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THE TIPOFF POWERED BY AT&T – FACT SHEET

 

  • THE TIPOFF powered by AT&T is the opening 5v5 tournament (Tuesday, May 23 – Saturday, June 17) with all 25 NBA 2K League teams participating. For THE TIPOFF tournament group play schedule, click here.

 

  • THE TIPOFF begins with two weeks of remote group play (May 23 – 26, May 30 – June 2) to determine the top four teams from each group that will advance to remote bracket play (June 6 – 9). The eight top performing teams will then face off live at District E in downtown Washington, D.C. June 14 – 17.
    • For the second season, the NBA 2K League hosted a “Group Draft” where teams selected each other’s opponents by picking groups.
    • The 25 teams are divided into two conferences – East and West. Each conference was then divided into two groups via the Group Draft, for a total of four groups – three groups of six teams and one group of seven teams.
    • Each team will play six matches in group play, competing against each team in its group at least once.
    • The four teams in each group with the best records will advance to the round-of-16 bracket play. Tiebreakers are detailed below.
    • Round‑of‑16 seeding will be determined by records during group play and (if necessary) use of the tiebreakers.
    • Matchups in group play will be played in a best-of-one format.
    • Matchups in the round‑of 16 bracket play, and quarterfinals through finals will be played in a best-of-three, single-elimination format.
    • The groups for group play are as follows:
      • Group A (Western Conference): T-Wolves Gaming, Lakers Gaming, Grizz Gaming, Kings Guard Gaming, DUX Infinitos, Blazer5 Gaming
      • Group B (Western Conference): Warriors Gaming Squad, Pistons GT, Bucks Gaming, Mavs Gaming, Pacers Gaming, Jazz Gaming
      • Group C (Eastern Conference): 76ers GC, Gen.G Tigers, Nets GC, Heat Check Gaming, Hawks Talon GC, NBL Oz Gaming
      • Group D (Eastern Conference): Wizards District Gaming, Knicks Gaming, Cavs Legion GC, Hornets Venom GT, Magic Gaming, Celtics Crossover Gaming, Raptors Uprising GC
    • Tiebreaker scenarios for THE TIPOFF:
      • Points earned for each match/series win
      • Win % overall (on a per game basis)
      • Head-to-Head record (on a per game basis)
      • When more than two teams are tied, teams will be seeded based on win % in all scheduled matchups among the tied teams
      • Win % within conference (on a per game basis)
      • Average points differential
      • Average points scored
      • Random Draw

 

  • Games will begin at 6 p.m. ET each night. Fans can watch games live on the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels.  Games will also be available on Dash Radio, Loco in India, and SPS.

 

  • The teams will compete for a total prize pool of $250,000. The prize pool will be awarded as follows:
  • First place – $100,000
  • Second place – $50,000
  • Third and fourth place – $25,000 each
  • Fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place – $12,500 each

 

  • THE TIPOFF powered by AT&T is the first of three in-season, 5v5 tournaments (THE TIPOFF, THE TURN and THE TICKET) that are part of THE BANNER CHAIN SERIES powered by AT&T.

 

  • T-Wolves Gaming is the two-time defending champion of THE TIPOFF (2021, 2022) and features retained veterans including 2019 NBA 2K League Finals MVP Michael “BearDaBeast” Key and NBA 2K League All‑Stars Dhwan “ShiftyKaii” White and Malik “Slaughter” Leisinger.

 

 

 

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