Applications are now officially open and they're ending on February 29th 23:59 CLOSED.

If you wish to apply for the tournament, you'll need to send a PM to Schultzika(me). Your message must contain links to the players' profiles (your teammate and your own). Soon after you should get a message of approval from me.
The only requirement for the tournament is that both players from each team have one of these flags(players do not necessarily need to be from the same country):

1. Serbia
2. Croatia
3. Slovenia
4. Bosnia and Herzegovina
5. Macedonia
6. Montenegro

Unlike last year, solo applications are not taken into consideration. If you're having troubles finding teammates, there are plenty of players in #balkan channel.

Hosts: the ones who started it all

1. Schultzika
2. Dostedt

Coordinator: responsible for making schedules and tables

1. Gumica

Streamers: responsible for live streaming the tournament

1. Schultzika
2. Maus
3. Gumica

Commentators: voices you'll be hearing in live streams

1. Schultzika
2. Maus
3. Venattrix
4. Seni na aparatusu
5. Gumica

Additional commentators: additional voices to fill in the awkward silence

1. Dostedt
2. Finnu

Map picker: responsible for picking a suitable map pool for each stage of the tournament

1. Seni na aparatusu

The tournament will start off with a group stage. Number of groups and number of teams in each group will vary depending on the number of teams applied. The tournament will then proceed to the double elimination stages. Also, depending on the number of teams applied, first elimination round will be either round of 32 or 16. Most likely it will be round of 16, since the expected number of teams applied is about 40.

Once the application phase is over, all teams will be sorted by their average pp score. Then, each team will be given a seed number depending on their pp. Better teams will be put in higher seed groups and so on. Number of seed groups will also depend on the number of teams applied. All seed groups will have the same amount of players, with the exception of last seed group which will most likely have less players, since we don't know how many teams will apply.

After the seed groups have been decided, real groups will be randomly drawn. Each group will be given one team from each seed group, with the exception of last seed group which will probably have less players. That way, all groups will be somewhat equal in terms of skill and number of teams.

Each round will have a different map pool consisting of 19 maps:

1. 6 No Mod
2. 3 Hard Rock
3. 3 Hidden
4. 3 Double Time
5. 3 Free Mod
6. 1 Tie Break

Map pools will always be published on Sunday evening, 6 days before the next tournament stage. That's the given time for preparation. Once the scheduled time comes, all teams will proceed to play their matches according to the protocol described later in this post.

The tournament will be held over the course of 2 months on the following days:

1. Group stage: March 12th and 13th
2. Round of 16: March 19th and 20th
3. Quarter finals: April 2nd and 3rd
4. Semi finals: April 10th
5. Finals: April 16th

If you wish to reschedule your match, contact Gumica as soon as possible!
Some matches will not be overseen by the tournament staff. That means the players will have to organize the matches themselves. Protocol for a match is stated bellow. Make sure to follow these rules. In case you have a question, feel free to ask any of the tournament staff members. There will surely be someone online at the time of each match.


Creating a room
When the time of your match comes, contact your opponents. Anyone can make the room you'll play in. The name of the room MUST follow this format:
OBC2016: (team x) vs (team y)
Substitute x and y with your team numbers which can be found here: PP averages.
For example:
OBC2016: (team 13) vs (team 24)
The room must have a password (any password will do). When everyone enters the room, team with the bigger pp average MUST BE blue. The other team is red.
Team pp averages can also be found here: PP averages.
Players from the blue team MUST BE on slots 1 and 2 in the room, while the red ones MUST BE on 3 and 4.


Warmup
1. Blue team chooses warmup map - the map is played.
2. Red team chooses warmup map - the map is played.
-Warmup maps can be anything(ranked or not) but the length must be under 7 minutes.


Ban phase
3. In ban phase, blue team first bans one map, then the red one and so on(to ban a map, just type the name of the song in chat).

1. Teams in seed 1 and 2 have 2 bans available
2. Teams in seed 3 have 3 bans available
3. Teams in seed 4 have 4 bans available
4. Teams in seed 5 have 5 bans available

You can find your team seed here: Seeds.
This is so the weaker players don't have to play the maps they can't even play.
IMPORTANT: These rules apply only in group stage. In the elimination stage of the tournament, all teams have only 2 bans.
Tie break map cannot be banned.
IMPORTANT: A team doesn't have to use all their bans.


Playing
4. The match starts - red team chooses a map from the map pool, then the blue team and so on.
-This is repeated until one team wins(number of wins required depends on the tournament stage).
-Each map from the map pool can be played only once.
-Maps must be played with specified mods.
-Free mod maps are played with free mods, no mod must stay no mod.

