
Stage Clause: A player may not counterpick any stage they previously won on during the set, unless agreed upon by the opponent.Stage bans affect each player individually.

This rule is not in effect for best-of-5 sets. Stage Bans: After each game of the set, before counterpicking, the player who won the previous game may ban one stage from the stagelist.Then the first player strikes one more stage and the remaining stage is used for the first game of the set. The first player strikes the first stage. Striking: Players eliminate stages from the Neutral stagelist until there is one stage remaining.
