Riot Games and Giant Slayer are teaming up once again for Set 7 to bring you the Astral Cup, the first event on the journey through the Dragonlands!
Players will be rewarded with Qualifier Points based on their performance, with the top earners at the end of each set making their way to the Dragonlands Mid-Set Finale and the Dragonlands NA Regional Finals.
This cup will also qualify four players directly to the Dragonlands Mid-Set Finale.
The highest ranked 160 players to sign up for the tournament will be invited, with the top 32 of those players being seeded directly into day 3 of the tournament.
Event Dates & Times
- July 1, 4 PM PDT | No main broadcast
- July 2, 1 PM PDT | No main broadcast
- July 9, 1 PM PDT
- July 10, 1 PM PDT
Players
You can see the players and results here
Eligibility
- Permanent resident of NA
- Top 160 ranked players based off of sign ups and June 27 snapshot.
- Players must sign up before the sign up form closes.
Day 1 - July 1, 4 PM PDT
128 players play 6 games with lobbies being reseeded every 2 games. Top 64 move on to Day 2. Bonus points are awarded at the end of the day to begin Day 2 with:
- Top 24: 1 point head start
- Top 16: 2 point head start
- Top 8: 3 point head start
Day 2 - July 2, 1 PM PDT
64 players play 6 games with lobbies being reseeded every 2 games. Top 32 move on to Day 3, joining the 32 auto-qualified players.
Day 3 - July 9, 1 PM PDT
64 players play 6 games with lobbies being reseeded every 2 games. Top 32 move on to Day 4. Bonus points are awarded at the end of the day to begin Day 4 with:
- Top 12: 1 point head start
- Top 8: 2 point head start
- Top 4: 3 point head start
Day 4 - July 10, 1 PM PDT
32 players play 5 games with lobbies being reseeded every 2 games. Top 8 move onto the Final Lobby.
Final Lobby: The 8 remaining players play an additional 2 games without a point reset. Top 8 qualify to Day 3 of Jade Cup. Top 4 qualify to Dragonlands Mid-Set Finale.
Point System:
1st: 8
2nd: 7
3rd: 6
4th: 5
5th: 4
6th: 3
7th: 2
8th: 1
$7,500 USD
1st: $2000
2nd: $1500
3rd: $1150
4th: $900
5th: $700
6th: $550
7th: $400
8th: $300
Qualifier Points
Qualifier points are earned based on a player’s placement in the tournament.
1st: 35
2nd: 30
3rd: 29
4th: 28
5th: 27
6th: 26
7th: 25
8th: 24
9th-12th: 23
13th-16th: 22
17th-20th: 21
21st-24th: 20
25th-28th: 19
29th-32nd: 18
33rd-36th: 17
37th-40th: 16
41st-44th: 15
45th-48th: 14
49th-52nd: 13
53rd-56th: 12
57th-60th: 11
61st-64th: 10
65th-80th: 8
81st-96th: 7
97th-128th: 6
129th-160th: 5
