ALGS POI Draft: How does it work?

The ALGS has released full details of how the new ALGS POI Draft system will work. This system will be in place for both the Split 2 Pro League and Split 2 Playoffs. However, the ALGS Challenger Circuit will not use this system.

Non-ALGS events (like the Esports World Cup) may or may not use this system. It will be up to each third party tournament organiser to determine if they wish to use this draft system or not.

The ALGS state the aim of the new ALGS POI Draft system is "to even the playing field while challenging teams to adapt to different POIs and playstyles."

Previously, teams often landed at the same spots (sometimes changing per group in Pro League or at LAN) and specialised their game plan and playstyle around those spots. Some teams have held the same drop spots for several years.

Now, teams will have to be a lot more flexible. The days of having set rotates, knowing what other teams are likely to do and practicing relentlessly are over. This is a huge shakeup for the ALGS, and is likely to benefit newer teams more than established powerhouses.

In this draft system, two teams cannot draft the same landing location.

There are a range of several POI drop spots in the new draft system. Some of them are familiar, and others are perhaps places that you'd almost never land by choice.

While this system is designed to remove contesting in the ALGS. On Worlds Edge in particular, we may see engagements at Climatizer and Lava Siphon. Both of those drop spots have two draftable locations.

Here is how the ALGS POI Draft system will operate:

For more detailed information, check out Appendix F in the official ALGS Rulebook.

For more coverage of the ALGS, stay with esports.gg.