Applications are now officially open and they're ending on February 28th 23:59.

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

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

Commentators: voices you'll be hearing in live streams

1. Schultzika
2. Dostedt

Additional commentators: additional voices to fill in the awkward silence

1. Gumica
2. Seni
3. - Aki

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

1. Seni (OBChibi)
2. MaridiuS (OBC)

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 18 maps:

1. 5 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: 10th and 11th March
2. Round of 16: 17th and 18th March
3. Quarter finals: 24th and 25th March
4. Semi finals: 7th and 8th April
5. Finals: To be announced

Rules regarding scheduling and rescheduling

1. Excel Spreadsheet containing dates and times for each match in the tournament will be posted in the beginning of March, after groups have been selected and before the matches are played.
2. Each additional (updated) tournament spreadsheet will be posted on Sunday evening or at the very least, Monday.
3. By participating in the tournament, you're expected to be available and able to play your matches on Saturdays and Sundays.
   
   
   
4. Reschedule requests for the following week are granted only if such request is made by Wednesday midnight (23:59CET/CEST). Notify Gumica for assistance as soon as possible in such scenario. Tip: check your upcomming matches after you finish all of your matches in one given week, or wait for the updated spreadsheet.
5. If reschedule request is sent before the above mentioned deadline, the request will be granted and reschedule will be enforced. Gumica will contact both teams as a mediator and negotiate a new schedule in a way that will suit both teams. Reschedule requests for losers bracket matches will be automatically rejected, as they are only determined once winners bracket matches are finished a day before (saturday). We also reject proposals requesting matches being played outside weekends, but you may arrange that with your opponents yourselves.
6. If reschedule request is sent after the above mentioned deadline, OBC staff will NOT enforce a reschedule. You will have to communicate and arrange a match with your opponents yourselves. Keep in mind though, opponents may reject your proposal(s) freely, in which case the match will be played according to the original schedule. We still believe in fair play and strongly hope all teams can be reasonable and understanding in such matters.
7. You may also arrange the match to be played on weekdays or at odd hours if you so desire. However, please notify one of the staff members about any changes or arrangements you make on your own, preferably by both parties, (and/or) with proof (screenshot).
   
   If you try to reschedule after Wednesday - you can't. We wont allow it even with consent of both teams. If you don't come to your scheduled time, you lose 5:0.
   
8. OBC staff takes full liberty to pick a new match schedule or retain the original one if both parties cannot reach a consensus.
9. OBC staff takes full liberty to reject a reschedule request in case of unreasonable demands, trolling, or abuse.

If you wish to reschedule your match, contact Gumica as soon as possible! Details are in the box above.
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:
OBC2018: (team x) vs (team y)
Substitute x and y with your team numbers which can be found here: OBC OBChibi.
For example:
OBC2018: (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 sum MUST BE blue. The other team is red.
Team pp sums can also be found here: OBC OBChibi.
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).
All teams in OBC have 2 bans available.
Teams in OBChibi have the following amounts:

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

You can find your team seed here: OBC OBChibi.
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.
If a team plays a freemod map, at least 1 of their members MUST USE EITHER HD, HR, OR BOTH
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

Badge for the tournament winners.
Eternal glory for every soul that clashed on circly osu! fields of honor.

Supporters most likely - we'll announce the actual quantities later.

No Mod:

1. Yousei Teikoku - Mischievous of Alice [Extra]
2. Dance Number o Tomo ni [Deetz Insane]
3. Memme - China Dress [Another]
4. IOSYS - Chanteikku Sanyousei no Itazura Daisensou [Crazy Jay]
5. CON - Cruel Clocks [Skystar]

Hidden:

1. Ocelot - TSUBAKI [Extra]
2. ak+q - Vexaria [Insane]
3. yuikonnu & ayaponzu - Kunoichi demo Koi ga Shitai [Insane]

Hard Rock:

1. Prim - KoisuruUchuu Sensou!! [Another]
   Alternate download: https://bloodcat.com/osu/s/46528
   AlternateR download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o8u06xpaoejwl ... 1.osz?dl=0
2. U - Ha-tenya? [Insane]
3. 96neko - Uso no Hibana [collab Insane]

Double Time:

1. REDALiCE ft. Ayumi Nomiya - Crime Wave [Gazel's Hard]
2. Ray - lull ~Soshite Bokura wa~ [Insane]
3. Aoi Eir - Satellite [Insane]

