Season 2 2020: Counter-Strike Global Offensive

General info

Tournament Information:
Welcome to Season 2! LPL are excited to announce that this season, most notably, sees the return of a LAN* finals for CS:GO Pro! At the end of the season, top 3 teams will fly to Auckland, New Zealand to play for their share of $5,000! We are also introducing CSGO Player Accolades for the first time ever for Pro Division! At the end of the Pro season, LPL admins and casters will announce the season MVP ($100) and Best IGL ($100) on stream!

As with our previous seasons, Challenger will be streamed on Mondays and Tuesdays and Pro will be streamed on Thursdays at https://www.twitch.tv/lpl_csgo

*As of 9/07, the LAN will be cancelled due to current border restrictions and mandatory quarantine rules placed by the New Zealand Government. The broadcast dates for Pro have been amended, please view Key Dates!

Akros Anti-Cheat:

Find out more about Akros Anti-Cheat here: https://akros.ac/
To download Akros Anti-Cheat, please click here: http://akros.ac/setup.exe

To use the Akros Anti-Cheat, follow the steps:
1. Download the file.
2. Click keep rather than discard in your browser as it may auto block it.
3. Open file as administrator.
4. Click run anyway on windows defender.
5. Wait 10-20 seconds for it to appear on bottom right of screen.
6. Launch CSGO after this process (not before).

If you would like to test your anti-cheat before a match we have a server currently set-up. Go into your console and put connect 162.248.91.212:27015

If your AC is working fine then you will have no problems joining, if you are unable to join please try again or contact an admin.

Season 2 Divisions and Format:
All Divisions will require at least 8 teams to commence. Evolution will require 16 teams to commence.

Open - 1 Month LPL Premium for the Top 3 Teams. Free to join. Elo format. Teams update their match times to be assigned up to 3 matches per week. Matches are Best of 1. Winning team of Open will get to play in Amateur for free in the following season.
Amateur - $3,000. LPL Premium required. Elo format. Teams update their match times to be assigned up to 3 matches per week. Matches are Best of 1.
Evolution - $2,000. LPL Premium required. Round Robin format. Matches are Best of 3.
Challenger - $3,000. LPL Premium required. Round Robin format. Matches are Best of 3 (featured games on stream are to be played on Monday and Tuesday).
Pro - $5,000 and $200 Accolades. $150 Entry Fee. Double Elimination format. Matches are Best of 3 (played on Thursday).

Season 2 LPL Premium:
Teams participating in Amateur and Pro will require LPL Premium before their first match on Week 1 (see dates on the right). Teams must ensure LPL Premium is renewed during Week 4-5. The teams that qualify for Playoffs will no longer require LPL Premium when participating in Playoff matches of the respective season (not applicable to Pro format).

Teams in the PRO Division will require to pay a $150 Entry Fee before the first play date (responsible by Team Captain/Org), this will make the five players in the respective team eligible to participate. Please note that substitutes will require an LPL Premium before their first match.

To purchase LPL Premium subscription, please go here. Pro teams can pay their entry fee via their tournament page.

Prizes:
Open

First Place	Second Place	Third Place
Season 3 - LPL Premium	1 Month - LPL Premium	1 Month - LPL Premium

Amateur

First Place	Second Place	Third Place	Fourth Place	Fifth Place	Sixth Place	Seventh Place	Eighth Place	Total
$800	$600	$400	$400	$200	$200	$200	$200	$3000

Evolution

First Place	Second Place	Third Place	Fourth Place	Total
$850	$550	$300	$300	$2000

Challenger

First Place	Second Place	Third Place	Fourth Place	Total
$1250	$750	$500	$500	$3000

Pro

First Place	Second Place	Third Place	Fourth Place	Total
$3000	$1000	$500	$500	$5000

Pro Accolades

Season MVP	Season Best IGL	Total
$100	$100	$200

More Information

Rules:
Rules are found here: https://letsplay.live/games/csgo/rules/

The following rules have been updated for Season 2:
-Mutiny rule updated for teams that sign contracts (applicable to Pro).
-Rescheduling rule updated for Divisions involved with LPL broadcasts.
-Forfeit rule updated for Divisions involved with LPL broadcasts.
-Player models/skins rule updated.
-Retaining Division Spots rule has been clarified.
-Relegation and Inject System rule added.

Registration:
Start your climb to Pro with Open Division or Amateur Division!
Open Division - https://letsplay.live/games/csgo/open/
Amateur Division - https://letsplay.live/games/csgo/amateur/

Relegations:
Teams will not need LPL Premium to participate in Relegations.

Click here to view more information about relegations.

Key Dates:
Relegations - Monday 18th May - Sunday 31st May

Week 1:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 8th June - Sunday 14th June
Challenger - Monday 8th June - Tuesday 9th June
Pro - Thursday 11th June

Week 2:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 15th June - Sunday 21st June
Challenger - Monday 15th June - Tuesday 16th June
Pro - Thursday 18th June

Week 3:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 22nd June - Sunday 28th June
Challenger - Monday 22nd June - Tuesday 23rd June
Pro - Thursday 25th June

Week 4:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 29th June - Sunday 5th July
Challenger - Monday 29th June - Tuesday 30th June
Pro - Thursday 2nd July

Week 5:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 6th July - Sunday 12th July
Challenger - Monday 6th July - Tuesday 7th July
Pro - Thursday 9th July

Week 6:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 13th July - Sunday 19th July
Challenger - Monday 13th July - Tuesday 14th July
Pro - Thursday 16th July

Week 7:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 20th July - Sunday 26th July
Challenger - Monday 20th July - Tuesday 21st July
Pro - Thursday 23rd July

Semi # 1:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 27th July - Sunday 2nd August
Challenger - Monday 27th July

Semi # 2:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 3rd August - Sunday 9th August
Challenger - Monday 3rd August

Grand Finals:
Open, Amateur and Evolution – Monday 10th August - Sunday 16th August
Challenger - Monday 10th August
Pro - Thursday 30th July

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On behalf of the entire LPL Admin Team, we would like to wish everyone competing the best of luck! For any questions, please do not hesitate to ask by either posting in the forums or contacting an admin via Support Ticket. Alternatively, you can join the LPL Community Discord.