FACEIT Presents the SPL Combine

FACEIT is pleased to announce that we will be facilitating the SMITE Pro League Combine for both Europe and North America!

What is the SMITE Pro League?

The SMITE Pro League (SPL) is the competitive esports league from Hi-Rez Studios for the European and North American regions. The SPL consists of a number of different tournaments that culminate in LAN events, some of which are held in the Hi-Rez Studios Arena in Atlanta, GA, USA.

What is the SPL Combine?

The SPL Combine is an Open Bracket tournament that anybody can enter for a chance to win prizes and points to take steps towards advancing to the SPL. The Combine runs over the period of five weeks, kicking things off on 18th February, 2017 and concluding on 2nd April, 2017. There are a total of five weeks of Open Bracket tournaments and two weeks of Relegations spread throughout the Combine, with a total prize pool of 160,000 FACEIT Points which can be exchanged in our Shop for gems, skins, chests, or even hardware.

SPL Combine Format

Every Saturday and Sunday for the next five weeks, teams will be required to earn points to climb the Leaderboard. Points are earned depending where your team places within each tournament and subsequently decides your seeding for the following week’s tournament.

Each round of the tournament will be a Best of One (1) except for the final of each tournament, which will be Best of Three (3).

The top two teams with the most points from the SPL Combine will face off against the bottom two teams from SPL Challenger Circuit (run by Tiermonster) in the Relegation rounds.

Point Structure

1st Place — 100 Points

2nd Place — 60 Points

3rd — 4th Place — 40 Points

5th — 8th Place — 25Points

9th — 16th Place — 10Points

17th or lower — 5Points

The public cumulative Team Points Leaderboard will be available once the Combine has begun.

Players may queue either solo (on your own) or with a team of five within the SPL Combine. Solo teams are advised that, after their first tournament, they try to stick with that team as Points are awarded per team, rather than per person. To remain a team, three out of the five of the original roster must remain the same from week-to-week.

European Start Time: Each Saturday, play will start at 2:00PM CET.

North American Start Time: Each Sunday, play will start at 2:00PM EST.

How do I get involved in the SPL Combine?

There is plenty of opportunities to get involved with the SPL Combine, and you can find the details below. This blog post is focused on the Spring-Split which ends ends in April, 2017. Events passed this date will be detailed at a later date.

Round 1

Date / Time: 19th February, 2017

Region: NA

Format: Single-Elimination, 5v5 Conquest

Tournament Page

Date / Time: 18th February, 2017

Region: EU

Format: Single-Elimination, 5v5 Conquest

Tournament Page

Date / Time: 26th February, 2017

Region: NA

Format: Single-Elimination, 5v5 Conquest

Tournament Page

Date / Time: 25th February, 2017

Region: EU

Format: Single-Elimination, 5v5 Conquest

Tournament Page

Date / Time: 5th March, 2017

Region: NA

Format: Single-Elimination, 5v5 Conquest

Tournament Page

Date / Time: 4th March, 2017

Region: EU

Format: Single-Elimination, 5v5 Conquest

Tournament Page