ECL 9 Lite Playoffs: Round 1

NHLGamers,

The ECL 9 Lite Playoffs are finally here and we have got some very strong teams that will battle each other for a Pro spot. From each group the teams that finished top 5 and two best teams that finished sixth will make the playoffs. The first round of the playoffs will start on Monday, December 16th, 2019 and end on Monday, December 23th, 2019.

According to section 5.6 of the ECL 9 Rulebook, the first round of the ECL 9 Lite Playoffs will be played as follows:

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In ECL Lite, the top 5 teams from each of the 6 groups will make the playoffs. In addition to these 30 teams, 2 more playoff spots will be allocated to the next best two teams in terms of PPG. Regarding the seeding however, we will be replicating the system we have used for the most recent IS CUP 4 tournament, meaning that:

Group winners are seeded #1-6

Group runners-up #7-12

Teams that finished 3rd #13-18

Teams that finished 4th #19-24

Teams that finished 5th #25-30

Top teams remaining (PPG) #31-32

Tiebreakers (ECL 9 Rulebook 11.3):
If teams are tied in points at the end of the regular season, the following tiebreakers* will be applied in the order they are listed:
• Points per game (PPG)
• Wins (including OT-wins)
• Head-to-head record (points in mutual games)
• Goal difference (across all games played)
• Scored goals (across all games played)

*In the event of the tiebreakers being applied to teams from differing group sizes, ‘wins’ will be represented as a percentage, head-to-head will naturally be disregarded, goal difference will be made into an ‘average per game’ amount, goals scored will (like goal difference before it) be converted into an ‘average per game’, then finally, if all else fails to break the tie between two teams, a coin flip will decide.

Every series are played in best of seven games and the highest seeded team will play the first game at home. (10.7.2 ECL Rules).

Here are the matchups for round 1 of the ECL 9 Lite Playoffs:

(1.)  HanaaHC vs. Carolus Icemen (32.)

(2.)  Mockba vs. GREED (31.)

(3.)  Riven Johdolla vs. Kesaloma (30.)

(4.)  Clumsy Penguins vs. Saucer Hockey (29.)

(5.)  HUIPPUPASSI vs. Western Express (28.)

(6.)  Rookie Mistakes vs. Nearbird Fighters (27.)

(7.)  Sulkavan Sudet vs. DEG eSports (26.)

(8.)  Company of Geeks vs. Angry Cats (25.)

(9.)  Murohoki vs. AfroDunk (24.)