Schedule:

1. Play-in: September 23rd - September 29th.

2. Group stage: First round: October 5th-October 8th; Second round: October 12th-October 15th.

3. Quarterfinals: October 19th - October 22nd.

4. Semi-finals: October 28th-October 29th.

5. Finals: November 4th.

Competition format:

1. Play-in stage

The play-in stage is a new addition to the 2017 competition system. In this stage, the 12 teams will be divided into four groups and then compete within the groups through a double round-robin Bo1 format.

According to the results of the competition, the top two teams in each group can advance to the second round and be randomly assigned to the No. 1 and No. 2 seed teams. Bo5 will be used to determine who can advance. Group stage.

2. Group stage

In the group stage, 12 teams can automatically qualify based on their performance before the global finals. They will compete with the four successful teams in the play-in stage.

The 16 teams will be divided into four groups, each group consisting of four teams. Each group will compete through a double round-robin Bo1 format. The top two teams in each group advance to the next round of the competition: the knockout stage.

3. Knockout Stage

Eight teams will enter the third stage of the 2017 Global Finals, which is the final round consisting of the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals. a stage.

The format of the competition will become a single-elimination knockout tournament, and all games will be a best-of-five series. The winning team will be crowned the champion of the 2017 Global Finals.