- 1v1 ts1, all maps will be played with SV2 and Head-to-Head, double elimination tournament
- Rank range of 1k-10k BWS following the standard BWS formula: BWS = rank^(0.9937^(badges^2))
- Each round except for quals will be pooled around one skillset, decided by a wheel spin following the pool showcase for the previous round. The skillsets used will be listed below. DISCLAIMER. Please keep in mind that skillsets may not 100% fit your expectations. The skillsets will be stretched to make sure pools are interesting
- Pools will not have a set amount of maps per mod. This is because certain skillsets will be hard to find maps for
- Pools will contain 1-2 wildcard slots (WC) (barring quals), and 1 EZ slot (all pools)
- WC slots exist to essentially showcase the "extremes" of each skillset, but may also have nothing to do with the skillset if the pool is lacking variety. the mods WC's are played with are decided by the poolers, and will be outlined on the pool display on the mainsheet.
- Quals pool will consist of NM, HD, HR, DT, and an EZ map, whereas other pools will consist of NM, HD, HR, DT, EZ, WC, and a TB.
- Players MUST JOIN THE DISCORD SERVER or their registration will be void
- All staff except for streamers, commentators, and gfx are not allowed to play in the tournament
- Badge pending!
- Players will be pinged 15 minutes before their match/qualifiers lobby
- If a player does not show up 10 minutes after the scheduled start time, the player will lose their bans. If the player does not show up 15 minutes after the scheduled start time, the player will forfeit the match.
Qualifiers Procedure
- In qualifiers, players will play the maps in order, starting with NM 1 and ending with EZ 1
- Players will be given a 90 second timer to ready up in qualifiers
- If a player disconnects within the first 30 seconds of the map, the disconnected player will have the opportunity to replay the map after EZ 1
- Should a player not make it to their scheduled lobby time, they can reschedule to a different lobby
- 24 base times for qualifier lobbies will be offered, starting at 0 UTC on the Saturday of qualifiers weekend and ending at 0 UTC on the Monday of qualifiers weekend, occurring every 2 hours
- EX lobbies can be created and will be available up until 14 UTC on the Monday of qualifiers weekend
- Seeding will be determined based on z-sum
- Players will be given a 90 second timer to ready up in qualifiers
- If a player disconnects within the first 30 seconds of the map, the disconnected player will have the opportunity to replay the map after EZ 1
- Should a player not make it to their scheduled lobby time, they can reschedule to a different lobby
- 24 base times for qualifier lobbies will be offered, starting at 0 UTC on the Saturday of qualifiers weekend and ending at 0 UTC on the Monday of qualifiers weekend, occurring every 2 hours
- EX lobbies can be created and will be available up until 14 UTC on the Monday of qualifiers weekend
- Seeding will be determined based on z-sum
Bracket Stage Procedure
- THERE ARE NO WARMUPS IN THIS TOURNAMENT, WARMUP BEFORE YOUR MATCH
- When both players are in the lobby, the referee will instruct players to roll
- Roll winner gets to choose the pick or ban order, and the roll loser will pick the remaining option
- When pick and ban orders are selected, players will have 90 seconds to submit their ban(s) in the match chat. In this tournament, ban order is ABBA, and double banning is NOT ALLOWED
- After bans, the player with first pick will have 90 seconds to pick, double picking is NOT ALLOWED
- Once a map is picked, players will have 60 seconds to ready up. If they fail to ready up within this time frame, the map WILL be force started, no questions asked
- If a player fails to ban within the 90 second time frame, the player will lose their ban
- If a player fails to pick within the 90 second time frame, the pick will go to the other player. This means that the other player will get to pick three times in a row, so make sure you pick in time!
- Players will be granted one 3 minute timeout a match. This timeout must be requested BEFORE the pick timer runs out, and the timer will be started following the pick timer. Players must submit their pick BEFORE the timeout timer runs out, or they will lose their pick
- If a player disconnects 30 seconds or less into a map, the map will be replayed
- When both players are in the lobby, the referee will instruct players to roll
- Roll winner gets to choose the pick or ban order, and the roll loser will pick the remaining option
- When pick and ban orders are selected, players will have 90 seconds to submit their ban(s) in the match chat. In this tournament, ban order is ABBA, and double banning is NOT ALLOWED
- After bans, the player with first pick will have 90 seconds to pick, double picking is NOT ALLOWED
- Once a map is picked, players will have 60 seconds to ready up. If they fail to ready up within this time frame, the map WILL be force started, no questions asked
- If a player fails to ban within the 90 second time frame, the player will lose their ban
- If a player fails to pick within the 90 second time frame, the pick will go to the other player. This means that the other player will get to pick three times in a row, so make sure you pick in time!
- Players will be granted one 3 minute timeout a match. This timeout must be requested BEFORE the pick timer runs out, and the timer will be started following the pick timer. Players must submit their pick BEFORE the timeout timer runs out, or they will lose their pick
- If a player disconnects 30 seconds or less into a map, the map will be replayed
Possible skillsets that will be on the wheel are as follows:
◽Aim
◽Flow Aim
◽Speed
◽Gimmick
◽Tech
◽Aim Control
◽Old Mapping
Qualifiers: 7.0★|4 NM|2 HD|2 HR|2 DT|1 EZ
RO32: 6.8★| 15 maps | 1 WC | BO9 | 1 ban
RO16: 7.0★| 15 maps | 1 WC | BO9 | 1 ban
QF: 7.2★| 16 maps | 1 WC | BO11 |1 ban
SF: 7.4★| 16 maps | 1 WC | BO11 | 1 ban
F: 7.6★| 20 maps | 2 WC | BO13 | 2 bans
GF: 7.8★| 20 maps | 2 WC | BO13 | 2 bans
Registration: July 31st - August 14th (23:59 UTC)
Screening: August 14th - August 21st (If screening takes longer, other rounds will be pushed back)
Qualifiers: August 23rd - August 25th
RO32: August 30th - September 1st
RO16: September 6th - September 8th
QF: September 13th - September 15th
SF: September 20th - September 22nd
F: September 27th - September 29th
GF: October 5th - October 6th
1st Place: Profile Badge (pending approval), Banner, 6 Months of Supporter
2nd Place: Banner, 4 Months of Supporter
3rd Place: Banner, 2 Months of Supporter
Poolers: edbones, Lightin, enri
Playtesters: kurtis-, [Caveman], Tycani, fiaee, skill issue, ternafis, Endura, azaz08967565, Markrum, Aaaaaaalex, Amamya Kokoro
Referees: filomaster22, Beuto, Dave Seville, Isita, IMaxwellI, pericrayola, renyoo, willwam, -Cazik-, dky_s, Iite, tulipily, mavosiik, [Caveman], Rosiee, my angel nakuru, ][K]
Streamers: Bastaku, ongon, MirageFire, BlueCrystal004, [Caveman]
Commentators: gamicrayola, BlankTap, ongon, Lightin, MyGrannyLiss, Reghnier, Rosiee, smthelse
Graphics: starlightof
Sheeter: [K]