1. This is an osu!standard, 1v1, NZ only tournament. All signups must have a New Zealand flag on their profile or they will not be eligible to participate.
2. There are two separate divisions. The rank ranges are Open Rank and #10,000+ with no BWS and no rank buffer.
3. Both divisions otherwise have the same rules and act as separate tournaments.
4. Players may sign up for both divisions if eligible.
5. Signups end at 12:00 NZDT on Sunday 25th December.
6. The score system used is ScoreV2.
7. Format: Qualifiers -> Double Elimination.
8. Players in the loser’s bracket will play two matches each weekend.
9. Players who sign up must join the Discord server and change their nickname to their osu! username.
10. Staff may not sign up as players, with the exception of commentators and streamers.
11. Mappools and bracket schedules will be released between the Sunday and Tuesday before matches (roughly a week in advance).
12. Round of 32 and Round of 16 are Best of 9, 1 ban.
13. Quarterfinals and Semifinals are Best of 11, 2 bans.
14. Finals and Grand Finals are Best of 13, 2 bans.
15. Any form of disruptive/toxic behaviour is prohibited; specific rules can be found in the Discord server
16. Staff have final say regarding the enforcement of any rules.

1. Each Qualifier pool will consist of 4 NoMod, 2 Hidden, 2 HardRock, 2 DoubleTime maps.
2. Players are only allowed one playthrough in the Qualifier stage
3. NoFail is enforced throughout the Qualifier stage and failed scores are counted.
4. If a player disconnects within the first 30 seconds of a map, they may replay it at the end of the lobby at the referee's discretion.
5. The top 32 players of each Qualifier stage will progress to Round of 32 in their respective division.
6. The double elimination bracket will be seeded by Qualifier stage results, using golf scoring (the lowest sum of ranks for each map).

1. The designated referee will invite players 5 minutes before the match. The lobby name will be (ONZO:(Player 1) vs (Player 2)) or (ONZ5D:(Player 1) vs (Player 2)), respectively.
2. Players that are more than 10 minutes late will be considered to have forfeit their match.
3. Warmups may be played before matches. If both players agree to warmups, they will roll for warmup order.
4. Warmup maps must be shorter than 4 minutes.
5. Players roll for pick/ban order. The higher roll will pick first and ban second.
6. Players may ban multiple maps from the same mod category.
7. Players may pick from the same mod consecutively.
8. Players have 90 seconds to pick and ban maps.
9. Once players are ready, the referee will begin the match in 10 seconds.
10. NoFail is enforced and failed scores count.
11. In the case of a tie, the Tiebreaker map will be played. Tiebreaker maps will be played as a Freemod where the player may select any combination of HD, HR, EZ, and FL.
12. If a player disconnects within the first 30 seconds of a map, the map will be aborted and replayed.
13. If a player disconnects after the first 30 seconds of a map map they will be considered to have forfeit the map, unless the opposing player chooses to allow the map to be replayed.
14. Blatant toxicity from a player will result in a warning. If they continue to behave inappropriately they will be considered to have forfeit the match.
15. Round of 32 and Round of 16 pools will have 5 NoMod, 3 Hidden, 3 HardRock, 3 DoubleTime, and 1 Tiebreaker map(s).
16. Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals and Grand Finals pools will have 6 NoMod, 4 Hidden, 4 HardRock, 4 DoubleTime, 1 Tiebreaker map(s).

1. Initial match times will be scheduled between Saturday 0:00 NZDT and Monday 0:00 NZDT.
2. To reschedule a match the players must both confirm some proof of agreement (via screenshot or otherwise) and post in the #reschedule channel in the Discord server, which will be followed by a tick emote upon confirmation.
3. Reschedules are allowed only if the reschedule request is made at least 12 hours prior to the match's original time and 12 hours prior to the new proposed time.
4. The proposed reschedule cannot be later than Tuesday 0:00 NZT.
5. If a player does not respond to a reschedule request and the opposing player demonstrates they have made an effort to contact them, then their match will be postponed.
6. If the opposing player does not respond to their reschedule requests by Monday 0:00 NZT, they will be considered to have forfeit their match; players must actively accept or deny rescheduling attempts.

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  The following dates are subject to change due to screening duration and the final number of signups we receive. Changes to the schedule will be communicated to players as quickly as possible via the #announcement channel in the Discord server.

1. Signups open: 3/12/22
2. Signups end: 25/12/22
3. Qualifiers: 13/01/23
4. Round of 32: 20/01/23
5. Round of 16: 27/01/23
6. Quarterfinals: 03/02/23
7. Semifinals: 10/02/23
8. Finals: 17/02/23
9. Grand Finals: 24/02/23

Open Rank

5 Digit+