Red Bull Battle Grounds 2015

Red Bull Battle Grounds 2015 is a tournament hosted by Red Bull.

Format

 * 20 invited teams divided into 5 regional qualifiers. Double elimination, best of 1.
 * Winning team from each qualifier advance to playoffs. Total of 5 teams.
 * 2 top teams from playoffs advance to grand finals.

Playoffs

 * 5 teams start off with 3 lives each.
 * Each team selects another team to challenge in a best of one match.
 * Teams have 1 chance to redirect a challenge.
 * Losing a match reduces a team's lives by 1.
 * Teams that lose all 3 lives are out of the tournament.
 * Last 2 teams advance to grand finals.

Coverage

 * 🇺🇸 United States Red Bull Esports
 * 🇺🇸 United States Beyond the Summit

Qualified Teams

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia
 * 🇨🇳 China
 * Europe
 * 🇷🇺 Russia
 * 🇺🇸 United States

Playoffs

 * Teams that lose three times are out of the tournament.
 * Top 2 advance to grand finals.