As the season is quickly coming to a close, here is a brief look at the playoff structure for our first season of CoD4. After week 8, we will be taking a 1 week break to allow teams the opportunity to finish any make-up matches that have been scheduled. ALL make-up matches scheduled after week 8 must be reported no later than Thursday, April 10th. Playoff schedules will be released on Friday, April 11th.

Below you will find specific information about your division's playoff schedule...

Dates + Map Rotation

Professional:

The CEVO-P playoffs will consist of the top 6 teams in the division, with seedings based on the CPI. These teams will compete in a 6 team double-elimination bracket for the $3,500 prize pot. The teams in the playoffs have also secured their spot in the Professional division for CoD4 season 2.

Round 1: mp_strike - Monday, April 14th
Round 2: mp_citystreets - Thursday, April 17th
Round 3: mp_vacant - Monday, April 21st
Round 4: mp_backlot - Thursday, April 24th
Round 5: mp_crash - Monday, April 28th
Round 6: bo3 Finals - Thursday, May 1st

CEVO-P Brackets: here

Amateur:

The CEVO-A playoffs will consist of the top 12 teams from each conference (Atlantic & Central) based on the CPI. These teams will compete in a national 24 team double-elimination bracket until a winner is crowned for the $1,500 prize pot.

Round 1: mp_strike - Monday, April 14th
Round 2: mp_citystreets - Thursday, April 17th
Round 3: mp_vacant - Monday, April 21st
Round 4: mp_backlot - Thursday, April 24th
Round 5: mp_crash - Monday, April 28th
Round 6: mp_crossfire - Thursday, May 1st
Round 7: mp_strike - Monday, May 5th
Round 8: mp_citystreets - Thursday, May 8th
Round 9: mp_backlot - Monday, May 12th
Round 10: bo3 Finals - Thursday, May 15th

CEVO-A Brackets: here

Match Scheduling

Matches must be played on or before the dates posted above. Teams will NOT be allowed to play matches after these dates barring extreme circumstances. The scheduling process will remain the same as during the regular season with teams making use of our match scheduling system. Should a scheduling dispute arise, only the match scheduling system logs will be considered valid evidence.

Playoff Match Information

All of our divisions use the "Double Elimination" format, meaning that once a team loses two matches they are eliminated from the event. Playoff matches end when either team reaches 13 rounds. The team with the higher seed (lower number) is the home team and will be able to choose what side they would like to start on. Please report matches on the website directly after the completion of the match.

Dispute Guidelines:

1. All disputes must be filed within 1 hour of the conclusion of each match.

2. Any cheating dispute filed must include a paragraph description per player on where and when you thought the player(s) were cheating. (One-Liners will not be accepted.)

3. Disputed players will have only 12 hours to upload demos following a dispute. This is to allow for our staff to have ample time to resolve each dispute before the next round begins. If you are not going to be around for the 12 hours following a playoff match, send your demos to a teammate who can upload for you in the case of a dispute.

With that said, myself along with all of the CoD4 staff would like to thank you guys for making our first CoD4 season at CEVO a smooth one, and we hope everyone had a good time. Good luck to those participating in the playoffs, and we hope to see you all again next season. Stay tuned to our website for Season 2 registration details.

For questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding the CoD4 playoffs please contact CEVO|Tannehill in #CEVO or send an e-mail to itannehill@cevo.com.