QEL Proving Grounds Day 1 2025
Day 1
Helpful Links
Challonge Brackets
EU DIV 3
EU DIV 2
EU DIV 1
EU Invite
NA DIV 3
NA DIV 2
NA DIV 1
NA Invite
SA Academy
SA DIV 3
SA DIV 2
SA DIV 1
SA Invite
The first day of the QEL Proving Grounds 1 is here! Teams will compete in a 6v6 format, in a two day double elimination event, running Saturday, February, through Sunday, November 2nd.
Regular matches will use a Best-of-One (BO1) format with a pick/ban system, while playoff matches will follow a Best-of-Three (BO3) format. The number of matches played by each team will vary depending on divisions, with the event continuing through to completion on Sunday.
In order to accommodate with the different amount of teams in each division they will have different schedules over the 2 day tournament, with the first day being Bo1 matches and the second being playoff bo3 matches.
If you are in a div with a smaller amount of teams and are already in semifinals or your div stops playing once you reach GF it will be a BO3 match & matches that are played for 3rd place in losers are also BO3
FAQ & Important Information for Team Leaders
- Team leaders will have match pages created by admins for their matches where they will engage in a ban system for the first day. Please refer to the challonge bracket of your corresponding division to see who you are playing and if a match page has been created, please be patient on if your match page has not been made yet.
- Match pages will be updated as matches conclude and scores are reported, it is important for Team Leaders to report there scores on the match page itself and in the discord in #match-score-reporting, to help with admins in making your next match page,, incorrectly reporting scores may lead to disqualification. It is important that teams report their scores in the discord so that as teams advance into the bracket, the challonge page will update and match pages will be made. ★ IMPORTANT If on the Challonge bracket you are currently not facing a team or are waiting for previous matches to finish, you will not have a match page be made, so be patient.**
- Team leaders must be respectful and do their bans in a timely manner, If bans are not done within 10 minutes after a match is scheduled to start/and or a match page has been made, let QEL STAFF aware and we will pick the map for the match regardless if you had done your ban and the enemy did not, if matches do not start within 15 minutes/the enemy team does not show up within 15 minutes after maps have been picked/match has started, notify admins and you will be granted a forfeit win.
Match Score Reporting
Once your match has been completed please report the match scores in the QEL discord in #match-score-reporting and link the match page.
EX: QEL 2-0 6s team (match page)
Servers
THE HOME TEAM WILL BE REQUIRED TO GET SERVERS For their match and can post them in the match page. instructions for how servers will work can be found below.
SERVERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE PLAYED ON QUICK SERVER and the tool can be accessed in the #quick-server-tool channel
Instructions can also be found on how to set up the tool can be found within the channel, when making matches the QEL 6v6 Variant must be selected and will be brought up once you are using the commands to make a server in the text channel.
You will not need to exec any commands once you make a server, the CFG will automatically be execed upon map change, make sure to put the rcon password first.
Quick Server has servers for all regions and support
Match Schedule
Europe
Day 1 will start at 18:00 / 6:00 PM CET and the matches played today will be BO1 or BO3 if you are in semifinals/3rd place match
- EU DIV 3 EU DIV 3 BRACKET Matches will be played until Winners Round 3 and Losers Round 2, once you have reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
- EU DIV 2 EU DIV 2 BRACKET Matches will be played until Grand finals is reached, once it is reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
- EU DIV 1 EU DIV 1 BRACKET Matches will be played until Grand finals is reached, once it is reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
- EU INVITE EU Invite BRACKET Matches will be played until Grand finals is reached in Winners side and Losers Round 2 is reached, once you have reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
South America
Day 1 will start at 18:00 / 6:00 PM GMT-3 and the matches played today will be BO1 or BO3 if you are in semifinals/3rd place match
- SA Div 3 SA Div 3 BRACKET Matches will be played until Winners Round 3 and Losers Round 3, once you have reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
- SA Div 2 SA DIV 2 BRACKET Matches will be played until Semifinals and Losers Round 3, once you have reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
- SA Div 1 SA DIV 1 BRACKET Matches will be played until Grand Finals is reached, once you have reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
- SA Invite SA Invite BRACKET Matches will be played until Grand finals is reached in Winners side and Losers Round 2 is reached, once you have reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
North America
North America: 6:00 PM EST
- NA Div 3 NA DIV 3 BRACKET Matches will be played until Semifinals and Losers Round 3, once you have reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
- NA Div 2 NA DIV 2 BRACKET Matches will be played until Grand finals is reached in Winners side and Losers Round 2 is reached, once you have reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
- NA Invite Matches will be played until Grand finals is reached in Winners side and Losers Round 3 is reached, once you have reached that point in the bracket you are done playing matches for the day.
QEL x Brazil Fortress 6v6 Proving Grounds 1 - Sponsored by TF2easy
Brazil Fortress and Quick Esports League are proud to announce Proving Grounds 1, a multi-regional competitive 6v6 event for North America, South America, and Europe.
The tournament features medals and a $1,500 USD prize pool, with $500 USD per region. Running from January 31st to February 1st, the tournament will include four divisions for NA, EU, and SA, and will follow a double-elimination format with Bo1 matches and Bo3 playoff rounds.
Proving Grounds 1 serves as the first installment of the Proving Grounds series, one of the several event formats planned under QEL going forward.
Signups
Signups are open from January 21st to January 30th. All signups will take place on our website. Teams will signup to the division they intend to play in. All teams will be manually approved by the QEL staff team, and QEL reserves the right to adjust team placements between divisions accordingly.
