Best of Three (EMS One Katowice) Both teams remove maps alternatively until three maps are left which will be played. The team with the lower seeding has to start to remove the 1st map. After that each team will pick one map, the team with the lower seeding starts and picks the 1st map, the higher seeded team will pick the 2nd map. The last map will be played as decider map if needed. Team B removes map Team A removes map (repeat for 7 map pool) Team B selects 1st map, Team A selects starting side Team A selects 2nd map, Team B selects starting side Remaining map played as 3rd if needed, (Team A selects starting side) Best of Three (Fragbite Masters + DH13) Sides chosen by knife round Team B removes map Team A removes map (repeat if 7-map pool) Team A selects 1st map Team B selects 2nd map Remaining map played as 3rd if needed Best of Three (ESWC 2013) The match is played on the two maps chosen by the teams and starts on the team A choice. The last map will be used as 3rd map if both teams win one map during the match. The team that plays their map can choose their side. If a 3rd map has to be played, the sides are chosen via knife round. Team B removes map Team A removes map (repeat if 7-map pool) Team B selects 2nd map and starting side Team A selects 1st map and starting side Best of Three Final w/ Upper Bracket Advantage (ESWC 2013) Team B selects 1st map Team A selects 2nd map Best of Three w/ 6 Map Pool (Vox Play Battlegrounds S2) Team A removes map Team B removes map Team A Removes map Team A selects 1st map Team B selects 2nd map Remaining map played as 3rd if needed Best of Three w/ 7 Map Pool (Cevo S4 Playoffs) Map #1 - The AWAY team will remove 2 maps from the map pool. After this, the HOME team will choose one of the remaining 5 maps as the first map in the series. Map #2 - The HOME team will remove 2 maps from the remaining 4 maps in the pool. Next, the AWAY team will choose one of 2 maps remaining in the pool as the second map in the series. Map #3 - The remaining map in the pool will serve as the tiebreaker map (if necessary). Best of Three w/ 8 Map Pool (SoCal LANFest) High seeds will have the option to veto three maps and select one side choice, or two vetoes and select two side choices. Best of One (EMS One Katowice + ESWC 2013 + Fragbite Masters + DH13) Side chosen by Knife Round Team B removes map Team A removes map Team B removes map Team A removes map (repeat for 7 map pool) Best-of-One ESL One Cologne In case of Best-of-One matches, both teams remove maps alternatively until three maps are left. ESL will then randomly pick one of the three remaining maps to be played. Better seed can decide who has to start the veto process. The team who started the veto can also pick the starting side on the map. Team B removes map Team A removes map Team B removes map Team A removes map Map is randomly selected out of remaining 3. Best-of-Three ESL One Cologne In case of Best-of-Three matches, both teams remove one map alternatively, after that each team will pick one map. ESL will then randomly pick one of the three remaining maps to be played as third map. Better seed can decide who has to start the veto/pick process. A team can always pick the starting side on the map of the opponent, if needed a coin toss will decide who can pick the starting side on the third map Team B removes map Team A removes map Team B picks map Team A picks map 3rd map is randomly selected out of remaining maps