Free Mod:

1. Nanahira - Monosugoi Ikioide Keine ga Monosugoi Uta [Lunatic]
2. Seiryu - Ultramarine [Another]
3. paraoka - Manima ni (Short Ver.) [0108]

Tie Break:

1. DystopiaGround - AugoEidEs [Angelic]

No Mod:

1. Kano - Kimiiro Hanabi -album version- [Special]
2. Rise Against - The Good Left Undone [Extra]
3. Kano - Sukisuki Zecchoushou [Expert]
4. Memme - Starving Days [Extra]
5. Cilvery - Kamisama Nejimaki [pk's Extra]

Hidden:

1. seiya-murai feat.ALT - Sumidagawa Karenka [EXTREME]
2. Feint - Reprise [Insane]
3. Eisyo-kobu - Oriental Blossom [yf & EmingK's Another]

Hard Rock:

1. Dark PHOENiX - Last Remote - Type gamma [Lunatic]
2. Miki Sayaka vs. Miki Sayaka (fw. Miki Sayaka) - squartatrice [wkyik's Extreme]
3. Cororo - Fairy ring [Serenity]

Double Time:

1. Silver Forest feat. Aki - Sakura Uta [Lunatic]
2. Kanon Wakeshima - Heroine Syndrome [Insane]
3. Nishino Kana - Darling [Insane]

Free Mod:

1. Lon - MATRYOSHKA [Extra]
2. Kano - Six trillion years and overnight story [Extra]
3. Studio EIM - Crescent Moon Island Boss Theme [Extra Collab]

Tie Break:

1. Tsukasa Yatoki - Heaven's Race Guitar Style [Collab]

No Mod:

1. yuikonnu - caramel heaven [Extra]
2. DJ TOTTO feat. Sunao Yoshikawa - Arousing [HW's Extra]
3. Himeringo - Yotsuya-san ni Yoroshiku [Winber1's Extreme]
4. Nizikawa - F.K.S. [Collab GRAVITY]
5. yuikonnu - Uchouten Vivace [Boys and Girls!]

Hidden:

1. Function Phantom - Algebra [Incomputable]
2. Fractal Dreamers - Paradigm Shift [Expert]
3. Yunomi - Wakusei Rabbit (feat. TORIENA) [PYON]

Hard Rock:

1. Pegboard Nerds - We Are One (Original Vocal Mix) [Night Begins]
2. LiSA - Rally Go Round [Extra]
3. FLOOR LEGENDS -KAC 2012- - KAC 2012 ULTIMATE MEDLEY -HISTORIA SOUND VOLTEX- [N a s a y a's INFINITE]

Double Time:

1. sasakure.UK feat. Hatsune Miku - *Hello,Planet. [MULTIPLAYER]
2. senya - Koyoi Index [Lunatic]
3. senya - Ondosa [Lunatic]

Free Mod:

1. ZUN - Kobito of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess [Extra]
2. Suzuki Konomi - Redo [Linada's Extra]
3. void feat. Komatsuna - Akatsuki no Tsuki [Extra]

Tie Break:

1. Feryquitous - Dstorv [Ende Fateind Trasformate]

No Mod:

1. Camellia feat. Nanahira - Kansoku Eisei [Countless]
2. Igorrr - Tout Petit Moineau [Extra]
3. Wotamin - Gigantic O.T.N [S.S]
4. YUC'e - Future Candy [Sugar Rush]
5. Nanahoshi Kangengakudan - No,39 [No sankyuu]

Hidden:

1. sakuzyo - Neurotoxin [Skystar's expert]
2. Reol - Plus Danshi ver Reol [+O->]
3. seiya-murai feat.ALT - Sumidagawa Karenka [Extra]

Hard Rock:

1. Camellia feat. Nanahira - Tsukitourou [Nyquill's Extra]
2. mafumafu - Yuugure Semi Nikki [0108]
3. Sakuma Mayu - Renai Syndrome [Eternal]

Double Time:

1. EVO+ - [A]ddiction [117's Insane]
2. lily-an - The Starry true [Lunatic]
3. Beatdrop - Phase 1 [Insane]

Free Mod:

