Hope Development Cup Season 1 is an online tournament. 12 professional teams are invited from the second tier in China to prepare for the next league system and communicate with the teams, with a prize pool of $21,138.

Tournament Format

Group Stage:

The series will be played in a Round-Robin, all matches are best-of-two.

Playoffs:

The Playoffs will be played in a Double-Elimination Bracket, all matches are best-of-three, while Lower Bracket R1 will be best-of-one series.