Participate in the Autochess Regional open qualifiers, try new strategies and win in your region for a place in the national finals. From here you can reach the regional final and get greater rewards!

Format:

• Open Qualifiers:
  
  • 4 regions (Vietnam / Indonesia/ Thailand / Rest of SEA*)
  • Rest of SEA countries includes: Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Timor-Leste.
  • Each qualifier awards places for the national final (Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and  SEA only)
• National finals:
  
  • 4 regions (Vietnam / Indonesia / Thailand / Rest of SEA)
  • Players qualified to Regional Final varies according to the country

• Regional Final
  
  • Top 32 receives awards according to the final ranking

Competition details:

• Open Qualifier: Single Elimination
• National Final & Regional Final: Double Elimination
• Maximum 8 players per group
• Games per match:
  • Open qualifiers (depends on the number of confirmed participants):
    • +64 players = 2 games per match, top 4 will move to next round
  • National and regional finals:
    • 3-5 games per match

Host (For Open Qualifiers)

• The assigned host is responsible for creating the Party within the game and providing the Lobby ID and Game PIN to their opponents. The Lobby ID and Game PIN should be shared using the match chat function on your match page. The host will always be the first player on the list of the corresponding group in ESL Play.
• In the event that the assigned host does not create the Party within the game or does not show activity until 10 minutes after the start of the round, they will receive the immediate disqualification from the tournament. The new host will be the next player on the starting sheet list.

Lobby Settings (For Open Qualifiers)

• Code: Automatically generated by the game
• Lobby Name: Host's Name
• Lobby Type: Competitive
• Visible: Hidden
• Invite Permission: Only Owner
• Game PIN: (Null)
• Empty slot to be filled up by bots

Starting the game (For Open Qualifiers)

• As soon as the matchday starts, the first lobby needs to be set up. Once a match has completed the next lobby needs to be immediately set up and all players join within 10 minutes of the end of the previous match. If all players have joined the match lobby the match can start right away. The schedules of the next rounds are subject to the completion of all the games of the previous round.

Tiebreakers

In case of a tie of the score at the end of the match, the following guidelines will be followed in order between the tied players:

• Games wins in a match
• Higher placement in a match
• Higher Wins Rounds/Lost Rounds difference of all games played
• Higher Win Rounds of all games played

Match Scoring

Rankings	Points
1°	9
2°	7
3°	6
4°	5
5°	3
6°	2
7°	1
8°	0

National Final Prize Money Distribution:

Vietnam & Indonesia

Place	Prize Money
1°	$800
2°	$600
3-4°	$400
5°	$150
6-8°	$100

Thailand

Place	Prize Money
1°	$700
2°	$500
3-4°	$300
6-8°	$150

Place	Prize Money
1°	$600
2°	$400
3-4°	$200
6-8°	$150

 Regional Final

Place	Prize Money
1°	$6000
2°	$4000
3°	$1800
4°	$1000
5° - 8°	$400
9° - 16°	$300
17° - 32°	$200