2018-10-04/2018-10-21 - Registration Phase
2018-11-03/2018-11-04 - Qualifiers Week 1
2018-11-10/2018-11-11 - Qualifiers Week 2
2018-11-17/2018-11-18 - Match Week 1
2018-11-24/2018-11-25 - Match Week 2
2018-12-01/2018-12-02 - Match Week 3
2018-12-08/2018-12-09 - Match Week 4
2018-12-15/2018-12-16 - Match Week 5

Note: Registrations may prematurely end when there are a sufficient number of registrants. The full schedule will be revealed before registrations close.

Section 1 - Game Modes and Scoring Format

The tournament shall host the following game modes: osu!standard, osu!taiko, osu!catch, osu!mania 4K, and osu!mania 7K. In addition, the tournament shall use Score v2 as its scoring format. This requires players to play on the following osu! Builds: Stable (Latest), Beta, and Cutting Edge.

Section 2 - Tournament Formats

1. The osu!standard division will adopt a Qualifier Round (explained below) in order to reduce the field into 32 players which will then be subjected to a single elimination bracket. Seeding for this division will be based on qualifier results.
2. The osu!taiko division will be subjected to a single elimination bracket. Seeding for this division will be based on Performance Points as of 2018-11-03 (18:00 UTC+8).
3. The osu!catch division will adopt a Qualifier Round (explained below) and will be subjected to a 16-player double elimination bracket. Seeding for this division will be based on qualifier results.
4. Both osu!mania 4K and osu!mania 7K divisions will adopt a Qualifier Round (explained below) in order to reduce the field to 16 players. Players who advance will be subjected to a double elimination bracket. Seeding for this division will be based on qualifier results.

Section 3 - Mods Used in the Tournament

Section 3.1 - Mod Usage in osu!standard

Rules for mod usage are indicated below. The mod will be applied if the beatmap chosen is included in a specific category in the mappool.

1. NoMod - No mod is to be used at all for the beatmap.
2. HR (Hard Rock) – The Hard Rock mod will be used by both participants if the map chosen falls into the Hard Rock category of the mappool.
3. HD (Hidden) – The Hidden mod will be used by both participants if the map chosen falls into the Hidden category of the mappool.
4. DT (Double Time) – The Double Time will be used by both participants if the map chosen falls into the Double Time category of the mappool.
5. FreeMod – Both contestants must use at least ONE mod if the map chosen falls into the FreeMod category of the mappool.

Section 3.2 - Mod Usage in osu!taiko

Rules for mod usage are indicated below. The mod will be applied if the beatmap chosen is included in a specific category in the mappool.

1. NoMod - No mod is to be used at all for the beatmap.
2. HR (Hard Rock) – The Hard Rock mod will be used by both participants if the map chosen falls into the Hard Rock category of the mappool.
3. HD (Hidden) – The Hidden mod will be used by both participants if the map chosen falls into the Hidden category of the mappool.
4. DT (Double Time) – The Double Time will be used by both participants if the map chosen falls into the Double Time category of the mappool.
5. FreeMod – Both contestants must use at least ONE mod if the map chosen falls into the FreeMod category of the mappool.

Section 3.3 - Mod Usage in osu!catch

Rules for mod usage are indicated below. The mod will be applied if the beatmap chosen is included in a specific category in the mappool.

1. NoMod - No mod is to be used at all for the beatmap.
2. HR (Hard Rock) – The Hard Rock mod will be used by both participants if the map chosen falls into the Hard Rock category of the mappool.
3. HD (Hidden) – The Hidden mod will be used by both participants if the map chosen falls into the Hidden category of the mappool.
4. DT (Double Time) – The Double Time will be used by both participants if the map chosen falls into the Double Time category of the mappool.

The use of HD (Hidden) is permitted when the map being picked is in the HR (Hard Rock) or DT (Double Time) bracket.

Section 3.4 - Mod Usage in osu!mania

For both osu!mania 4K and 7K, the tournament shall assume the osu!mania FreeMod rule. This permits the usage of HD (Hidden), FI (Fade In), or FL (Flashlight) during a pick.