1. Reol - MONSTER [MOMOKA'S EXTRA]
2. Seiryu - Critical Crystal [-Irvinn-'s Extra]
3. Treyarch Sound - 115 [Extreme]

Tie Break:

1. Yooh - MariannE [Collab]

No Mod:

1. Nekomata Master - Avalon no Oka [Special]
2. NU-KO - Pochiko no Shiawase na Nichijou (Long Version) [Pochiko]
3. Camellia - Fastest Crash [RLC's Paroxysm]
4. Yousei Teikoku - Hades: The rise [Extra]
5. Camellia - overcomplexification [Nexus]

Hidden:

1. ZYTOKINE - Dancing Dollz feat. cold kiss - REDALiCE Remix [Vanity]
2. Sota Fujimori - Move That Body -Extended Mix- [Extreme]
3. Streetlight Manifesto - Punk Rock Girl [Extra]

Hard Rock:

1. Sharlo - Eisou Youga ~Meikyou Shisui~ [Skystar's Extreme]
2. ETIA. - Claiomh Solais [Eternal]
3. Remo Prototype[CV: Hanamori Yumiri] - Sendan Life [StaR's Extra]

Double Time:

1. Shihori - Magic Girl !! [Lunatic]
2. Yukarinyan - Lolicon de Yokatta~ [Rorikon!]
3. Nightwish - Bye Bye Beautiful [Shiro's Insane]

Free Mod:

1. Rohi - Kanata ni Mau wa Sakura no Shirabe [Extra]
2. BlackYooh vs. siromaru - BLACK or WHITE? [MASTER]
3. sakuzyo - Imprinting [Impress]

Tie Break:

1. Demetori - Seijouki no Pierrot ~ The MadPiero Laughs [Extra Stage]

No Mod:

1. TwoThirds & Feint - Epiphany (feat. Veela) [imouto's Insane]
2. Station Earth - Cold Green Eyes ft. Roos Denayer [apple's Insane]
3. nano - GALLOWS BELL [A Mystery's Insane]
4. 3L - Be Happy* [Happy!!!]
5. cillia - FIRST [Starfort's Hyper]

Hidden:

1. Nardis - Cosmo Memory [Logic's Hard]
2. DJ S3RL feat. Sara - Feel The Melody [TeA's Insane]
3. Rameses B - Transcend [Insane]

Hard Rock:

1. Shihori - Bamboo Dance [Hard]
2. sakuzyo - Imprinting [Hard]
3. senya - Kataomoi no Bigaku [Alyce's Hard]

Double Time:

1. September - Satellites [Hard]
2. kanon x kanon - The Doll House! [Corruption!]
3. Ayane - GO Love&Peace [Shadren's Advanced]

Free Mod:

1. ALiCE'SEMOTiON - Evening Steps [Hard]
2. Lily - Fatal Moment [Insane]
3. Orangestar - Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan [Hard]

Tie Break:

1. Tatsh feat. Sariyajin - FOUR SEASONS OF LONELINESS [Lunatic]

No Mod:

1. YUI - Rolling star [Insane]
2. sana - Kokuhaku Yokou Renshuu [Milan-'s Insane]
3. ALiCE'S EMOTiON - Ghostly Parapara Ship (Hardcore Edit) [Lunatic]
4. Project Grimoire - Caliburne ~Story of the Legendary sword~ [Insane]
5. Avril Lavigne - Nobody's Home [Insane]

Hidden:

1. Rhythmics & Cat Like Thief - Summer Wars [Insane]
2. M2U feat. Guriri - Magnolia [Insane]
3. Izumi Akazawa (CV. Madoka Yonezawa) - Responsibility Response [Euny's Insane]

Hard Rock:

1. Dark PHOENiX - The Primal Scene of Japan the Girl Saw [Insane]
2. Blue Stahli - Shotgun Senorita (Zardonic Remix) [Hard]
3. Agressor Bunx - Tornado (Original Mix) [Insane]

Double Time:

1. Mili - world.execute(me); [mapset.hard(Alphabet);]
2. ClariS - Anata ni FIT [Hard]
3. Hatsune Miku - Electric Love (Short Ver.) [Karen & KPY's Hard]

Free Mod:

1. Icon For Hire - Cynics & Critics [Insane]
2. kameP - EdelWeiss [Melt's Insane]
3. UNDEAD CORPORATION - Everything will freeze [Insane]

