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Battlegrounds works differently from a cup or a tournament. There is no bracket and no fixed start time. It runs continuously, you challenge other players or teams directly, and every match you play moves you on a leaderboard. Because it is ongoing, you are not knocked out. A loss costs you position, not participation.

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The challenge cycle

  1. Challenge — pick an opponent from the Battlegrounds leaderboard and issue a challenge. They are notified in-platform and by email
  2. They accept or decline — an accepted challenge becomes a scheduled match; a declined one does not
  3. Reschedule if needed — either side can propose a new time before the match starts
  4. Play — the match starts at the agreed time and behaves like any other match: ready up, play, submit your result with a screenshot
  5. Points are awarded — the leaderboard updates once the result is settled
You can also be challenged. Incoming challenges arrive as notifications with the challenger’s name and the competition.

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How points work

Points are awarded per match on the outcome: Two things follow from this, and together they are the whole strategy of Battlegrounds: Losing still scores. A loss is worth +50 — half a win, but far from nothing. Playing a strong opponent and losing beats not playing at all, so there is no reason to avoid a hard match. Declining costs you points. It is the only outcome that subtracts.
Never decline to protect your ranking. A decline is −5, against the +50 you would have earned by playing and losing — a swing of 55 points against you, every time.This is deliberate. It means you cannot climb to the top of a leaderboard and then sit there refusing challenges: your position decays as you turn people down. Staying at the top requires playing, not hiding.
If you genuinely cannot make a time, propose a reschedule instead of declining. Rescheduling carries no penalty.

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Divisions, promotion and relegation

Battlegrounds can run several divisions — a Semi-Pro and a Pro tier, for example. At the end of a period the top players in a lower division are promoted and the bottom players in the higher division are relegated, based on leaderboard position. Admins set the promotion and relegation rules per stage. See Stages.

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Player How-To

  • Open Battlegrounds from the main navigation and pick a competition
  • Join the competition, solo or with a team, and complete any eligibility requirements
  • Open the leaderboard and challenge someone
  • Accept incoming challenges — check notifications so you do not let one lapse
  • Play, submit your result with a screenshot, and watch the leaderboard update

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How it differs from other events

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Admin Capabilities

  • Configure divisions and their promotion and relegation rules
  • Set the points allocation for wins, losses, and declines
  • Monitor challenge activity and resolve disputes
  • Adjust standings and match results directly