YaLLa Compass 2024 Overview: Tournament Format, Participants and Schedule

YaLLa Compass 2024 kicks off this Wednesday, June 5, and goes until June 9. The tournament will be played offline at Space 42 Arena in Abu Dhabi. Twelve teams are featured, and they will have to fight for a share of the $400,000.00 prize pool. Most of the teams are known to the world, such as Astralis, HEROIC, Fnatic, and ENCE. The full list of the teams participating, as well as the tournament format and schedule, can be found below.

Tournament Format

Group Stage:

• Two round-robin format groups
• Each group has 6 teams
• All matches are Bo1
• The top three teams from each group advance to the Playoffs
• Group stage winners advance to the Semifinals
• Group stage runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals as the High Seeds
• Group stage 3rd place teams advance to the Quarterfinals as the Low Seeds

Playoff Stage:

• Single-Elimination bracket
• All matches are Bo3

Teams Participating List

• Astralis
• BetBoom
• Complexity
• ENCE
• Eternal Fire
• Fnatic
• FURIA
• HEROIC
• TheMongolZ
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• BIG
• Sashi

Schedule

June 5:

• Astralis vs. HEROIC, Complexity vs. Eternal Fire starting at 09:00 CET
• Sashi vs. TheMongolZ, FURIA vs. BIG starting at 10:30 CET
• Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. ENCE, Fnatic vs. BetBoom starting at 12:00 CET
• Astralis vs. Sashi, Complexity vs. BIG starting at 13:30 CET
• TheMongolZ vs. ENCE, FURIA vs. BetBoom starting at 15:00 CET
• Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. HEROIC, Fnatic vs. Eternal Fire starting at 16:30 CET
• Sashi vs. ENCE, BIG vs. BetBoom starting at 18:00 CET

June 6:

• TheMongolz vs. HEROIC, FURIA vs. Eternal Fire starting at 09:00 CET
• Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Astralis, Fnatic vs. Complexity starting at 10:30 CET
• Astralis vs. ENCE, Complexity vs. BetBoom starting at 12:00 CET
• Sashi vs. HEROIC, BIG vs. Eternal Fire starting at 13:30 CET
• Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. TheMongolz, Fnatic vs. FURIA starting at 15:00 CET
• Astralis vs. TheMongolZ, Complexity vs. FURIA starting at 16:30 CET
• HEROIC vs. ENCE, Eternal Fire vs. BetBoom starting at 18:00 CET
• Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Sashi, Fnatic vs. BIG starting at 19:30 CET

June 7:

• Quarter-final #1 starting at 14:00 CET
• Quarter-final #2 starting at 17:00 CET

June 8:

• Semi-final #1 starting at 14:00 CET
• Semi-final #2 starting at 17:00 CET

June 9:

• Grand Final starting at 16:00 CET

This tournament is particularly interesting because there aren't many top-world teams participating. This gives an underdog team an opportunity to gain confidence and a chance to win the trophy. Don't miss out on the action!