1. If a team from seed 1, 2 or 3 plays a freemod map, at least 1 of their members MUST USE EITHER HD, HR, OR BOTH
2. If a team from seed 4 or 5 plays a freemod map, they're NOT REQUIRED TO USE MODS
3. Teams from seed 4 or 5 ARE ALLOWED TO USE NO FAIL if they wish while teams from other seeds AREN'T

IMPORTANT: These rules apply only in group stage. In the elimination stage of the tournament, all teams must use at least one mod and no fail is not allowed.
5. If the result is a tie, tie break map is played.
-Tie break is treated as freemod except nobody is forced to use any mods.
6. When the winner is decided, anyone from the winning team must send Gumica a match link(when you create a multiplayer room under the Multiplayer tab BanchoBot will say "Match history available here").
-If you don't send Gumica the match link - both teams get 0 points.


Missing players?

1. You're allowed to be 15 minutes late. If a team doesn't show up, they lose 4:0
2. Team is allowed to play with 1 member missing(1v2 is allowed though unrecommended)
3. If a player disconnects while playing, the map is played 1v2 until the end. Other maps are still 2v2 if the player reconnects

This year, there will be actual prizes!

3 month supporter tag for 1st place.
2 month supporter tag for 2nd place.
1 month supporter tag for 3rd place.
Badge for the tournament winners.
Eternal glory for every soul that clashed on circly osu! fields of honor.

No Mod:

1. iojjj - Deus Ex Machina [EXTRA]
2. yuikonnu & ayaponzu* - Super Nuko World [Insane]
3. sakuzyo - Scheol [Another]
4. Natsume Chiaki - Hanairo Biyori [wkyik's Insane]
5. Nekomata Master+ - squall [Insane]
6. Atoguru - Itoshi Kimi wo Mitsuke ni [Insane]

Hidden:

1. P*Light - Poppin' Shower [Another]
2. sakuzyo feat. Hatsune Miku - ChaiN De/structioN [Loneliness]
3. Hanatan - Kotoba Tsunagi [Insane]

Hard Rock:

1. Tsubaki - Kyun Kyun Tamaran Inaba tan! [Inaba!]
2. Hanatan - Savior of Cross [Lunatic]
3. Nanahira - Tobidase! Sweet Sweet Magic* [Insane]

Double Time:

1. 3L - Three Magic [Collab]
2. EasyPop - Happy Synthesizer [Collab]
3. Yuuyu - Deep Sea Girl [Habi's Insane]

Free Mod:

1. Draw the Emotional - Morning glow [Lunatic]
2. EastNewSound - Eisou Youga ~Meikyou Shisui~ [Lunatic]
3. Nanahoshi Kangengakudan - IMAGINARY LIKE THE JUSTICE [Frosting's Insane]

Tie Break:

1. Nekomata Master - Far east nightbird (kors k Remix) [RLC's Extra]

No Mod:

1. UPLIFT SPICE - Omega Rhythm [lightr's Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/366142)
2. sakuzyo - Imprinting [Orchestra] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/655300)
3. Meurine Luka - Leia [gowww] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/96587)
4. Foreground Eclipse - To The Terminus [RLC's Extra] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/628753)
5. Yousei Teikoku - Warheit [Revelation] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/434870)
6. Konuko - Toumei Elegy [Another] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/541392)

Hidden:

1. ALiCE'S EMOTiON - Foughten Field [Last Spel] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/804534)
2. Comp - Tochuu Aika [Maolvis' Lunatic] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/471369)
3. Akiakane - Flashback [Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/156679)

Hard Rock:

1. ALiCE'S EMOTiON - LUNA [Lunatic] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/152180)
2. Foreground Eclipse - When Innocence Is Just A Mask [Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/559372)
3. Orangestar - Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan [TmTk's Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/549280)

Double Time:

1. Tommy heavenly6 - monochrome rainbow [Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/394425)
2. DECO*27*40mP - HOME [Reside] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/489768)
3. KOKIA - Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne [Humanity] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/200829)

Free Mod:

1. IA - Six Trillion Years and Overnight Story [dksslqj Style] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/158870)
2. An - artcore JINJA [Lunatic] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/297411)
3. Tamura Yukari feat. motsu from m. o. v. e - You & Me [Insane] (http://bloodcat.com/osu/s/67093)

Tie Break:

1. Demetori - The Grimoire of Alice ~ Aline in Wonderland [Lolis] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/628369)

No Mod:

1. sun3 - Higan Retour [Lunatic] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/54373)
2. Natsume Chiaki - Hanairo Biyori [Extra] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/382930)
3. Ogura Yui - Baby Sweet Berry Love (Tsukiko chan Maji kawa-E Remix) [Tsukiko-Chan] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/436723)
4. Dark PHOENiX - Green-Eyed Jelousy [Envy] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/413597)
5. Izuki Akazawa (CV. Madoka Yonezawa) - Responsibility Response [appaffy's Another] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/910134)
6. Halozy - PLAZMA [Nightmare] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/703997)

