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The sport and its events

Club Championship

The Esports World Cup's ranking of clubs across all its games: 1,000 points for a win, 750 for second, down to 50 for eighth. A club must reach the top eight in at least two games to be ranked.

See also: Club

Teams and players

Emergency substitute

An unregistered player brought in, with the organisers' approval, when a player cannot take part for reasons outside the team's control, such as a medical emergency or a refused visa.

See also: Substitute (esports), Roster lock

Formats and scoring

GSL group

A four-team group in which a team goes through after two match wins and is out after two losses.

Also called: double-elimination group
See also: Single elimination

SMASH rule

A PUBG finals format: after day two a match-point mark is set at the leader's total plus 10, and a team must reach it and then win a match to take the title. If no team does in 18 matches, the points leader wins.

Also called: match point rule
See also: Match points (PUBG)

During the match

Player emergency pause

In VALORANT, one pause a map for a genuine player emergency, up to 10 minutes in total in a match. Minor illness is not a reason.

Also called: medical pause
See also: Technical pause

Challenge (esports)

In VALORANT, a coach's request for officials to review the last round for a bug or exploit, one a map. A failed challenge costs a timeout.

Also called: review
See also: Coach (esports), Round rollback

Compensation points

In PUBG, points a team may get if a player is eliminated while reconnecting after an official computer or game fault, based on that player's average kills that day: one to four per incident.

Also called: CP
See also: Disconnection

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