Tie Break:

1. GET IN THE RING - Rebirth [Paradise Tries to Be Reborn Again]

No Mod:

1. Draw The Emotional - Sad Spring [Lunatic]
2. Yuaru - Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan [Insane]
3. Nanahira - Tobidase! Sweet Sweet Magic* [Insane]
4. SirensCeol - Nightmare (Maxin Remix) [Another]
5. Itou Kanako - fake me (Science Adventure Dance Remix) [Insane]

Hidden:

1. Sakaue Nachi - Crazy Hot [Lunatic]
2. IOSYS - Usatei 2011 [Tewi]
3. DJ S3RL - T-T-Techno (feat. Jesskah) [Wkyik's Insane]

Hard Rock:

1. Hanatan - Hyakunen Yakou [Curisu]
2. Feint - Tower Of Heaven (You Are Slaves) [Another]
3. HoneyWorks - Hatsukoi no Ehon feat.Aida Miou(CV:Toyosaki Aki) [Insane]

Double Time:

1. Nishino Kana - Wishing [My Wish]
2. Paramore - Still Into You [moph's Hard]
3. 3L - Macrophylla Parasol [Hard]

Free Mod:

1. Hatsune Miku - Nightmare Party Night [Extreme]
2. Kagamine Rin - Tokyo Teddy Bear [eveless]
3. happy30 - As the wind blows [Insane]

Tie Break:

1. Halozy - Genryuu Kaiko [Death Melody]

No Mod:

1. Himeringo - Idola no Circus [Expert]
2. UPLIFT SPICE - Omega Rhythm [lightr's Insane]
3. Natsume Chiaki - Hanairo Biyori [wkyik's Insane]
4. Foreground Eclipse - From Under Cover (Caught Up In A Love Song) [Lunatic]
5. Foreground Eclipse - I Bet You'll Forget That Even If You Noticed That [Lunatic]

Hidden:

1. MuryokuP - Catastrophe [Cataclysm]
2. LeaF - Alice in Misanthrope -Ensei Alice- [Insane]
3. cillia - FIRST [Toybot's Insane]

Hard Rock:

1. Tune Up! vs. ItaloBrothers - Colours of the Rainbow (Nightcore Mix) [Rave!]
2. Dark PHOENiX - Taketori Hishou [Lunatic]
3. nmk - sola [cwR's Insane]

Double Time:

1. Himeringo - Shinitai-chan [Shira's Insane]
2. Yumeno Yuki - Zenbu Kimi no Sei Da [vick's Insane]
3. Yuuki Aoi - Mata Ashita [Insane]

Free Mod:

1. yuikonnu - AOI-IRO STEP [Insane]
2. Treyarch Sound - 115 [Insane]
3. ALiCE'S EMOTiON - Mami Mami Zone [Lunatic]

Tie Break:

1. Demetori - Emotional Skyscraper ~ World's End [Extra Stage]

No Mod:

1. nano x yuyoyuppe - Beautiful ground [A Mystery's Insane]
2. BLUE ENCOUNT - HOPE [INSANE]
3. Rohi - Kakuzetsu Thanatos [RLC]
4. Tune Up - Ravers Fantasy (speed remix) [Extreme]
5. iojjj - Deus Ex Machina [Extra]

Hidden:

1. BLOOD STAIN CHILD - MOON LIGHT WAVE [Insane]
2. sakuzyo feat. Hatsune Miku - ChaiN De/structioN [Loneliness]
3. kalon. - Juubaku [VINXIS' Insane]

Hard Rock:

1. Hanatan - Kimi no Kiseki [Mythol's Insane]
2. EastNewSound - Eisou Youga ~Meikyou Shisui~ [Lunatic]
3. LiSA - EGOiSTiC SHOOTER [alacat's Insane]

Double Time:

1. senya - Replica no Koi [Satellite]
2. Marika - Knowing [cRyo's Insane]
3. SMiLE.dk - Golden Sky [Insane]

Free Mod:

1. ALiCE'S EMOTiON - LUNA [Lunatic]
2. mafumafu & amatsuki - Kasyokusei:Idol Syoukougun [Insane]
3. Megurine Luka - Leia [gowww]

Tie Break:

1. aran - Moonbound feat. Yukacco (USAO Remix) [Moonbound]