our guidelines, and most importantly, do not go against the spirit of the requirements.

If there are exceptions that we have failed to note here, or are not aware of, please let us know at [email protected], subject: "tournament operation exceptions.”

Exceptions for 2025

Event Name Exception
ESL Pro League Season 21 May directly invite some teams based on their performance in previous Pro League Seasons
ESL Pro League Season 22 The event may invite additional wildcard rosters to the closed qualifier
IEM Dallas NA and SA may be applied as VRS filters despite note being official regions
EWC 2025 May invite the winner of Hero Esports ACL in lieu of one VRS invitation
BLAST Rivals May run one Wildcard event after two Tier 1 events instead of three
BLAST Open May run regional VRS qualifiers to fill four positions in lieu of VRS invitations for position 13-16 in their event. The qualifiers cover Europe, Asia, NA and SA.
  • Each Qualifier covers at least 16 VRS teams beyond those already invited to the event, in the respective region
  • NA and SA are applied as VRS filters despite not being official regions, provided each receive an equal number of invitations to the main event and 16+ VRS invitations to the qualifier
PGL Bucharest May run regional VRS qualifiers to fill four positions in lieu of VRS invitations for position 13-16 in their event. The qualifiers cover Europe, Asia, NA and SA.
  • Each Qualifier covers at least 16 VRS teams beyond those already invited to the event, in the respective region
  • NA and SA are applied as VRS filters despite not being official regions, provided each receive an equal number of invitations to the main event and 16+ VRS invitations to the qualifier
PGL Astana May run regional VRS qualifiers to fill four positions in lieu of VRS invitations for position 13-16 in their event. The qualifiers cover Europe, Asia, NA and SA.
  • Each Qualifier covers at least 16 VRS teams beyond those already invited to the event, in the respective region
  • NA and SA are applied as VRS filters despite not being official regions, provided each receive an equal number of invitations to the main event and 16+ VRS invitations to the qualifier
PGL Belgrade May run regional VRS qualifiers to fill four positions in lieu of VRS invitations for position 13-16 in their event. The qualifiers cover Europe, Asia, NA and SA.
  • Each Qualifier covers at least 16 VRS teams beyond those already invited to the event, in the respective region
  • NA and SA are applied as VRS filters despite not being official regions, provided each receive an equal number of invitations to the main event and 16+ VRS invitations to the qualifier
Hero Esports ACL May run a Tier 1 Asia event announced after the deadline has passed
Launders LAN May announce/operate with shorter timeframe than required for Tier 2 events
BrisVegas LAN May announce/operate with shorter timeframe than required for Tier 2 events