Esports Glossary
Group Stage
A preliminary phase in which participants are divided into smaller groups and play against every other team in their group. Top finishers from each group advance to the next stage, such as playoffs.
Related Terms
Round Robin
A format in which every participant plays against every other participant at least once.
Playoffs
The knockout or elimination phase of a tournament where the top qualifiers from the group stage or seeding compete in head-to-head matches, with the losers eliminated until a champion is crowned.
Seeding
The process of ranking participants before a tournament begins to determine their placement in the bracket.
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