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EMEA Masters format won’t change in 2023, TCL to get three slots

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The new 2023 EMEA Masters will keep the same format as previous editions of the EU Masters, Riot Games announced today. However, tournament berth allocated was adjusted to accomodate the new ERL-affiliated leagues in Turkey and the MENA region.

TCL put at the very top besides LFL and gets three EMEA Masters slots

With two new leagues added to the ERL ecosystem, Riot had to change the EMEA Masters slot allocation.

Given the Turkish Championship League’s (TCL) history, namely their long-held berths for MSI and Worlds, Riot opted to give them the same EMEA Masters allocation as the French LFL. In practice, this means, two Turkish sides will qualify for the main event, and one will be seeded into the Play-In stage. On the other hand, the MENA region’s Arabian League (AL) will join five other ERL regions in receiving just two Play-In berths at the EMEA Masters. The Arabian League serves as the first official league for the MENA region.

The number of teams participating at EMEA Masters remained the same as in prior tournaments. This mean that several regions, including the LFL, Spain’s Superliga, and Poland’s Ultraliga, lost tournament berths to accomodate Turkey and MENA.

EMEA Masters format will stay the same in 2023
Image Credit: Michal Konkol/Riot Games

The EMEA Masters format features 16 Play-ins teams divided into four groups, with the top two teams advancing to Play-ins Knockout Stage. Four teams that win their Knockout Stage best-of-five matchups move onto the Main Stage.

Main Group Stage features 4 teams advancing from Play-ins joined by 12 Main Stage teams, split into four groups. The top two teams from each group move onto a single elimination best-of-five Playoff bracket determining the EMEA Masters champion.

Changes to EMEA Masters slot allocation from 2022 to 2023:

  • LFL: 2 MS+2 PI > 2 MS+1 PI
  • TCL*: N/A > 2 MS+1 PI
  • Superliga: 2 MS +1 PI > 2 MS+0 PI
  • Ultraliga: 2 MS +1 PI > 2 MS+0 PI
  • Prime League: 2 MS +1 PI > 2 MS+0 PI
  • NLC: 2 MS +1 PI > 2 MS+0 PI
  • PGN: 1 MS +1 PI > 1 MS+1 PI
  • EBL: 1 MS+1 PI >  0 MS +2 PI
  • LPLOL: 0 MS +2 PI > 0 MS +2 PI
  • GLL:  MS +2 PI > 0 MS +2 PI
  • ESLOL:  MS +2 PI > 0 MS +2 PI
  • HM:  MS +2 PI > 0 MS +2 PI
  • AL*: N/A >  MS +2 PI

MS=Main Stage, PI=Play-ins; *TCL and AL didn’t participate in EU Masters in 2022

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