Curse Trials is an event that takes place in the BATTLEGROUNDS community presented by Curse.
About
Curse and Alienware are happy to bring you the Curse Trials - May. The May Curse Trials are held on May 23, 24, and 25 starting at 2pm EDT all three days.
Prizepool
For May, a total of $10,000 USD is offered as the prizepool. Positions 1st - 3rd after the Final ends will be awarded the following amount.
| Placement | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $6,000 |
| 2nd | $3,000 |
| 3rd | $1,000 |
Standings
- Qualifiers Group A
- Qualifiers Group B
- Qualifiers Group C
- Qualifiers Group D
- Finals
| Standing | Team Name | Placement G1 | Kills G1 | Placement G2 | Kills G2 | Placement G3 | Kills G3 | Placement G4 | Kills G4 | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAVU Gaming | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 382 |
| 2 | Method | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 328 |
| 3 | Copenhagen Flames | 1 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 278 |
| 4 | Ruski | 9 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 225 |
| 5 | Ghost Gaming | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 223 |
| 6 | eUnited | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 193 |
| 7 | Rogue | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 183 |
| 8 | Zoekt een Naam | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 175 |
| 9 | Noble | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 158 |
| 10 | FaZe Clan | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 152 |
| 11 | Ronin | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 146 |
| 12 | Wolves | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 143 |
| 13 | Noxious | 12 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 119 |
| 14 | UNINVITED4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 116 |
| 15 | Tiger Mafia | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 88 |
| 16 | Digital Chaos | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 57 |
| Standing | Team Name | Placement G1 | Kills G1 | Placement G2 | Kills G2 | Placement G3 | Kills G3 | Placement G4 | Kills G4 | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purge | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 322 |
| 2 | NRG Esports | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 275 |
| 3 | Totality | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 238 |
| 4 | Team Gates | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 235 |
| 5 | Tempo Storm | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 222 |
| 6 | Finstack | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 216 |
| 7 | Team Singularity | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 202 |
| 8 | Evil Geniuses | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 193 |
| 9 | Sweaty Nerds | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 172 |
| 10 | Wind and Rain | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 163 |
| 11 | Murderous Plushtoys | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 163 |
| 12 | PURE Gaming | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 159 |
| 13 | Trifecta | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 132 |
| 14 | Nova Esports | 11 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 130 |
| 15 | MOONWOLF | 16 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 68 |
| 16 | Elus1ve | 15 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 62 |
| Standing | Team Name | Placement G1 | Kills G1 | Placement G2 | Kills G2 | Placement G3 | Kills G3 | Placement G4 | Kills G4 | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Knights | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 339 |
| 2 | PENTA Sports | 1 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 334 |
| 3 | PogChamp | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 241 |
| 4 | Purdys | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 228 |
| 5 | myTeq | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 209 |
| 6 | Team Expert | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 196 |
| 7 | Team Kinguin | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 189 |
| 8 | Epiphany Bolt | 14 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 185 |
| 9 | G2 Esports | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 185 |
| 10 | Team Vitality | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 174 |
| 11 | Team Liquid | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 169 |
| 12 | Diamond Dogs | 16 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 156 |
| 13 | The Imperial | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 137 |
| 14 | Team Redzone | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 132 |
| 15 | no loot gaming | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 43 |
| 16 | Bosphorus | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 37 |
| Standing | Team Name | Placement G1 | Kills G1 | Placement G2 | Kills G2 | Placement G3 | Kills G3 | Placement G4 | Kills G4 | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Nobles | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 360 |
