TFT NA ESPORTS

Dragon Cup

The battle continues into Set 7.5 with the Dragon Cup, brought to you by Riot Games and Giant Slayer!

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 Regional Finals. 

The highest ranked 156 players to sign up for the tournament will be invited, with the top 28 of those players being seeded directly into day 3 of the tournament.

Event Dates & Times

  • September 24, 1 PM PDT | No main broadcast
  • September 25, 1 PM PDT | No main broadcast
  • October 1, 1 PM PDT
  • October 2, 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 September 19 snapshot.
  • Players must sign up before the sign up form closes.
Format

Day 1 - September 24, 1 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 - September 25, 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 - October 1, 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 - October 2, 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 4 qualify to Dragonlands Regional Finals.

Point System: 
1st: 8
2nd: 7
3rd: 6
4th: 5
5th: 4
6th: 3
7th: 2
8th: 1

Prize Pool

$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: 50
2nd: 45
3rd: 43
4th: 41
5th: 40
6th: 39
7th: 38
8th: 37
9th-12th: 35
13th-16th: 33
17th-20th: 31
21st-24th: 29
25th-28th: 27
29th-32nd: 25
33rd-36th: 22
37th-40th: 21
41st-44th: 20
45th-48th: 19
49th-52nd: 18
53rd-56th: 17
57th-60th: 16
61st-64th: 15
65th-80th: 13
81st-96th: 12
97th-128th: 10
129th-160th: 9