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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