| 2 | Wildcard Gaming | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 283 |
| 3 | Alliance | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 278 |
| 4 | Turtle Squad | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 278 |
| 5 | o1ne | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 240 |
| 6 | Grow uP eSports | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 235 |
| 7 | Spacestation Gaming | 16 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 208 |
| 8 | SDL eSports | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 203 |
| 9 | Water Treatment | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 167 |
| 10 | Slime Squad | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 121 |
| 11 | Oslo Lions | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 119 |
| 12 | Husaria Team | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 113 |
| 13 | Unseen | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 111 |
| 14 | Mock-it Esports | 12 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 105 |
| 15 | Team Blitz | 11 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 96 |
| 16 | Team Crimson | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 49 |
| Standing | Team Name | Placement G1 | Kills G1 | Placement G2 | Kills G2 | Placement G3 | Kills G3 | Placement G4 | Kills G4 | Placement G5 | Kills G5 | Placement G6 | Kills G6 | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruski | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 598 |
| 2 | PENTA Sports | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 394 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Knights | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 386 |
| 4 | Copenhagen Flames | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 315 |
| 5 | Method | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 308 |
| 6 | House of Nobles | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 304 |
| 7 | Alliance | 10 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 296 |
| 8 | Totality | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 286 |
| 9 | NRG Esports | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 267 |
| 10 | Turtle Squad | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 257 |
| 11 | Team Gates | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 229 |
| 12 | Wildcard Gaming | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 219 |
| 13 | Purdys | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 174 |
| 14 | Purge | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 159 |
| 15 | HAVU Gaming | 9 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 142 |
| 16 | Incision | 14 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 112 |
Scoring
Scoring is determined by the following rubric:
| 1st | 400 PTS |
| 2nd | 330 PTS |
| 3rd | 280 PTS |
| 4th | 240 PTS |
| 5th | 210 PTS |
| 6th | 180 PTS |
| 7th | 150 PTS |
| 8th | 120 PTS |
| 9th | 100 PTS |
| 10th | 80 PTS |
| 11th | 60 PTS |
| 12th | 40 PTS |
| 13th | 30 PTS |
| 14th | 20 PTS |
| 15th | 10 PTS |
| 16th | 0 PTS |
| Additional Points | +16 Point Per Kill |
How It Works
Team Format: Squads
Unique Settings:
Erangel:
- Red zone: OFF
- 1.5x AR Spawns
- 0x Flaregun Spawns
- 0x Costume Spawns
Miramar:
- Red zone: OFF
- 2x AR Spawns
- 0x Flaregun Spawns
- 1.5x Attachment Spawns
- 1.5x Med Spawns
- 1.5x Ammo Spawns
- 0x Costume Spawns
Custom Circle Settings - Faster wait/slower move
Server Location: North America and Europe (alternating between matches)
Casters: Travis and Alex from Curse
Maps
The Curse Trials May will be played on both Erangel and Miramar. Qualifier Groups will be played in the order: Erangel, Erangel, Erangel, Miramar (3/1). The Final will be played in the following order: Erangel, Erangel, Erangel, Erangel, Miramar, Miramar (4/2).
Qualifiers
The Qualifiers decide who moves on to the Final on Friday. The Qualifier uses our point structure system to determine placement in each match. This month there are four (4) total Qualifier Groups (A, B, C, and D). These Groups play on the 23rd and 24th of May. Each group plays four (4) total matches, the top four teams at the end of all four Group matches will move on to Saturday's Final.
Day 1 - Wednesday, May 23rd
- Group A: 2:00pm EDT (4 matches)
- Group B: 5:00pm EDT (4 matches)
Day 2 - Thursday, May 24th
- Group C: 2:00pm EDT (4 matches)
- Group D: 5:00pm EDT (4 matches)
Played on-stream live at twitch.tv/curse
Final
The Final is the conclusion of the Curse Trials, 16 teams from Qualifiers will compete in six (6) total matches on Friday, May 25th starting at 2pm EDT. Similarly to the Qualifier, our Curse Trials Point Structure is used to determine placement in the Final. The top three teams after 6 rounds are played are our May winners.
Day 3 - Final - Friday, May 25th
- Match 1: 2:00pm EDT
- Match 2: 2:45pm EDT
- Match 3: 3:30pm EDT
- Match 4: 4:15pm EDT
- Match 5: 5:00pm EDT
- Match 6: 5:45pm EDT
Played on-stream live at twitch.tv/curse
For updates on current and future events I also encourage you to follow our Twitter account @CurseTrials!
Official Ruleset
Please see our official Tournament Ruleset here.
Archived events
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