Welcome back. We’re almost ready to go!

Before we begin, check out the Rektreational 2015 Bracket for a look at our new structure this year. You’ll also get a sneak peek at some teams before we formally announce everyone this week.



You can also add the game times to your Calendar.

We’re trying something very different this year. Please let us know your feedback on Reddit, where we’ll be talking about matches and teams during the tournament. Here’s how the tournament works this year.

We have 15 teams in three groups, as you can see in the bracket.

On Weekend 1 – soon, July 11-12 – each team in their group will compete against four other teams.

The teams with the worst records in each group will be eliminated from Rektreational 2 – we wanted a faster and more lean tournament this year, so we’re going to see some rapidly broken hearts and an equally speedy ascent to the championship.

The teams with the three best records in each group will advance to Weekend 2. The two teams who advance to Weekend 2 with the worst record, however, enter the Wildcard on Weekend 2.



Weekend 2 is set after EVO 2015 – so return for the finals on July 24-26. Friday has the best-of-3 Wildcard, while Saturday/Sunday have the remaining BO3 series. The BO5 Grand Finals happen Sunday evening.

And then we’re done, head to The International, and brainstorm ideas for Rektreational 2016.

Don’t forget to subscribe to Rektreational on Twitch so you can watch every matchup this month.