Section 4 - Eligibility and Registration

Section 4.1 - General Guidelines

Players who currently have the Philippine Flag on their profile or players who do not have the Philippine Flag on their profiles but can present a proof of their Philippine Citizenship to the staff are the only ones allowed to join the tournament, regardless of rank on the game mode they are participating in. There is no requirement for the player to understand the Filipino Language as a whole in order to be permitted.

Players who have shown exemplary performances over the previous months shall be given an invitation to join the tournament and shall be reserved a registration slot upon acceptance.

Staff Members who are not part of the Executive Committee and the Mappool Selectors are permitted to join the tourney.

Thirty-two (32) slots are initially opened for each tournament during the registration period. Players are required to sign a registration form to be accepted in the shortlist, and will be seeded according to a criteria that is to be decided by the tournament organizers as they see fit. Additional slots may be added to the discretion of the Executive Committee. Players are allowed to join ANY of the five tournaments.

THE TOURNAMENT STAFF HAS THE RIGHT TO REVOKE A PLAYER'S REGISTRATION IF THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE AGAINST THEM.

Section 4.2 - Restrictions for osu!standard

1. Standard Division winners of the osu!Philippines Holiday Friendlies 2017 and the osu!Philippines Summer Tournament 2018 are not allowed to join the osu!standard tournament.
2. Players not allowed to join the osu!standard tournament are allowed to join the other four tournaments as they see fit.

Section 4.3 - Restrictions for osu!mania 4K

1. 4K Division Quarterfinalists of the osu!Philippines Holiday Friendlies 2017 and the osu!Philippines Summer Tournament 2018 are not allowed to join the 4K tournament.
2. Members (former and current) of the Philippine Team on the osu!mania 4K World Cup are not allowed to join the 4K Tournament.
3. Players not allowed to join the osu!mania 4K tournament are allowed to join the other four tournaments as they see fit.

Section 5 - Qualifier Round

Section 5.1 - osu!standard

All players that enter the tournament are obliged to play in the qualification round in order to cut down to participants to thirty-two (32) players. This round will also serve as the division's seeding phase.

Players are scheduled alongside each other to play a mini-pool of 4 maps twice in a multiplayer room. This mini-pool consists of one NoMod map, one Hidden map, one Hard Rock map, and one Double Time map. All players are obliged to play ALL of the maps during the qualifiers as failed scores will still count. In case a player appears late on his schedule, they will be allowed to catch up after the rest of the beatmaps have been played, but if the second iteration has started, the player will not be allowed to join anymore and must arrange a reschedule before the set match deadline for the weekend.

The room name format is as follows: oPHST18: (Standard Group X). The rooms are made ten minutes prior to the schedule and the referees are obliged to invite you, the player, to the qualifier room at that time. There will be no warm-up phase during the qualifiers so it is asked of the player to prepare by themselves.

Players are to be ranked according to the total of their best attempts during their qualifying run. Top 32 players advance to the bracket stage, and the rest are eliminated.

In the event that there are insufficient players to fill in the qualifying slots, the remaining slots will be given to players who were not able to play according to their ranks. Players who have played during the qualifiers will still keep their seeding priority.

Section 5.2 - osu!catch

All players that enter the tournament are obliged to play in the qualification round in order to cut down to participants to sixteen (16) players. This round will also serve as the division's seeding phase.

Players are scheduled alongside each other to play a mini-pool of 5 maps twice in a multiplayer room. This mini-pool consists of two NoMod maps, one Hidden map, one Hard Rock map, and one Double Time map. All players are obliged to play ALL of the maps during the qualifiers as failed scores will still count. In case a player appears late on his schedule, they will be allowed to catch up after the rest of the beatmaps have been played, but if the second iteration has started, the player will not be allowed to join anymore and must arrange a reschedule before the set match deadline for the weekend.

The room name format is as follows: oPHST18: (Catch Group X). The rooms are made ten minutes prior to the schedule and the referees are obliged to invite you, the player, to the qualifier room at that time. There will be no warm-up phase during the qualifiers so it is asked of the player to prepare by themselves.

Players are to be ranked according to the total of their best attempts during their qualifying run. Top 16 players advance to the bracket stage, and the rest are eliminated.

In the event that there are insufficient players to fill in the qualifying slots, the remaining slots will be given to players who were not able to play according to their ranks. Players who have played during the qualifiers will still keep their seeding priority.

