Key Dates
| Item | Date |
| Registration Open | 12/9/24 |
| Registration Close | End of Regular Season |
| Preseason | 2/10 - 2/21 |
| Regular Season | 2/24 - 4/11 |
| Playoff Seeding | 1 day following a game’s makeup day |
| Playoffs | 4/15 - 5/2 |
Game Info
| Game Title | Team Size | Platform(s) | Match Length |
| League of Legends | 5v5 | PC | Bo1 Season Bo3 Playoffs |
| Overwatch 2 | 5v5 | Cross-Platform |
Bo5 Season Bo7 Playoffs |
| Rocket League 2v2 | 2v2 | Cross-Platform |
Bo5 Season Bo7 Playoffs |
Tournament Format
| Stage Name | Format | Description | Length | Max Playable Games |
| Preseason | Queue | Play at all queues | 2 weeks | Queue dependent |
| Regular Season | Queue | 1 match per week | 7 weeks | 7 |
| Playoffs | Single Elim Bracket | Top “x” qualify | 2.5 weeks | Tbd |
Match Times
| Game Title | Days | Times (all represented in Eastern Time) |
| League of Legends | Monday | 4:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM ET | 8:00 pm ET |
| Rocket League 2v2 | Wednesday | 4:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM ET | 6:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM ET |
| Overwatch 2 | Thursday | 4:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM ET | 6:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM ET |
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 101
How to Qualify
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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.
- Playoffs/finals are manually seeded; players will not use the queue system*.
- You may only reschedule a playoff match if you meet all of the following criteria:
- Your competitor agrees to the new time in the match chat on the Generation Esports platform.
- You notify and receive approval from GenE admins for the new time here. Generation Esports Support is available 10am-11pm Eastern Time Monday through Thursday and 10am-9pm ET Friday during the playoffs. We will attempt to staff reschedules outside this period with advance notice.
- The match score is 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 must be completed by 9pm ET Friday, May 4th.
- Roster changes may no longer be made once the playoffs have been seeded.
- 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.
Playoff Brackets & Schedule
Bracket Sizes
League of Legends - Top 16
Overwatch 2 - Top 16
Rocket League - Top 16
Playoff Schedules
The default match time is 7:30pm Eastern, but standard rescheduling rules apply (see next section).
League of Legends
| Round of 16 | Monday, April 14 |
| Round of 8 | Monday, April 21 |
| Semifinals | Thursday, April 24 |
| Finals and 3rd place | Monday, April 28 |
Rocket League 2v2
| Round of 16 | Wednesday, April 16 |
| Round of 8 | Monday, April 21 |
| Semifinals | Wednesday, April 23 |
| Finals and 3rd place | Wednesday, April 30 |
Overwatch 2
| Round of 16 | Thursday, April 17 |
| Round of 8 | Tuesday, April 22 |
| Semifinals | Thursday, April 24 |
| Finals and 3rd place | Thursday, May 1 |
Prizing
| Prize | Value ($) | Prize | # of prizes |
| League of Legends | 1st | 1st Place Medal | 6 (1 per player + sub) |
| League of Legends | 2nd | 2nd Place Medal | 6 (1 per player + sub) |
| League of Legends | 3rd | 3rd Place Medal | 6 (1 per player + sub) |
| Overwatch 2 | 1st | 1st Place Medal | 6 (1 per player + sub) |
| Overwatch 2 | 2nd | 2nd Place Medal | 6 (1 per player + sub) |
| Overwatch 2 | 3rd | 3rd Place Medal | 6 (1 per player + sub) |
| Rocket League 2v2 | 1st | 1st Place Medal | 3 (1 per player + sub) |
| Rocket League 2v2 | 2nd | 2nd Place Medal | 3 (1 per player + sub) |
| Rocket League 2v2 | 3rd | 3rd Place Medal | 3 (1 per player + sub) |