Old Guys Club secure eighth seed in MDL; oNe left out in the cold
Old Guys Club and Blight had the honor of finalizing ESEA's 30th season in the MDL division with a 16-8 scoreline resulting in Old Guys Club taking home the 8th seed and a playoff berth against Swole Patrol.
The playoff matchups for the Season 30 playoffs will look as such:
| Matchup | Date | Time |
 (3) Vireo.pro vs. (6) Mythic |
Nov. 13th | 7:30PM EST |
| (1) Swole Patrol vs. (8) Old Guys Club |
Nov. 13th | 8:30PM EST |
| (2) Bravado vs. (7) cantwinalan |
Nov. 13th | 9:30PM EST |
| (4) Singularity vs. (5) Spacestation |
Nov. 13th | 10PM EST |
The middle of the pack of teams that won't be attending the playoffs, nor facing the rigors of the relegation include the Brazilians oNe, Test Takers, Vision, Infamous, and the newly saved Forty Six and 2. In a battle against auto relegation victims Think Outside the Box, Forty Six and 2 completed the 10-5 half comeback to win 16-13 to finish 8-11 on the season. The final team to find themselves safe is Excelerate due to winning the round differential battle against VAULT and ex-Velocity.
The relegation teams in full are VAULT, ex-Velocity, Blight and ETHEREAL, with the remainder to be determined by the Advanced playoffs. This will mark back-to-back relegations for VAULT, Blight and ETHEREAL who all made their climb from Season 28 of Advanced.
Finally, the teams that won't be getting the chance to defend themselves are Think Outside the Box who finished 2-17, and Dignitas who forfeited their season without a roster.
The final MDL standings look as such:
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | ARD | Points |
| Swole Patrol |
19 | 18 | 1 | +145 | 54 |
 Bravado |
19 | 14 | 5 | +64 | 42 |
| Vireo.pro |
19 | 14 | 5 | +50 | 42 |
| Singularity |
19 | 14 | 5 | +90 | 42 |
| Spacestation |
19 | 14 | 5 | +57 | 42 |
| Mythic |
19 | 13 | 6 | +35 | 39 |
| cantwinalan |
19 | 13 | 6 | +78 | 39 |
| Old Guys Club |
19 | 12 | 7 | -3 | 36 |
 oNe |
19 | 12 | 7 | +87 | 36 |
| Test Takers |
19 | 11 | 8 | +1 | 33 |
| Vision |
19 | 9 | 10 | +10 | 27 |
| Infamous |
19 | 8 | 11 | -43 | 24 |
 Forty Six & 2 |
19 | 8 | 11 | +3 | 24 |
| Excelerate |
19 | 7 | 12 | -52 | 21 |
| ex-Velocity |
19 | 7 | 12 | -69 | 21 |
 VAULT |
19 | 7 | 12 | -74 | 21 |
| Blight |
19 | 4 | 15 | -86 | 12 |
| ETHEREAL |
19 | 3 | 16 | -101 | 9 |
| Think Outside the Box |
19 | 2 | 17 | -106 | 6 |
| |
19 | 0 | 19 | -304 | 0 |
The MDL playoffs are scheduled to kick off on the 13th of November at 7:30PM EST with the #3 and #6 seed starting it off. The playoffs will span over the next two days with the grand final taking place on LAN to see who will be making their advancement to Pro League, and the third place decider happening on the 15th.
The Advanced playoffs, to see who will be making it to the relegation tournament will be a four-day affair from November 27th to 29th, and the Grand Final on December 2nd, leading into relegation from the 4th of December to the 7th.