Section 5.3 - osu!mania 4K and 7K

All players that enter the tournament osu!mania 4K and 7K divisions are obliged to play in the qualification round in order to cut down to participants to sixteen (16) players, or as registration numbers may see fit. This round will also serve as the division's seeding phase.

Players are scheduled alongside each other to play a mini-pool of 4 notecharts twice in a multiplayer room. The notecharts are specially-made for the qualifying round of the tournament and are only uploaded minutes before the Qualifier pools are revealed. All players are obliged to play ALL of the notecharts during the qualifiers as failed scores will still count. In case a player appears late on his schedule, they will be allowed to catch up after the rest of the notecharts have been played, but if the second iteration has started, the player will not be allowed to join anymore and must arrange a reschedule before the set match deadline for the weekend.

The room name format is as follows: oPHF18: (<4K/7K> Group X). The rooms are made ten minutes prior to the schedule and the referees are obliged to invite you, the player, to the qualifier room at that time. There will be no warm-up phase during the qualifiers so it is asked of the player to prepare by themselves.

Players are to be ranked according to the weighted average of their Score Rating on each notechart. This is to take into consideration the variation created by the difficulty spread of the pools, and will pool players according to their overall performance.

Players who successfully qualify will be seeded directly to a bracket, and the rest are eliminated.

In the event that there are insufficient players to fill in the qualifying slots, the remaining slots will be given to players who were not able to play according to their ranks. Players who have played during the qualifiers will still keep their seeding priority.

Section 6 - Match Proper

Section 6.1 - Preparation
The referees shall prepare the match room ten (10) minutes prior to the match schedule. It is the referee's obligation to inform the players about this and ask whether to move them directly to the room, or to send an invite. If the player does not respond within this time period, the player is forcibly moved at the actual match schedule.

The room name format for the three tournaments is: oPHST18: (Player 1) vs (Player 2)

Defaulting time is ten (10) minutes directly after the actual match schedule. The player who fails to appear in the match within that time period shall be considered as a no-show and the player inside the room already shall be declared the winner. If both players do not appear, the player with the higher seed shall be considered the winner.

Section 6.2 - Warm-up Phase
Each Player is allowed to select warm-up charts for them to play in the room in whatever purpose they have. These must be uploaded to the osu! servers and have less than four (4) minutes of drain time. Warm-ups that contain questionable content (as defined by the osu! Community Rules) shall be disallowed.

Section 6.3 - Bans and Picks
After the warm-up phase, the players shall proceed to use the !roll command on the multiplayer chat. The player with the lower !roll score will ban a notechart from the pool first, and the player with the higher !roll score will place his own ban next, and immediately, his/her first pick. This means that there will be only one (1) ban from each player

Section 6.4 - Match Format
Players shall alternate picks until a match winner is determined. This shall be in a Best-of-X series with the formats listed as follows:

1. Match Weeks 1 and 2 - Best-of-9 (First to 5)
2. Match Week 3 - Best-of-11 (First to 6)
3. Match Week 4 - Best-of-11 (First to 6)
4. Match Week 5 - Best-of-13 (First to 7)
5. Match Week 6 - Best-of-13 (First to 7)

For osu!standard, the players are prohibited from consecutively picking maps from the same mod bracket on their turn to pick.

If it so happens that the scores of the two players on a pick are tied, the pick will be nullified. The player who picked the nullified beatmap will be permitted to do a re-pick (of another beatmap), or a replay of the nullified beatmap.

In case the players are tied at match point, for example, a 3-3 on a Best-of-7 match, the players the proceed to play the Tiebreaker chart of the pool.

Section 6.5 - Mappools

Each round has its own mappool, with increasing difficulty as the tournament progresses. For osu!standard, osu!taiko, and osu!catch, the mappool is made to accomodate the mods to be used as explained in their respective sections in these rules.

For osu!mania 4K and 7K, the mappool is made to accomodate enough for a double match point, one ban per player, an ignored pick, and the tiebreaker.

The Loser's Bracket Finals will be played using the Finals Week 2 mappool of the respective game modes.

Section 7 - Rescheduling

Players are allowed to reschedule their matches as long as their opponent have a mutual agreement on this arrangement, and is made before the Thursday prior to the match. This is for the staff to be able to adjust their general schedules for the round, including the streams. If the arrangement is made after the set deadline, the match will still be rescheduled, but there is no assurance that it will be streamed.

