The League of Legends European Masters, presented by Riot Games and ESL, functions as a finals event for the secondary European professional leagues.
At the 2019 summer European Masters, the best up and coming teams will compete in an attempt to prove that their region is home to the strongest new players.
A prize pool of € 150,000 will be up for grabs at the event.
Format
Group Stage:
Sixteen participating teams are drawn into four single round robin groups depending on seeding (Team seeding is based on regional placement). Each group is composed of one high seed team, two mid seed teams and one low seed. Groups cannot have more than one team from the same region.
Matches are Best-of-One with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage.
Knockout Stage:
Single elimination bracket with Best-of-Three matches leading up to a Best-of-Five finals.
