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The Benelux Masters is a tournament that will be played out in the Benelux between all different leagues (being 1st Division, 2nd Division, Amateur Circuit & invited teams). The higher up you placed in those divisions, the more advantages you get. We want to crown the true best Benelux team and give everyone a chance to earn the title of “Benelux Masters”, but to get there you will need to go through EVERYONE!
Welcome to the Benelux European Regional League, Elite Series: League of Legends! As part of this top tier competition series, we will see the 8 best League of Legends teams in the Benelux face off to win their share of the €28,000 prize pool and earn the chance to represent the Benelux in the EMEA Masters, and 8 more teams in Division 2 fighting their way up.
match dates
UPCOMERS STAGE
Phase 1 | October 8th
Phase 2 | October 10th
CONTENDER STAGE
[A & C] Round 1 | October 21st
[B & D] Round 1 | October 22nd
[A & C] Round 2 Upper & Round 1 Lower | October 24th
[B & D] Round 2 Upper & Round 1 Lower | October 25th
[A & C] Round 2 Lower | October 28th
[B & D] Round 2 Lower | October 29th
CHAMPIONS STAGE
Prelim Round | November 1st
Quarter-Finals 1 & 2 | November 4th
Quarter-Finals 3 & 4 | November 5th
Semi-Finals | November 9th
Grand Final | November 10th
This is the first stage where 16 teams will compete, existing of the bottom 4 of the 2nd Division of ESLOL, the top 6 of the Amateur Circuit playoffs and 6 invited teams. It wil be played out in 5 Rounds of Swiss and teams with 3 wins advance to the next stage whereas 3 losses eliminates a team. The first two rounds are Best-of-Ones and the later three rounds are Best-of-Three.
The second stage also exists of 16 teams but this time the bottom 4 of the 1st Division of ESLOL, top 4 of the 2nd Division of ESLOL and the 8 teams advancing from the Upcomers Stage. They will be divided in 4 group of 4 with double elimination brackets. Every match will be Best-of-Threes.
The final stage of the tournament will contain 12 teams. The top 4 of the 1st Division of ESLOL and the 8 teams that come through via the Contenders stage. It will be a single elimination bracket and all matches are Best-Of-Fives.
Benelux League of Legends is coming back together as one: the spot the Belgian League and Dutch League held within Riot’s European Regional Leagues over the past two years is now being filled by the Elite Series: League of Legends competition.
The competition stays true to the familiar structure of a Spring Split and a Summer Split with €10,000 up for grabs per Split. Each Split is played as a Double Round Robin between all 8 teams, culminating in a King-of-the-Hill style Playoff between the top four teams of the Split. The best two teams will go on to represent the Benelux in the EU Masters.
Teams will face off twice a week, every Monday and Wednesday starting at 19:00. The Spring Split has concluded already and the Summer Split will start on Monday 6 June!
After the Summer Split a Promotion-Relegation phase is played where the bottom two teams of the Elite Series face off versus the two best up-and-coming teams from the LoL Benelux Circuit. Always wanted to work yourself up to the Elite Series? Then sign yourself up to the Benelux Circuit here.
Finally the year is wrapped up with a Pro-Am tournament, where we will see multiple teams from the LoL Benelux Circuit and beyond join the fray and compete in a one-off tournament for the final €8,000 prize pool. Do they have what it takes to hold their own against the best of the best that Elite Series has to offer?
