Schedule
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Matches will be played only according to the following schedule. Please ensure that your team is able to have exactly 5 players present for every potential match time prior to registering for the tournament. Matches may take upwards of 1.5 hours from start to finish.
For the Online Preliminary teams will be divided up into one of three conferences - Atlantic, Central, and Pacific, and further sub-divided into several groups per conference. Match times vary by conference and group.
Up to 64 teams will be accepted for each the Atlantic Conference and Central Conference and single-elimination play will continue until only 2 teams remain per conference. Up to 32 teams will be accepted for the Pacific Conference and play will continue until only 1 team remains in the conference. These 5 teams will advance to the Tournament Finals where they will compete in an 8-team double-elimination bracket along with the top three teams from last summer’s Alienware PC Gaming Season Open tournament.
Online Preliminary (Jan 17-22) – Single-Elimination
Atlantic Conference:
Group A & B Bracket
Group C & D Bracket
Match 1 – Saturday, January 17
- Group A: - 7:00 PM EST
- Group B: - 8:00 PM EST
- Group C: - 8:45 PM EST
- Group D: - 9:30 PM EST
Match 2 – Sunday, January 18
- Group A: - 7:00 PM EST
- Group B: - 8:00 PM EST
- Group C: - 8:45 PM EST
- Group D: - 9:30 PM EST
Match 3 – Tuesday, January 20
- Group A: - 9:00 PM EST
- Group B: - 9:00 PM EST
- Group C: - 9:30 PM EST
- Group D: - 9:30 PM EST
Match 4 – Wednesday, January 21
- Group A: - 9:00 PM EST
- Group B: - 9:00 PM EST
- Group C: - 9:30 PM EST
- Group D: - 9:30 PM EST
Match 5 – Thursday, January 22
- Group A: - 9:00 PM EST
- Group B: - 9:00 PM EST
- Group C: - 9:30 PM EST
- Group D: - 9:30 PM EST
Central Conference:
Group E & F Bracket
Group G & H Bracket
Match 1 – Saturday, January 17
- Group E: - 1:00 PM CST
- Group F: - 2:00 PM CST
- Group G: - 3:00 PM CST
- Group H: - 4:00 PM CST
Match 2 – Sunday, January 18
- Group E: - 1:00 PM CST
- Group F: - 2:00 PM CST
- Group G: - 3:00 PM CST
- Group H: - 4:00 PM CST
Match 3 – Tuesday, January 20
- Group E: - 9:00 PM CST
- Group F: - 9:00 PM CST
- Group G: - 9:30 PM CST
- Group H: - 9:30 PM CST
Match 4 – Wednesday, January 21
- Group E: - 9:00 PM CST
- Group F: - 9:00 PM CST
- Group G: - 9:30 PM CST
- Group H: - 9:30 PM CST
Match 5 – Thursday, January 22
- Group E: - 9:00 PM CST
- Group F: - 9:00 PM CST
- Group G: - 9:30 PM CST
- Group H: - 9:30 PM CST
Pacific Conference:
Group I & J Bracket
Match 1 – Saturday, January 17
- Group I: - 8:30 PM PST
- Group J: - 9:30 PM PST
Match 2 – Sunday, January 18
- Group I: - 8:30 PM PST
- Group J: - 9:30 PM PST
Match 3 – Tuesday, January 20
- Group I: - 8:30 PM PST
- Group J: - 9:30 PM PST
Match 4 – Wednesday, January 21
- Group I: - 8:30 PM PST
- Group J: - 9:30 PM PST
Match 5 – Thursday, January 22
- Groups I & J: - 9:30 PM PST
Tournament Finals (Jan 24) – Double-Elimination
Tournament Finals matches will have varying start times between 2:00 PM to 8:15 PM EST on Saturday, January 24, 2009. It is likely that the final Match may not end until around or after 11:00 PM EST.
Tournament Finals Bracket