Draw dates: Dec 28 - Jan 3

The draw will be streamed live on the Carcassonne Ukraine YouTube channel.

The exact time will be announced separately on the carcassonne.gg Main page.

Participants

The League Stage features 60 players:

• 39 players receive direct spots.
• 21 players qualify through the Qualification Stage.

Seeding Pots

Players are divided into 5 seeding pots (Pot 1 to Pot 5), each containing 12 players.

Players will be seeded based on their GG Elo rating at the time of the draw. Players without a GG Elo rating will automatically be placed in the Pot 5.

Draw

1. League Allocation
   All players are assigned into two leagues:
   • EARTH League
   • SPACE League
     Each league receives 6 players from every seeding pot (Pot 1–5).
      
2. Opponent Assignment
   • Each player will find out all five opponents they will face in the League Stage.
   • Every player will face one opponent from each pot (Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, Pot 4, Pot 5).
      
3. Association Protection
   • Whenever possible, players from the same association will be placed into different leagues to ensure the most balanced distribution between EARTH and SPACE.
   • Players from the same association will not be paired against each other in the League Stage.

League Stage Format

1. Players are divided into two leagues of 30 players each: EARTH and SPACE.
2. Each player plays 5 matches against opponents from their own league.
3. Standings are calculated separately for EARTH and SPACE.

4. League standings are determined using the following criteria:

   • Matches Won – number of matches won

   • Games Difference – difference between Games Won and Games Lost

   • Games Won – number of games won

   • Opponents’ Matches Won – total number of matches won by all opponents in the league stage

   • Opponents’ Games Difference – combined difference between GW and GL of all opponents in the League Stage

   • Opponents’ Games Won – total number of games won by all opponents in the League Stage

   • GG Elo

Advancement to Playoffs

After all 5 league matches:

• Players ranked 1–4 in each league advance directly to the Round of 16.
• Players ranked 5–12 in each league advance to Playoff Round 1.