Bracket Overview

As with prior seasons, Southeast Asia is allotted two Worlds representatives, and the winner of the Summer split is guaranteed a spot. That slot goes to the Taipei Assassins, who defeated AHQ on August 16.

•  xPeke - Leblanc vs Ziggs !!!
• xPeke - Xerath vs Annie !!!
• xPeke - Riven vs Javan IV !!!
• xPeke - Orianna vs Morgana !!!
• xPeke - Nidalee vs Le Blanc !!!

Given the seasonal circuit point standings of either team, the loser of the Summer Grand Finals will be guaranteed a first-place seed in the Southeast Asia Regionals gauntlet-style playoffs. It’s high-quality real-estate, as this slot will only need to win one set of games to join their rivals on the Worlds xpeke kassadin s4 stage. The gauntlet bracket forces teams with lower circuit points to play more games in order to qualify for Worlds, meaning that the fourth and third place teams will have to play three sets each, and the second-place seed only needs to play two.

Other than TPA and AHQ, three teams have the circuit points to qualify for playoffs. Saigon Jokers and Saigon Fantastic Five will be in the second- and third-place seeds, respectively, due to a strong and improving level of performance xpeke kassadin mid over the year. The Qualifiers will also see the return of long-absent Taipei Snipers in the fourth-seed position, despite not competing in the Summer split. How’s this possible? Though they were knocked out by Machi Esports before the Summer split, their consistent semifinal placements in the Winter and Spring has preserved their hopes for the World Championship