Electronic Arts (EA) has announced that it is delaying the first season of the Battlefield REDSEC Open Series to 2026.
The gaming giant shared that the delay was due to an ‘in-game specific issue’ that would affect the amateur tournament series. The Elite Series, Battlefield REDSEC’s professional ecosystem, has not been affected.
“While we intended to launch the Elite and Open Series together,” EA wrote on social media. “We’ve identified an in-game issue specific to Open Series competition that requires us to move its start to next year. We know this may be disappointing for participants and fans.”
Following the announcement, the REDSEC community competition will no longer begin on December 12th, 2025. However, EA reassured fans that it will post updates in the new year regarding when the inaugural matches will begin.
The Open Series is Battlefield RESEC’s amateur scene, where players of all skill levels compete for a chance to participate in the Elite Series next season. The series is open in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, each offering $10,000 (~£7,500) in prize funds to the top Season Finals squads. Players can register or create a team on Register.gg.
The Elite Series Schedule Revealed
The Elite Series is the premier destination of Battlefield REDSEC’s esports scene, featuring professional players competing at the highest level. While the Open Series has been delayed, the Elite Series will still proceed on December 10th, 2025.
The competition is comprised of 50 team captains who will draft their own teams, hoping to become one of the top 25 squads to reach the Season Finals for each region and earn a share of its $1m (~£750,000) prize pool.
The gaming giant has also shared details for scheduling and scoring for the Elite Series.
Match days will run on December 10th, 11th and 16th, with the Season Finals beginning on December 18th, 2025, though starting times will vary between regions.
Each match day will have a two-stage format. Stage One features six battle royale matches with two groups of 25 teams. The competing squad will strive to climb the leaderboards by out-surviving the rest of the lobby and securing eliminations.
The top four teams from each group will advance to Stage Two, which is comprised of a single game of Gauntlet. REDSEC’s Gauntlet is a round-based elimination mode where players complete missions, and the bottom two teams are eliminated per round until only one squad remains.
The Season Finals will see the top 25 teams compete in a single battle royale lobby, and the top eight squads will proceed to the Gauntlet. Final standings for the Seasonal Finals will be decided by the finishing positions in the Gauntlet mode finals, where the last surviving team will be crowned this season’s champion.
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