North America - In a somewhat controversial decision that, among other things, make certain coverage writers look silly, CEVO has released the schedule/maps for the upcoming playoffs of both their Amateur and Professional Divisions. While only the top 6 teams from CEVO-A will make it through (as expected), the schedule for CEVO-P allocates room for 8 seeds, meaning that all 7 active CEVO-P teams will indeed make the playoffs. Full press release below:

As the season is quickly coming to a close, here is a brief look at the playoff structure for Season 1. Playoff schedules will be released on Monday, March 10th.

Below you will find specific information about your division's playoff schedule...

UPDATE: CEVO has decided to allow the top 8 teams from CEVO-A to advance to the playoffs - namely, DANCE BRIGADE and HeX!

Brackets & Map Rotation:

Professional:

The CEVO-P playoffs will consist of the top 8 teams based on the CPI, who will fight it out in a double elimination bracket until a winner is crowned.

Seeds:

The CEVO-P seeds will be released Sunday, March 9th at midnight.

1. Team Pandemic
2. makeSHIFT Gaming
3. 20ID
4. wrecked
5. Devastation
6. Frag Dominant
7. Relentless Assault
8. BYE

Round 1: cp_well - Monday, March 17th
Round 2: cp_granary - Thursday, March 20th
Round 3: cp_dustbowl - Monday, March 24th
Round 4: ctf_mach4 - Thursday, March 27th
Round 5: cp_gravelpit - Monday, March 31st
Round 6: bo3 Finals - Thursday, April 3rd

CEVO-P Brackets: http://www.cevo.com/playoffs/bracket.php?id=252

Amateur:

The CEVO-A playoffs will consist of the top 8 teams based on the CPI, who will fight it out in a double elimination bracket until a winner is crowned.

Seeds:

1. Legacy
2. Delectable Meats
3. Nefarious Gaming
4. Money Shot
5. Prize Fighting Goats
6. Sorry Ass Clan
7. DANCE BRIGADE
8. HeX

Round 1: cp_well - Monday, March 17th
Round 2: cp_granary - Thursday, March 20th
Round 3: cp_dustbowl - Monday, March 24th
Round 4: ctf_mach4 - Thursday, March 27th
Round 5: cp_gravelpit - Monday, March 31st
Round 6: bo3 Finals - Thursday, April 3rd

CEVO-A Brackets: http://www.cevo.com/playoffs/bracket.php?id=253

Note: More information on the CPI can be found here: http://www.cevo.com/?page=forum&func=viewthread&id=4120

Match Scheduling:

Matches must be played on or before the dates posted above. Teams will NOT be allowed to play matches after these dates barring extreme circumstances. The scheduling process will remain the same as during the regular season with teams making use of our match scheduling system. Should a scheduling dispute arise, only the match scheduling system logs will be considered valid evidence.

Playoff Match Information:

All of our divisions use the "Double Elimination" format, meaning that once a team loses two matches they are eliminated from the event. Playoff matches end when either team reaches the required amount of rounds for that map. The team with the higher seed (lower number) is the home team and will be able to choose what side they would like to start on. Please report matches directly after the completion of the match.

Dispute Guidelines:

1. All disputes must be filed within 1 hour of the conclusion of each match.
2. Any cheating dispute filed must include a paragraph description per player on where and when you thought the player(s) were cheating. (One-Liners will not be accepted.)
3. Disputed players will have only 12 hours to upload demos following a dispute. This is to allow for our staff to have ample time to resolve each dispute before the next round begins. If you are not going to be around for the 12 hours following a playoff match, send your demos to a teammate who can upload for you in the case of a dispute.

With that said, myself along with all of the TF2 staff would like to thank you guys for making this an exciting first season here at CEVO. We hope everyone had an enjoyable experience. Good luck to those participating in the playoffs, and we hope to see you all again in future CEVO TF2 events. Stay tuned to our website for more Team Fortress 2 details in the coming weeks.

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CEVO would like to thank Layered Technologies (enterprise server solutions), NationVoice Communications (top quality ventrilo servers and service), and NuclearFallout Enterprises, Inc. (premium competition game servers) for their support of the Team Fortress 2: Season 1 Playoffs.


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