For reschedules made after the deadline, the staff shall only consider this if given a valid reason (academics, sickness, family matters) with proof.

Section 8 - Disconnections

Knowing Philippine Internet, Disconnections are unavoidable. In order to keep things fair, the following guidelines are given:

1. If the player disconnects within 10 seconds of the drain time of the pick (the pick is being played), the play will be aborted and shall be repeated once the player re-enters, or gets moved into the room.
2. If the player disconnects within 30 seconds of the drain time of the pick, the play shall continue BUT it will be decided by both players whether to repeat the play, or the play be counted as part of the scoreboard.
3. If the player disconnects beyond 30 seconds of the drain time of the pick, the play shall continue and will be counted as part of the scoreboard.
4. In order to avoid abuse of the system, each player has only one (1) disconnection token per match and is used up once the player does. Any disconnection made after the token is used shall be counted as a point for their opponent. (Only applies for disconnections during the play)
5. Players are only given 10 minutes to return to the room upon disconnection. If the player fails to return, the match score shall be frozen and will be considered the official result. If the player who leads the score is the one who disconnected, the match shall continue, regardless of the player's time of return, and as long as the opponent is present. If the said player fails to return within 30 minutes after disconnection, the player shall be disqualified from the match.
5. Situations uncovered by these clauses (stuck at "Waiting for Other Players" screen, Player disconnection a few seconds prior to score submission, etc.) shall be decided immediately by the staff on-the-spot.

Section 9 - Player and Staff Conduct

Players are expected to be informed about the Rules and Guidelines of this tournament. In addition, the staff shall assure a good experience for the players during the tournament.

Section 9.1 - Match Conduct
The Players and staff are expected to adhere to the Rules and Regulations of the osu! Community. If the player's behavior during the match is not tolerable anymore, the staff has the decision whether to terminate the match and freeze at current score, disqualify the player from the match, or disqualify the player in the tournament as a whole. The staff also have the discretion to change the referee of the match, or kick him/her out of the staff based on the same grounds.

Section 9.2 - Overall Conduct
The players and staff are expected to not be a douche. If the player is seen to be disconnecting from the match without proper justification, the staff may decide to impose the penalties stated in Section 9.1. Also, if the player is in a match that determines the Top 2 of the tournament, regardless of division, and no-shows on that match without proper justification, the player shall be deemed disqualified from the tournament as a whole, and the tournament rankings shall be adjusted accordingly. If the staff member is the one who's at fault, it is the Executive Committee's decision on which penalties the said staff member faces. This may include suspension or termination from service.

In addition, the staff are not accountable if the player is silenced or restricted during the course of the tournament. In case of the former, the silence duration shall be considered as either the defaulting time, or disconnection time. Thus, if the silence lasts for more than 10 minutes, the said player is deemed to have lost the match by default.

Section 10 - Updates and Concerns

Most of the major updates regarding the tournament shall be posted on this forum thread. All concerns and questions regarding the tournament may be posted on this thread, or via the official osu!Philippines Facebook Group.

Executive Committee:

1. Zaphirox - Tournament Manager: osu!standard | osu!Philippines Community Manager
2. Deneb - Tournament Manager: osu!taiko
3. Roido - Tournament Manager: osu!catch
4. SurfChu85 - Tournament Manager: osu!mania 4K and 7K | Tournament Statistician

Mappickers:

osu!standard

1. MioMilo
2. Nitrous
3. nya10

osu!taiko

1. Deneb

osu!catch

1. Roido
2. Chloebe
3. JeirYagtama

osu!mania 4K and 7K

1. SurfChu85
2. Lenfried-
3. Raveille
4. JztCallMeRon
5. Ainyan
6. Cryolien
7. cheewee10

Referees:

1. Zaphirox
2. SurfChu85
3. MapleSyrup-
4. samosita
5. ggnakacarlz
6. -MomoX
7. Roido
8. Nezol
9. Raveille
10. nonamegohst
11. Kasumii-sama

Streamers:

1. aEverr
2. Ainyan
3. Deadpulse

Commentators:

List to be finalized

Graphics Editor:

1. Mira-san