Format
Proving Grounds 1 will follow a 6v6 format, consistent with QEL's previous In-Season and Post-Season Cups. Teams will play with standard 6v6 class limits, with one offclass permitted at any given time. For example, teams may not have both a Heavy and Engineer at the same time.
The event will use a modified whitelist, similar to previous QEL 6v6 events. The following items are banned:
* Market Gardener
* Quickiebomb Launcher
* Loch-n-Load
* Wrap Assassin
The cup will be a two day double elimination event taking place on Saturday January 31st, and Sunday February 1st.
Schedule
Saturday, January 31st - Day 1
North America: 6:00 PM EST
South America: 18:00 / 6:00 PM GMT-3
Europe: 18:00 / 6:00 PM CET
The expected number of matches to be played will be announced early on Saturday once teams are finalized.
Sunday, February 1st - Day 2
North America: 5:00 PM EST
South America: 17:00 / 5:00 PM GMT-3
Europe: 17:00 / 5:00 PM CET
Played until completion.
Map Pool
The official map pool for the event is listed below. All games will follow a pick/ban system.
cp_process_f12
cp_gullywash_f9
koth_bagel_rc11
cp_sunshine
koth_clearcut_b18
cp_metalworks_f7
cp_granary_pro_rc17a3
Pick/Bans
All matches will be played using a pick/ban system from the official map pool.
Bo1 matches (regular matches): Teams will take turns banning maps until one remains.
Bo3 matches (playoffs): Teams will follow a standard pick/ban process with the home team being the first ban.
Please refer to the QEL 6v6 rulebook for detailed pick/ban procedures. [1.6.1]
A week ago, the scene shifted.
Big announcements. Sudden changes. Patterns resurfacing.
And some ideas... seem familiar.
The community's commotion is still spreading.
QEL has been watching, aware of everything happening.
Patiently. Quietly. Calculating.
We are not yet ready to share all the details, but the plans are in motion.
And they are bigger than anyone expects.
January 2026.
The stage is set.
QEL x Brazil Fortress 4v4 Halloween Cup 2025 NA
Sign Ups
Sign ups are open from October 20th to October 31st. All sign ups will take place on our website: https://quickesportsleague.com/teams. Teams will sign up to the division they intend to play in. All teams will be manually approved by the QEL staff team, and QEL reserves the right to adjust team placements between divisions accordingly.
Divisions
The QEL x Brazil Fortress Halloween 4v4 Cup will feature three divisions:
● Scary Invite
● Haunted Div 2
● Ghastly Div 3
These divisions will work in the same manner as past QEL events:
● Scary Invite: Invite level teams.
● Haunted Div 2: Main to Advanced level teams.
● Ghastly Div 3: Newcomer to Intermediate level teams.
Please read Rulebook Section [4.0] for more details regarding player eligibility and team placements.
4v4 Format and Structure
The QEL x Brazil Fortress Halloween 4v4 Cup will follow a 4v4 format, which consists of one Soldier, one Scout, one Demoman, and one Medic per team as the standard team composition. Matches will be played exclusively on KOTH maps. Please see the official Map Pool and Ruleset for more information. Teams must include a minimum of four players and may have up to seven players rostered.
Teams are permitted to play with other classes; however, teams are limited to a maximum of one Soldier and one Scout at any given time. Additionally, teams are not permitted to play with both a Heavy and a Medic at the same time.
The cup will be a two day double elimination event taking place on Saturday, November 1st, and Sunday, November 2nd. The matches on Saturday will begin at 6:00 PM EST.
Regular matches will be played using a BO1 format with a pick/ban system, while playoff matches will be played using a BO3 format with a pick/ban system. The number of matches each team plays will depend on the total amount of signups. The event will continue until completion on Sunday.
Additional announcements containing thorough match schedules and expected game counts will be made in advance on both Saturday (1st) and Sunday (2nd), once signups have closed and all teams and bracket information have been confirmed.
Saturday, November 1st - Day 1
Day 1 will start at 6:00 PM EST.
The expected number of matches to be played will be announced early on Saturday once teams are finalized.
Double elimination bracket, with regular matches being BO1 following a pick/ban format.
Sunday, November 2nd - Day 2
Day 2 will start at 5:00 PM EST.
The cup will be played until completion on day two.
Playoff matches will be BO3 games following a pick/ban format.
Prize Pool
The prize pool for the North American region is $500 USD. The final prize pool distribution will be determined after signups close, based on the number of participating teams within divisions.
All prize winnings will be sent via PayPal to team leaders two weeks after the event concludes. Team leaders will be required to fill out a payment form provided by QEL staff to receive their prize winnings. Further details regarding prize allocation will be announced once divisions and teams are finalized.
Medals
With this partnership with Brazil Fortress, we are proud to offer the official Brazil Fortress Halloween Tournament Medals to participants of the QEL x Brazil Fortress Halloween 4v4 Cup.
Every participating team and player will receive a participation medal, provided that they meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the QEL rulebook. Placement medals will also be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams in each division.
Please read Rulebook Section [5.1.3] for further details regarding medal eligibility.
Map Pool
All matches will be played on KOTH maps. The official map pool for the event is listed below. All games will follow a pick/ban system.
koth_bagel_rc11
koth_product_final
koth_airfield_b7
koth_maple_ridge_rc2
koth_harter_rc1
koth_highpass
koth_badlands
koth_stallone_b2
koth_undergrove_rc1
Pick/Bans
All matches will be played using a pick/ban system from the official map pool.
Bo1 matches (regular matches): Teams will take turns banning maps until one remains.
Bo3 matches (playoffs): Teams will follow a standard pick/ban process with the home team being the first ban.
Please refer to the QEL 4v4 rulebook for detailed pick/ban procedures. [1.6.2]
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