From the CEVO site:
As the season is quickly coming to a close, here is a brief look at the playoff structure for our 5th season of TF2. After week 8, the Professional and Amateur divisions will not be taking a break and the first round of playoff matches will have a deadline of Thursday, June 3rd for these divisions. The first round playoff matches for Main will be scheduled for Monday, June 7th. Playoff seeds and schedules will be released on Saturday, May 29th for Professional and Amateur; Main's will be released on Wednesday, June 2nd.
Below you will find specific information about your division's playoff schedule...
Dates & Map Rotation:
Professional:
The CEVO-P playoffs will consist of all 5 teams from the division. These teams will compete in a single elimination bracket with each match-up being a bo3 competition. Each team will choose a map of their choice for their half of the bo3. Tiebreaker maps will be decided by CEVO.
Round 1: bo3 (tiebreak: CEVO) - Thursday, June 3rd
Round 2: bo3 (tiebreak: CEVO) - Monday, June 7th
Round 3: bo3 (tiebreak: CEVO) - Thursday, June 10th
Round 4: bo3 (tiebreak: CEVO) - Monday, June 14th
CEVO-P Brackets: http://www.cevo.com/playoffs/bracket.php?id=1027
Main:
The CEVO-M playoffs will consist of the top 8 teams in the division ranked by the CPI. These teams will compete in an 8 team double-elimination bracket until a winner is crowned.
Round 1: koth_viaduct - Monday, June 7th
Round 2: cp_badlands - Thursday, June 10th
Round 3: cp_gravelpit - Monday, June 14th
Round 4: cp_granary- Thursday, June 17th
Round 5: cp_badlands - Monday, June 21st
Round 6: bo3 finals(tiebreak: cp_gravelpit) - Thursday, June 24th
CEVO-M Brackets: http://www.cevo.com/playoffs/bracket.php?id=1028
Amateur:
The CEVO-A playoffs will consist of the top 4 teams from the Atlantic conference and the top 12 teams from the Central conference (based on CPI). These teams will compete in a national 16 team double-elimination bracket until a winner is crowned.
Round 1: koth_viaduct - Thursday, June 3rd
Round 2: cp_badlands - Monday, June 7th
Round 3: cp_gravelpit - Thursday, June 10th
Round 4: cp_granary- Monday, June 14th
Round 5: cp_badlands - Thursday, June 17th
Round 6: cp_gravelpit - Monday, June 21st
Round 7: cp_granary - Thursday, June 24th
Round 8: bo3 finals (tiebreak: koth_viaduct) - Monday, June 28th
CEVO-A Brackets: http://www.cevo.com/playoffs/bracket.php?id=1026
Note: More information on the CPI can be found here: http://www.cevo.com/?page=forum&func=viewthread&id=4120
Important to note is the difference in first match deadlines between Pro/Amateur and Main. This difference is due to a number of incomplete Main matches that are wrapping up early this week.
