The Professional Division (CEVO-P) is our most prestigious division and consists of only the top sixteen teams in North America. Teams are selected for this division based on the Professional Placement Tournament.

The Professional Placement Tournament consists of 25 teams in a group play format, with the top three teams from each group moving on to a sixteen team double elimination bracket. Seeds for the double elimination bracket will be determined by group CPI. Among these 25 teams there are four teams from CEVO-P season 6, the top twelve teams from CEVO-M Season 6, the top two teams from the Thermaltake 'em Down II Tournament, and four wildcards. Out of these 25 teams, the top 10 teams will advance to the CEVO-P Division. The 15 teams that do not qualify for the Professional Division will receive automatic invitations to the Main Division (CEVO-M).

The Professional Placement Tournament is utilized so as to remove subjective opinions and any influence of people from the selection process. Teams for CEVO-P qualify exclusively based on their proven performance against other top caliber teams.


Teams:

1. justBALLS (CEVO-P 7th)
2. FEVER (CEVO-P 8th)
3. suave (CEVO-P 9th)
4. Skull Gaming (CEVO-M 1st)
5. ranDOMED (CEVO-M 2nd)
6. Requiem (CEVO-M 3rd)
7. 3D.NY (CGS CSS 2nd)
8. LA Complexity (CGS CSS 3rd)
9. San Francisco Optx (CGS CSS 5th)
10. Chicago Chimera (CGS CSS 6th)
11. KEYBOARD SMASHERS (CEVO-M 4th)
12. EZ5 (CEVO-M 5th/6th)
13. Brotherhood (CEVO-M 5th/6th)
14. Upper (CEVO-M 7th/8th)
15. PRIDE (CEVO-M 7th/8th)
16. TBA (Thermaltake 1st)
17. TBA (Thermaltake 2nd)
18. viNdictive (CEVO-M 9th-12th)
19. stormaKt(CEVO-M 9th-12th)
20. Hyper (CEVO-M 9th-12th)
21. COLOSSAL/Just Cause Project (CEVO-M 9th-12th)
22. Application Spot
23. Application Spot
24. Application Spot
25. Application Spot


NOTE: Wildcard spots will be seeded using a random number generator. Should any of the above teams fold, they will be replaced with a team from the original set of applications. Groups will be formed using the "snake draft" order.

Group A: 1, 10, 11, 20, 21
Group B: 2, 9, 12, 19, 22
Group C: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23
Group D: 4, 7, 14, 17, 24
Group E: 5, 6, 15, 16, 25

Matches for group play will be played on October 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th with matches for the sixteen team double elimination bracket being played on October 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 14th.

Reschedules and postponements are NOT allowed, unless there are very extreme circumstances. Teams who cannot play on the dates above should not apply. In regard to this, ALL TEAMS are recommended to have at least 7 members on their roster in the event you cannot field your regular 5.

If any of the participating teams have any questions or concerns, please contact CEVO|Celone (jcelone@cevo.com) as soon as possible.