WePlay Academy League Season 5 announced

Ukrainian tournament organizer WePlay has officially announced the fifth season of their Academy League. The new edition of the junior competition will run between July 25 and August 14, filling the Counter-Strike void left by the summer tournament break.

All the teams from Season 4 will make their return alongside the newly announced ENCE Academy squad, bringing the tally of squads attending up to 14. All teams will be looking to end MOUZ NXT‘s dominance in the academy circuit following their victory in all four previous events.

WePlay Academy League returns for its fifth edition

Season 5 will follow the format used by the last tournament, with the teams divided into two round-robin groups from which only the top-placed squads will advance directly to the playoffs. From there, 2nd-4th placed teams will compete in two gauntlet-style, single-elimination brackets, with the last two remaining survivors going to the final stage.

The four qualified teams will then battle it out in a double-elimination, best-of-three bracket all the way to the grand final where the champions will be crowned, taking home a total of $45,000.

The schedule will be:

Group Stage: July 25 – August 7 (Tiebreakers resolved on August 8)

Gauntlet Stage: August 9–10

Playoff Stage: August 12–14

Similar to Seasons 3 and 4, the upcoming tournament will be held online in Europe. Fans of the junior circuit will see the debut of ENCE Academy as well as the new rosters of Young Ninjas and PROSPECTS.

The list of teams attending WePlay Academy S5 is:

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