March 18, 2019 08:34PM
ESEA Advanced hits playoffs; Quest for MDL continues
16 teams will battle for promotion to Season 31's MDL.
The ESEA Advanced regular season has concluded, with 16 teams securing a spot in the playoffs set to start next week. Unlike MDL, there were no tiebreakers employed to determine advancing teams, only within the top 16 for seeding.
The top 16 standings for the regular season are as such:
| Position | Team | Wins | Losses |
| 1. |  The Quest |
14 | 2 |
| 2. | slashLEVEL |
12 | 4 |
| 3. |  LiviD |
12 | 4 |
| 4. | Lowkey |
12 | 4 |
| 5. | hot ass |
12 | 4 |
| 6. | Variance |
12 | 4 |
| 7. | Zone |
12 | 4 |
| 8. | Legacy |
12 | 4 |
| 9. | BBC |
11 | 5 |
| 10. | we dont give a hoot |
11 | 5 |
| 11. | BLACK |
11 | 5 |
| 12. | Oceanic |
10 | 6 |
| 13. | Thunder Logic |
10 | 6 |
| 14. | Larry cant carry |
10 | 6 |
| 15. | Polar Ace |
10 | 6 |
| 16. | IdentityDisorder |
10 | 6 |
As such, the matchups for the initial round (in bracket order) are as follows:
| The Quest |
vs | IdentityDisorder |
| BBC |
vs | Legacy |
| hot ass |
vs | Oceanic |
| Thunder Logic |
vs | Lowkey |
| LiviD |
vs | Larry cant carry |
| BLACK |
vs | Variance |
| Zone |
vs | we dont give a hoot |
| Polar Ace |
vs | slashLEVEL |
With only two teams from MDL heading to MDL Relegation, there will be five or six spots availble for top Advanced teams, depending on if ESEA sees fit to invite a team.
The full season standings and playoff bracket can be found on ESEAs website.
