In a press release sent out today, the Overwatch League has announced details for the Stage One Playoffs, which will take between the 21st and the 24th of March.

The quarterfinals will take place on the Thursday and Friday, with semifinals following on Saturday and the finals on Sunday.

The playoffs will be a single elimination bracket. The top two seeds of the bracket will be granted to the winners of the Atlantic and Pacific division for the stage. The quarterfinals will be a first-to-three map series, whereas the semifinals and finals will be a first-to-four series.

After the first round, the bracket will be re-seeded, with the higher seeded team able to select the first map of their next series. The maps thereafter will be selected by the losing team.

This is in contrast to the regular Overwatch League season, which does not allow any form of map picks. All maps in the regular Overwatch League season are predetermined and set ahead of time. The map pick format is widely considered to be much more competitive, and is thus a welcome change for the stage playoffs.

The prize pool is as follows:

$200,000 – winner

$100,000 – runner-up

$50,000 – third and fourth place

$25,000 – fifth through eight place

Tickets are available to purchase through AXS now ($20 for Thursday and Friday, $30 for Saturday and Sunday). All the games will be broadcast on Twitch as usual, with the semifinals and finals additionally broadcast live on ABC.

The battle for stage playoffs spots is still very much open. While the New York Excelsior cinched their spot last week and the Los Angeles Valiant were eliminated from contention, the rest of the spots are still anyone’s game.

The Overwatch League continues tomorrow with Week Four of Stage One. If you’re strapped for time, check out our guide for which games to watch this week.

Featured image provided by Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment.

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