HSEL Spring Major 25 Overview

This article explains the key dates, times, game information, and more for the HSEL Spring Major competition. Ensure that all team members are aware of the HSEL GENERAL TOURNAMENT RULES before registration. See the HSEL Registration Guide for more details on signing up.

Key Dates

Game Info 

Divisions - National or Region (East, Central, West)

Tournament Format

Divisions

Match Times

*Regular season will use a nationwide queue. Playoffs will split into regional (East, Central, West) brackets

Makeup Times

Week 6: Each competition will have at least one optional make up queue available Friday, April 4th

Week 7: The final week of the regular season will allow schools to utilize more than one queue time–in addition to their standard week 7 match–in order to make up any previously missed weeks. All queue times will remain consistent from preseason through week 7 of the regular season. 

Playoff Guidelines

How to Qualify

• A roster/player must:
  • Play at least 75% of matches to be eligible for playoff qualification.
  • End the season at a high enough leaderboard placement (see Leaderboard Tiebreakers). 
  • Note: Any unplayed regular-season matches will be counted as a loss against the player's/roster's record at the end of the regular season, per rule 2.12.3. Unplayed & Unreported Matches.

Playoff 101

Playoffs/finals are manually seeded; players will not use the queue system (with the sole exception being Minecraft)

You may only reschedule a playoff match if you meet all of the following criteria: 

• Your competitor must agree to the new time in the match chat on the Generation Esports platform.
• You notify and receive approval from HSEL admins for the new time here.
  • Generation Esports staff office hours are 9am-9pm Eastern Time. We will attempt to staff reschedules outside this period with advance notice.
• The match score must be reported before midnight Pacific Standard Time the day prior to the next round (i.e. reschedules must not impede the bracket from advancing).
• Finals matches may only be rescheduled within the same date.
• Reminder: Your opponent must agree to the rescheduled time in match chat on the Generation Esports platform or the default time will remain.

Other Key Info:

• 3rd place finals matches will occur on the same day as the bracket's finals match. 
• Per HSEL General Competition Rule 2.8.4: "Roster changes may be made at any point during or in-between seasons except during the time a team has queued for their match, during live matches, or once the playoffs have been seeded." Roster changes are prohibited for single-player tournaments.
• In the case an emergency substitute is needed, the Team Administrator must reach out to competition@highschoolesportsleague.com to request permission. 
  • If you have not heard back after 24 hours of making an emergency substitute request, please contact support here. 

Prizing

Prizes for any team-based game will include one extra medal to account for a substitute player. To request additional medals for substitutes, please contact our support team prior to filling out your prizing order confirmation.