Tournament bracket: Color scheme has been changed along with the ability to turn on and off individual rounds which will collapse the bracket for easier viewing ability.  

Bye and Seeds: We have changed the algorithm so seed 1 and seed 2 are now on opposite sides of the bracket. Seed 2 will not go against seed 3 until semifinals and seed 1 will not go against seed 4 until semifinals. In the event byes are needed, seed 1, 2, 3 etc will be matched against the bye teams. In addition, byes are better positioned to decrease the amount time each tournament takes to finish.

W9’s: Members that have earned more than $600 and have already submitted their W9, will no longer receive  “awaiting documents” until FY18.

Gibraltar: Is no longer part of the map rotation for wagers and ladders.

Wager playoffs: We will be announcing our tournament playoff schedule for the wager ladder within the next few weeks. The top 32 eligible teams from the wager ladder will be moved to a playoff tournament on TBA date to compete for TBA amount. 

Tournament Region: Regional flags have been added to each individual tournament to help identify which regions are eligible.

Achievements: Members can now view one another's full achievement list.

Tournament Trophies: Trophies now display date, tournament, game and console for which the tournament was awarded.

Amateur Tournaments: Amateur members will have the ability to join amateur tournaments. We have also added a few back-end features that will give us the ability to quickly check ringer accounts. Amateur is defined as 0 gold trophies in the game and console in question. Any gold trophies for a game and console combination disqualifies you from entering that combination as an amateur on CMG.

Leave Tournament: Teams are now eligible to leave a tournament prior to bracket generation without the need for disbanding.

FAQ: We have added a few questions and answers to help clarify website navigation and functionality.

Crediting teammates: Members that pay for their teammates entry fee into a tournament and decide to leave prior to bracket generation, will be refunded the full amount paid. Members that were paid for will not receive credits back. Note credits back upon winning or coming in second place will still be awarded to individuals regardless of who credited the team.

Paid winnings: The paid winnings in our statistics section will now automatically update.

$482,909.23 as of 12/13/17

Double XP: A bug that was giving members permanent XP has been fixed. Double XP will now be deactivated after 24 hours.

Closing Remarks: This week a lot of time was put into behind the scenes back end development however, we are working daily to improve the user experience. Our goal is to have all special features completed before February 1^st. If you would like to request a change or adjustment to a specific feature or have experienced any issues please let us know, we cannot fix what we don’t know, and we are always open for suggestions.

For any further information, comments, or suggestions, do not hesitate to contact us by email at support@checkmategaming.com or visit us on twitter at @CMG_eSports