Hidden:

1. Rita - Aiiro [Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/460360)
2. Roma Umaru [CV. Tanaka Aimi] - Kakushinteki*Metamaruphose [wkyik's Another] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/749189)
3. Omoi - Nee William [Extra] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/399756)

Hard Rock:

1. Draw The Emotional - Sad Spring [Lunatic] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/205405)
2. NU-KO - Pochiko no Shiawase na Nichijou [Extra] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/704161)
3. LiSA - traumerei [Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/483880)

Double Time:

1. fripSide - the ultimate crisis [Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/174644)
2. 3L - Be Happy* [Happy!!!] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/157205)
3. 9nine - With You/With Me [GiraNely's Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/738735)

Free Mod:

1. Amane - BOOZEHOUND [Lesjuh] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/39549)
2. Touyama Nao & Yamazaki Haruka - Ringo Ribbon [Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/296435)
3. Nanamori-chu * Goraku-bu - My Pace de Ikimashou [Yuri] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/118226)

Tie Break:

1. SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Gemine - x.U. (ETIA. Hardcore Bootleg Remix) [Shinoa] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/735021)

No Mod:

1. Primary - Awake [Goodbye] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/689290)
2. Demetori - Shoujo Satori ~ Innumerable Eyes [Extra] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/811127)
3. yuikonnu & ayaponzu* - Super Nuko World [Guy's Extra] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/386728)
4. beatMARIO - Night of Knights [Guy's Extra] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/786018)
5. Nanahoshi Kangengakudan - IMAGINARY LIKE THE JUSTICE [Captin's Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/508558)
6. ALiCE'S EMOTiON - Dark Flight Dreamer [CRN's Extra] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/693195)

Hidden:

1. Halozy - Genryuu Kaiko [Melody of Sanzu] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/577517)
2. MuryokuP - Aspirin [Zero's Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/332985)
3. cillia - FIRST [Last] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/719902)

Hard Rock:

1. Feint - Vagrant (feat. Veela) [Still Alive] (https://osu.ppy.sh/s/354537)
2. ALiCE'S EMOTiON - Mami Mami Zone [0108] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/147377)
3. Traktion - Mission ASCII [Another] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/162405)

Double Time:

1. otetsu - Sai afure, Ketsurakusha [Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/210353)
2. nano - GALLOWS BELL [A Mystery's Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/611679)
3. Lily - Marie-Luise [Insane] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/103221)

Free Mod:

1. Sakaue Nachi - Crazy Hot [Crazy Night] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/703584)
2. Rameses B - Transcend [Chillout] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/817155)
3. Hanatan - Ai no Scenario [Extra] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/760894)

Tie Break:

1. Demetori - Kuuchuu ni Shizumu Kishinjou ~ Counter-Clock World [Extra Stage] (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/767203)

No Mod:

1. yuikonnu - caramel heaven - [Chocolate Heaven] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/804960)
2. Halozy - Kanshou no Matenrou - [Eternal] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/s/179699)
3. HoneyWorks - Akatsuki Zukuyo - [Twilight] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/736729)
4. yuikonnu - AOI-IRO STEP - [Skystar's Extra] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/623793)
5. P*Light - Deadliner - [Extremity] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/772286)
6. Sharlo & yealina - Kakushigoto - [RLC's Extra] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/495899)

Hidden:

1. KOAN Sound & Asa - Starlite - [Incandescent] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/662054)
2. Tia - The Glory Days - [momoko's Extra] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/901234)
3. HoneyWorks - Miraizu feat.Aida Miou(CV:Toyosaki Aki) - [Special] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/696225)

Hard Rock:

1. nmk - sola - [Flower's Lunatic] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/441721)
2. Krewella - Come & Get It (Nightcore Mix) - [Insane] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/348605)
3. ONE OK ROCK - Clock Strikes - [Insane] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/633373)

Double Time:

1. ITO KASHITARO - Setsuna Plus - [Insane] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/528555)
2. Senya - Kodokutsuki - [gow's Insane] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/83968)
3. Sana - Byoumei Koiwazurai - [Insane] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/609741)

Free Mod:

1. nao - Dimension tripper!!!! - [Wkyik] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/334843)
2. Nekomata Master feat. Misawa Aki - chrono diver -fragment-7 - [Extra] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/815219)
3. Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas - Swing It!! - [Extra] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/482147)

Tie Break:

1. Demetori - Kagayaku Hari no Kobito-zoku ~ Counter-Attack of the Weak - [Extra Stage] -- (https://osu.ppy.sh/b/765873)