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The PU Circuit is back for 2025! The circuit will have multiple tournaments where top placing players will earn leaderboard points to try to make the cut, to compete in the PU Circuit Playoffs at the end of the year and earn themselves a ribbon (
) on their badgeset. This year, we've reworked the schedule and added a new tournament. This thread will also give information on the details behind the tournaments that have been revamped from 2024.
PU Winter Seasonal (Type A)- January 13th PU Ladder Tournament (Type B) - March 31st PU Open (Type A) - May PU Classic (Type C)*- June 9th
SS & SM - June 9th
ORAS & BW - June 16th
DPP & ADV - June 23rd
GSC & RBY* - June 30th
Playoffs - August
PU Swiss (Type A)- August 11th PU Cup (Type C) - September 29th PU Circuit Playoffs - December 1st
There are two major changes from last year: We are introducing the PU Cup as a new Type C tournament. It will be a single-elimination Bo3 tournament held towards the end of the year, giving players a "last chance" to qualify for the playoffs. We will also add RBY and GSC to the PU Classic this year. The playoffs will remain Bo5, with three of the eight tiers being dropped. The starting dates could change slightly but this should be a reasonable estimate of when to expect the tournaments to start.
Welcome to the eigth iteration of the largest PU tournament, the PU Open! It's been almost twelve months since last year where SoulWind won it all! Let's see who wins it this year! Good luck to all competitors!
Tournament Rules:
General tournament rules and regulations can be found here.
