ESEA Season 36: Europe - Advanced Division
ESEA Season 36 Europe – Advanced Division is a division of the European region of ESEA Season 36. At Advanced Division, 55 teams compete for seeding to S36 Premier Relegation and a slot to the premier division of the 37th season ESEA.
The group format is played by the round-robin system. All the participants will play sixteen matches and after that there will be only sixteen teams at the tournament.
The team that have passed the group stage of the regular season will proceed to the playoff. There the contestants will have to play for slots to the next season.
The playoff is played by the Double-Elimination system. All matches, apart from the grand final, are played up to two wins.
The decisive battle is held in the Bo5 format. The team that enters the grand final will get an advantage of one map.
The winner of the tournament will get $5,000 and a slot at S37 Premier. The teams with 2nd-4th places will make it to S36 Premier Relegation, and the team with 5th-16th positions will enter S37 Advanced Division.