Highlander Season 35 (Spring 2026): Playoffs & Tiebreakers Top Tiers
May 18, 2026

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The group stages are now completed for all divisions!
Tiebreaker details and the list of teams advancing can be found below.
Check out your upcoming Playoff fixtures under the Playoffs tab or directly on your team page.
Pick/Ban Format (Best-of-Three – BO3)
The same 7 maps from the regular season will be played during playoffs. All playoff matches will be played as Best-of-Three (BO3) maps. Maps will be decided using the following Map Elimination System:
The higher seed will get to choose whether they are Team A or Team B.
Team A bans a map
Team B bans a map
Team B picks a map
Team A picks a map
Team B bans a map
Team A bans a map
The remaining map is the decider
Schedule:
- Upper Bracket Final & Lower Bracket Semi-Final: May 18th – May 24th (Schedule Deadline, Tuesday May 19th at 12:00)
- Lower Bracket Final: May 25th – May 29th (Schedule Deadline, Monday May 25th at 23:59)
- Grand Final (High & Mid): May 30th – May 31st (Schedule Deadline, Monday May 29th at 23:59)
- Grand Final (Premiership): May 30th at 20:00
Premiership
Top 4 teams qualify for playoffs in a Double Elimination bracket. All matches will be played as a BO3 except the Grand Final match, which can be played as a BO5 only if both teams agree. The Premiership Grand Final will be held on May 30th at 20:00
GANJA
- 27 Points
3AM
- 23 Points
TWICE
- 18 Points
Feila finanzieren durch DROPS
- 10 Points
- Upper Bracket Final:
GANJA vs
3AM - Lower Bracket Semi Final:
TWICE vs
Feila finanzieren durch DROPS - The loser of the Upper Bracket Final will face the winner of the Lower Bracket Semi-Final in the Lower Bracket Final.
- Whoever wins in the Lower Bracket Final will face the winner of the Upper Bracket Final in the Grand Final.
High
Top 4 teams qualify for playoffs in a Double Elimination bracket. All matches will be played as a BO3 except the Grand Final match, which can be played as a BO5 only if both teams agree.
pollos
- 34 Points
Turn 90 Artillery (Norway)
- 29 Points
strawberry frosted donut
- 22 Points
Team Colonslash: the SPY!!!!1!
- 20 Points
- Upper Bracket Final:
pollos vs
Turn 90 Artillery (Norway) - Lower Bracket Semi Final:
strawberry frosted donut vs
Team Colonslash: the SPY!!!!1! - The loser of the Upper Bracket Final will face the winner of the Lower Bracket Semi-Final in the Lower Bracket Final.
- Whoever wins in the Lower Bracket Final will face the winner of the Upper Bracket Final in the Grand Final.
Mid
Top 4 teams qualify for playoffs in a Double Elimination bracket. All matches will be played as a BO3 except the Grand Final match, which can be played as a BO5 only if both teams agree.
AKATSUKI Sponsored by Oblock
- 30 Points
ado
- 20 Points
Xenon
- 18 Points
Untitled Highlander Project
- 10 Points
- Upper Bracket Final:
AKATSUKI Sponsored by Oblock vs
ado - Lower Bracket Semi Final:
Xenon vs
Untitled Highlander Project - The loser of the Upper Bracket Final will face the winner of the Lower Bracket Semi-Final in the Lower Bracket Final.
- Whoever wins in the Lower Bracket Final will face the winner of the Upper Bracket Final in the Grand Final.





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