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Following a competition? This guide explains the stage formats used in League Hub events — how each format works, how standings are calculated, and how ties are broken. For where to view brackets and standings, see Portal Overview.
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Events on the Gaming Oasis League Hub are broken into stages — separate competition phases within a single event. A season might run a Groups stage to seed teams, then a Single Elimination bracket for playoffs, or use Swiss rounds to narrow the field before a final bracket.
Each stage has a format that controls how matches are generated, how teams advance, and how standings are ranked.
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Where to see this in the product: On the Portal, open an event and switch to a stage tab for standings tables and brackets. League admins configure stages in the Dashboard under event setup and the stage matches page.
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| Format | How it works | Standings / ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Groups | Teams split into groups; each group plays a round-robin schedule (everyone in the group meets). | Standings table per group with a standardized 9-step tiebreaker chain. |
| Swiss | Teams play a fixed number of rounds; pairings update each round based on current records (no elimination mid-stage). | Single standings table with a 10-step tiebreaker chain (includes Buchholz). |
| Single elimination | Bracket: lose once and you're out. Winners advance until one team remains. | Final placement comes from bracket finish (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). |
| Double elimination | Bracket with a winners bracket and a losers bracket. Teams must lose twice to be eliminated. | Final placement comes from bracket finish, including losers-bracket paths. |
These terms apply across Groups, Swiss, and other stage types.
Used as the first tiebreaker in Groups and Swiss standings.
Formula: (series wins + 0.5 × series ties) ÷ series played