Contender Season X Tournament Overview

  • Updated

This article explains key dates, match times, and more for competitions within the Contender Gaming Network esports league. Please refer to the CONTENDER REGISTRATION GUIDE for details on signing up and registering for the competition. 

 

Key Dates

Item

Date

Open Qualifier #1 Reg

8/1 - 8/12

Open Qualifier #2 Reg

8/1 - 8/19

Closed Qualifier Start/End

8/27 - 8/28

Group Stage Start/End

8/29 - 9/29

Playoffs

10/3 - 10/7

 

Game Information 

Game Title

Team Size

Platform

Match Length

Playoff Size

Rainbow 6 Siege

5v5

PC

Bo1 Open Quals/Season 

Bo3 playoffs

TBD

 

Tournament Format 

Stage Name

Format

Description

Length

Open Qualifier 1

Leaderboard

Queue System

1 weekend

Open Qualifier 2

Leaderboard

Queue System

1 weekend

Closed Qualifier

Round Robin

Every team plays each other once

1 weekend

Group Stage

Round Robin

Every team plays each other once

1 month

Playoffs

Single Elim

Lose once and out

1 week

 

Match Times

  • Open Qualifiers 1 & 2 will utilize the Generation Esports matchmaking Queue System. Please review the QUEUE SYSTEM 101 guide with your team before competing.

Stage

Days & Times

Open Qual 1

Friday Preseason
3:00 PM CST
4:30 PM CST
6:00 PM CST

Saturday Regular Season
6:00 PM CST
7:30 PM CST
9:00 PM CST
10:30 PM CST

Sunday Regular Season
4:30 PM CST
6:00 PM CST
7:30 PM CST
9:00 PM CST

Open Qual 2

Friday Preseason
3:00 PM CST
4:30 PM CST
6:00 PM CST

Saturday Regular Season
6:00 PM CST
7:30 PM CST
9:00 PM CST
10:30 PM CST

Sunday Regular Season
4:30 PM CST
6:00 PM CST
7:30 PM CST
9:00 PM CST

Closed Qualifier

Saturday Regular Season
6:00 PM CST
7:30 PM CST
9:00 PM CST

Sunday Regular Season
6:00 PM CST
7:30 PM CST
9:00 PM CST

 

Tournament Links

Rainbow 6 Siege