OWL S1

Format

• Regular Season – January 10th – June 16th, 2018
  • Matches in the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions played out live from the Blizzard Arena each Wednesday through Sunday. Though the season was divided into four stages, every wins and losses from each stage counted towards teams‘ full-season records and seeding for the postseason. On the last Sunday of each stage, the top teams competed for hefty bonuses and the title of stage winner.
    • Stage 1 – January 10th – February 10th, 2018 ^[1]
    • Stage 2 – February 21st – March 25th, 2018 ^[2]
    • Stage 3 – April 4th – May 6th, 2018 ^[3]
    • Stage 4 – May 16th – June 17th, 2018 ^[3]
  • All matches in the Regular Season consisted of four-map sets
  • Each Stage of the Regular Season had its own 8 map pool.
• The top team in each Division, and the next top 4 finishers from the entire league, advanced to the Championship Playoffs in July.