The official Champions Shanghai Pick’Ems page is open for group-stage predictions and now shows the competition’s point totals and reward tiers. The group stage lists 160 available points, while the upcoming playoffs list 280. Participation, a top-half result and a top-20-percent result are different reward categories, so players should not mistake submitting a prediction for automatically earning every listed item.
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The group stage is open; playoffs are a later step
Riot’s patch notice set September 10 as the opening date for group-stage Pick’Ems, before the group stage begins on September 24. The live event page identifies Groups as open and Playoffs as upcoming. That distinction matters because selecting a group-stage prediction does not mean the later bracket has already been completed.
The event page is the place to check the actual lock display when submitting. A broad calendar date should not be turned into a guessed hour in the player’s local time zone. Predictions need to be saved before their relevant lock point, not merely opened in a browser before the tournament starts.
Stage totals are not points for every individual choice
The page shows 160 points for Groups and 280 for Playoffs. Together those displayed stage totals amount to 440, but the total does not reveal the points attached to each possible individual prediction. It would be incorrect to divide the total by an assumed number of picks and present the result as Riot’s scoring rule.
Read the scoring information attached to the actual selection screen before deciding how much a particular choice matters. Group and playoff predictions can involve different structures, so they should not be assumed to use identical scoring. The published totals help explain the scale of each stage, while the detailed interface governs the individual picks.
| Category | Displayed reward | Condition shown |
|---|---|---|
| Participation | Calculated title | Make a pick |
| Top 50% | Stone of Heaven Buddy | Finish in the listed percentile tier |
| Top 20% | Pick’Ems Master: Stone of Heaven Buddy | Finish in the listed percentile tier |
| Perfect | 100% reward category | A perfect result |
Participation has its own reward
The participation section says Make a Pick and displays the Calculated title. That is distinct from the ranked reward tiers. A participant should still confirm that a choice was saved on the intended account rather than assume that viewing a team or opening the page counts as participation.
The distinction is useful for viewers who mainly want to take part while watching the event. They do not need to interpret a participation reward as a promise to finish above a particular percentage of other entrants. Equally, making a pick is not confirmation that a top-tier reward has already been earned before any results are known.
Top 50 percent and top 20 percent are relative tiers
The official page lists the Stone of Heaven Buddy for the top 50 percent and Pick’Ems Master: Stone of Heaven Buddy for the top 20 percent. These are standings relative to other participants, not fixed promises tied to a point total guessed before the competition.
The page also has a Perfect category, displayed with a 100-percent reward image. Its presence should not be used to invent an item name that is not written in the visible listing. The useful explanation is that a perfect result is a separate category from the two percentile tiers. The final rules and the participant’s recorded result determine which conditions are met.
Save choices on the account that should receive the result
Riot offers access through the client and the official web interface. The practical check is the account used to make the selections. A shared browser or a previously signed-in account can create confusion even when the predictions themselves look correct. After selecting, use the page’s saved state as the confirmation that the intended entry exists.
If a viewer follows several teams, it is worth separating preference from the prediction being submitted. Supporting a team is not the same as believing it is most likely to reach a particular position. That is an optional way to approach the game, not a betting recommendation or a claim that any forecast is certain.
Return for the playoff stage and final standings
Because the playoffs are listed as upcoming, participation requires another check when that stage opens. A completed group entry should not be assumed to fill a later bracket automatically. The official page also lists a global leaderboard, which is currently locked rather than showing a final ranked result.
The updated information makes the event clearer without requiring invented deadlines or reward thresholds: Groups is open, the stages have separate point totals and the reward tiers have different conditions. Save the current entry, read its lock display and return for the next stage. That is the reliable route through the event as it becomes available.
