Each participant plays a duel match against every opponent in their group.

Each group may contain up to 8 participants, which means each player can have up to 7 matches.

Diamond League participants play their matches according to the official schedule.
The match schedule is created based on the availability of the participant.

Bronze and Gold League participants play their matches in any order.
Bronze and Gold League participants independently choose the date and time of each match with their opponent.

Each match is played as Best of 3 maps (first to two map wins).

Map Pool:
DM-Rankin-NE
DM-DE-Ironic-NE
DM-1on1-Roughinery-NE
DM-1on1-Lea-NE
DM-1on1-Aerowalk-NE

Map Pick Order: Ban – Ban – Pick – Pick – Decider.

How it works:

Before the match, both players ban one map from the list.

The player with the higher seed announces the map they ban first. Then the player with the lower seed bans a map and immediately picks the first map. After that, the player with the higher seed picks the second map.
The match is played on these two maps.

If the score after two maps is 1:1, the remaining third map is played.

After the match, the winner must upload screenshots of the final results to the group chat.

All players must record demos of their matches and be ready to provide them upon request from an opponent or the organizer.

If a participant refuses to finish their matches, their previous results may be annulled so they do not affect the results of the remaining players.

The Bronze and Gold League participant who takes first place in their group receives automatic promotion to the higher league next season. The participant who takes second place in their group plays a promotion match against a designated opponent from the higher league. If such a match does not take place, the organizers reserve the right to move players between leagues at their discretion.

Mid-Season Check:

By the middle of the season, each participant must have played at least 3 matches. If not enough matches have been played, the participant may be replaced by a more active player.

Server Selection:

In case of disagreement about which server to play on, the match must take place on the tournament server with the smallest ping difference.

Playoffs:

After the group stage, the Diamond League playoffs will take place. The players who finish Top-1 and Top-2 in their groups qualify for the playoffs. Additionally, winners of previous duel league seasons are invited:
Bugatti, SMaLLiK, Vernon, Naut.

Playoff matches are played in BO5 format according to the schedule. Two semifinals are played, followed by the third-place match and the Grand Final.