Pogchamps: All The Information

Playoff Schedule

Date	Time (PT)	Round	Group	White	Black
June 15	1:00 PM	Quarterfinal	Cons	erobb221	moistCr1TiKaL
June 15	2:00 PM	Quarterfinal	Champ	Hutch	NateHill
June 15	3:00 PM	Quarterfinal	Champ	Voyboy	Yassuo
June 16	1:00 PM	Quarterfinal	Cons	Itssliker	Swiftor
June 16	2:00 PM	Quarterfinal	Champ	Boxbox	Forsen
June 16	3:00 PM	Quarterfinal	Cons	Ludwig	xChocobars
June 17	1:00 PM	Quarterfinal	Champ	Papaplatte	NymN
June 17	2:00 PM	Quarterfinal	Cons	xQc	Fuslie
June 18	12:00 PM	Semifinal	Champ	Hutch	Nymn
June 18	1:00 PM	Semifinal	Cons	moistCriTiKaL	Sliker
June 18	2:00 PM	Semifinal	Champ	Voyboy	Boxbox
June 19	12:00 PM	Semifinal	Cons	xQc	Ludwig
June 19	1:00 PM	Final	Champ	TBD	TBD
June 19	2:00 PM	Final	Cons	TBD	TBD

2020 Chess.com PogChamps Prize Fund 

Total Prize Fund: $50,000

Each player's winnings are determined by how far they advance into the Chess.com PogChamps.

Group Stage: 16 players, $4,000 prize pool.

• Each group stage winner (4 total) wins a $1,000 prize

Championship Bracket: 8 players, $30,000 prize pool

• Chess.com PogChamps Winner: $10,000
• 2nd Place: $6,000
• Semifinalist (2): $3,000
• Quarterfinalist (4): $2,000

Consolation Bracket: 8 players, $16,000 prize pool 

• 1st Place: $4,000
• 2nd Place: $3,000
• Semifinalist (2): $2,000
• Quarterfinalist (4): $1,250

Format

Group Stage

• The 16 players will be split into four groups of four players each, determined by the seeding above.
• In this phase, players will face each of the three opponents in their group.
• Each match will consist of a single 10+5 game.
• Players will earn three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.
• At the end of group play, each group will be ranked by points accumulated.
• The top two players advance to the Championship bracket, and the remaining two players advance to the Consolation Bracket.

In the case of a tie on points, the first tiebreak is average CAPS score across all three games.

Championship and Consolation Brackets

• Each bracket will consist of eight players, with predetermined seeding (see bracket below) to ensure competitive equity.
• Both brackets will follow a single-elimination format, with the winner of each match progressing to the next round.
• The quarterfinals of the Championship bracket will consist of two 10+5 games, where the higher seed chooses which color to play first. The quarterfinals of the Consolation bracket will consist of a single 10+5 game unless both players in each pairing agree to play two games. If one game is played, white will be randomly chosen. In either bracket, in the case of a draw, a sudden death 3+0 game will be used to determine a winner, with the higher seed playing with the white pieces. In case of draw in the tiebreaks, the colors will alternate until there is a winner.
• The semifinals and finals will both consist of two 10+5 games with alternating colors, with the higher seed from group play choosing which color to play first. In the case of a tie, a sudden death 3+0 game will be used to determine a winner, with the higher seed from group play playing with the white pieces. If players share identical seeds from group play, the player with the higher CAPS (accuracy) score from their previous round non-tiebreak game(s) will choose which color to play first in the 10+5 games, and will play white in the 3+0 tiebreak. In case of a draw in the first 3+0 tiebreak, the colors will alternate until there is a winner.

Players

The following chess players have confirmed their participation in the 2020 Chess.com PogChamps:

• Cr1tikal

• forsen

• xQc

• boxbox

• Voyboy

• yassuo

• Swiftor

• NateHill

• Papaplatte

• xChocobars

• Hutch

• fuslie

• Ludwig

• NymN

• erobb221

• SlikeR

Tune in this Friday on June 5 to catch the opening day of the 2020 Chess.com PogChamps. The event will be streamed live on Chess.com/tv.