World Cup 2017

#Background
##Qualification

• The skill rating of the top 100 players from every country determined the 32 participants for the group stages.
• A snake draft created the group placements for each country.
  #Committees
• This year, instead of voting on players directly, viewers voted on a three person committee from a predetermined group to choose the team for them.

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#Group Stages
##Phase 1

• Each qualifier contained 2 groups
• Each group played a round robin 4-map set
• Tiebreakers occur once all group stage matches have been played
• The top 2 teams proceed to playoffs
• if two teams in a group have the same number of map wins, it will be decided by the head-to-head matchup and if necessary, a tiebreaker match.
  ##Map Pool
• Matches were structured as such: Hybrid->Control->Assault->Escort
• Available Maps
  • Hybrid (King's Row, Numbani, Hollywood)
  • Control (Ilios, Lijiang Tower, Nepal)
  • Assault (Horizon Lunar Colony, Volskaya Industries)
  • Escort (Dorado, Route 66)
    ##Playoffs
• Bo5 Single Elimination
• The first place team from the first group faces the second place team from the second group and vice versa.
• The winners of each match qualify for the Blizzcon Final

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#Blizzcon Finals
##Format

• The 8 teams that qualified from the group stages meet during Blizzcon
• Matches were drawn during week 2 of Overwatch Contenders Season One
• Matches will play out in single elimination Bo5 playoffs