League · Pro tour
The Pro tour
The signed field on a fixed calendar: the League Shoot Out, six city stops, and a Finals.
The calendar
Every night of the tour
Every stop is a one-night, sixteen-player single-elimination bracket. Doors at 7:00 PM, first game at 8:00 PM, champion crowned before 11:00 PM. It opens on the League Shoot Out in Chicago in November 2026, the league’s first competitive night.
League Shoot Out — Chicago
Venue to be announced · The league’s first night · 16-player bracket · Chicago
Stop 01 — Chicago
Wintrust Arena · Opening night · 16-player bracket · doors 7:00 PM
Stop 02 — Los Angeles
Galen Center · 16-player bracket · open qualifier the day before
Stop 03 — Las Vegas
Dollar Loan Center · 16-player bracket · open qualifier the day before
Stop 04 — New York
Barclays Center · 16-player bracket · open qualifier the day before
Stop 05 — Miami
Watsco Center · Debuts of Paul Pierce, Isaiah Thomas and Jerome Randle
Stop 06 — San Francisco
Chase Center · Final qualifying stop of the season
Finals — Las Vegas
T-Mobile Arena · Top 8 · single elimination · one champion
Open qualifiers
Eight of the sixteen spots are won,
not given
The day before each stop, the same venue hosts an open bracket. Anyone with a licence and a medical certificate can enter. Eight survive to the main event.
- When
- Day −1Registration closes at 10:00 AM local time
- Entry
- $40Refunded to every player who reaches the last 16
- Format
- Games to 15Win by two, seven-minute cap
- Spots
- 8Straight into the main bracket the next evening
Season 2027 table
The table opens in Chicago
Clutch21 has not played a competitive stop yet. Every player starts the opening season on zero points. Results, standings and head-to-head records appear here from the first whistle at the Wintrust Arena on 14 March 2027.
- Stops played
- 0of six, plus the Finals
- First result
- 14 MarStop 01, Chicago
- Season purse
- $120KPaid across the season, no agent cut
- Finals berths
- 8Top eight of this table qualify
Scoring
How the table will be built
Points are awarded by finishing position at each of the six stops. Nothing carries over from qualifiers, and nothing is seeded by reputation.
| Finish at a stop | Points |
|---|---|
| Winner | 100 |
| Runner-up | 70 |
| Semi-final | 45 |
| Quarter-final | 30 |
| Round of 16 | 15 |
Tie-breaks
If two players finish level
- Stop wins. Outright victories at a city stop come first.
- Head-to-head. The result between the two players, if they have met.
- Point difference. Points scored minus points conceded across the season.
The opening field
The Season 2027 field
Three players are signed to the opening season. Twelve more are announced and not yet contracted. Eight further places at every stop go to the winners of the open qualifier held the day before.
| Player | Game | Status |
|---|---|---|
ITIsaiah ThomasTacoma, WA |
Guard | Confirmed |
JRJerome RandleChicago, IL |
Guard | Confirmed |
PPPaul PierceOakland, CA |
Forward | Confirmed |
MDMarcus DeaneChicago, IL |
Slasher | Not confirmed |
DVDeni VukovicCroatia |
Post scorer | Not confirmed |
TBTrey BonnerLos Angeles, CA |
Isolation | Not confirmed |
DMDevon MarshNew York, NY |
Ball handler | Not confirmed |
ICIsaiah CrowderPhiladelphia, PA |
Perimeter shooter | Not confirmed |
CRCam RuizMiami, FL |
Physical scorer | Not confirmed |
JWJalen WhitfieldAtlanta, GA |
Athletic finisher | Not confirmed |
AFAndre FonsecaBrazil |
Footwork | Not confirmed |
NWNate WhitlockDetroit, MI |
Shot creator | Not confirmed |
TBTyrell BanksOakland, CA |
Lockdown defender | Not confirmed |
VNViktor NilssonSweden |
Size advantage | Not confirmed |
XPXavier PikeHouston, TX |
Length & rim | Not confirmed |
Think you can go to 21?
Two ways in. Open qualifiers run in every host city the day before each Pro stop — sixteen spots, no seeding, no favours. The Am Series is open to every licensed athlete, and it starts in your own city.