osu! Z-Tournament 2018

The osu! Z-Tournament 2018 (OZT2018) was a 4v4 international osu! tournament hosted by BearZyo and Div. It was the fifth instalment of the osu! Z-Tournament.

Tournament schedule

Prizes

Placing	Prizes
	Unique profile badge, 1 month of osu!supporter

Organisation

The osu! Z-Tournament 2018 was run by various community members.

Links

• Discussion thread
• Discord server
• Livestream
• General spreadsheet
• Ruleset
• Mappools

Participants

Ruleset

General information

• This is an osu! 4v4 double-elimination tournament, consisting of 64 teams, cutting off teams by Performance Points count (the PP cutoff will be on the forum post).
• There are no rank limits, however be warned that maps may be difficult for those on a lower level, so it is strongly recommended that their ranks are above 30000, however it is not mandatory.
• The score system used will be ScoreV2.
• Z-Tournament is an international tournament, which means that anyone can join, regardless of country.
• When registering, be aware that there must be at least 6 players, with 8 players at maximum.
• Joining the Discord is mandatory, and could result in a team’s disqualification if all players are not found, and do not mute the server since this is where the announcements occur. Free agents must join as well.
• This is an environment where both the staff, and players will enjoy themselves, please respect each other.
• When entering the Discord server, each player must private message the bot, !verify [Player name] names are case sensitive.
• Please make sure all of the team information is finalized. After registrations end, team modifications will not be allowed (players, team name, etc.).
• Scheduling must be done 24 hours prior to the match, there must be mutual agreement between the teams, teams will be informed when reschedules will not be accepted.
• If the captain is missing, or cannot be contacted, the rights of captain will be handed down to the co-captain, however if the co-captain can also not be found, that will be handed down to the 3rd member, and so on.
• For any name changes please PM BearZyo (BearZyo#6832) (Original Name, Team: New Name).
• Any team modifications, please PM BearZyo (BearZyo#6832) any changes.
• All staff will not be playing, excluding commentators and streamers.
• The rank cutoff and seeding will be correlated with the top 4 players' PP average.
• Any suspicious activity from the player, will result on removing them from the team. The team’s continuation in the tournament will be decided by the host.
• Any mappool comments, please use #mappool-discussion in the OZT2018 Discord.

Match procedures

• Referees will create the room with the credentials OZT: (Team Blue) vs. (Team Red).
• Score system: ScoreV2, Team VS.
• After creating the room, referees will invite the captains on each team (or any online players of the team, if the captain is not online) usually 10 minutes before the official match time. If the referee fails to invite the captains or show up to the match, please inform a higher authority.
• Once invited, players will be put in each of the slots. Team 1 is Blue (first 4 slots), while Team 2 is Red (next 4 slots).
• There will be a 15 minute grace period for the players to join, no exceptions.
• The referee has all the say if a player is fooling around, please do not go over the line, for example, trash talking a player, or accusing them of hacking. These rules only apply to the current match, the offenses will reset every new match.
• Once settled into the correct slots, refs must let both captains roll for first or second warmups.
• When warm-ups are complete, the winner of the last roll will receive a second ban and first pick. Each team will be allowed only 2 bans.
• The bans and picks will alternate between each of the teams.
• There will only be 2 minutes of time between each ban or pick.
• When FreeMod maps are chosen, 2 players from each team are required to have a mod or mod combination. While in tiebreaker, FreeMod is enabled, and optional.
• There will be no warm-ups during Group stage. Rounds onward there will be a warmup, the limit for warmup must be under 4:30 of length.
• Maps from the mappool will only be chosen once. Maps in the mappool can not be used as a warmup.
• Maps in the same mod can not be chosen twice in a row by the same team (excluding NoMod).
• Once everyone is ready, match will begin in 5 seconds.
• If both teams reach to an equal score before the end of a match, this results in a tiebreaker.
• Player disconnections will be treated as a fail regardless of reason, refs of the room or the host has all the say on the matches (exceptions only include: Bancho is not in a suitable condition, and the disconnect is within the first 30 seconds).
• No rules have exceptions unless stated otherwise, during a match the staff will have the final say.
• If a player were to DC in the first 30 seconds of the map, please use the command !mp abort, however if the player DCs after that mark, the map can not be replayed.
• 3v3s and 2v2s are prohibited, please schedule a time where a 4v4 is possible. If you are unable to reach a compromise please alert an organizer.
• Any questions please feel free to mention the hosts in the public Discord.

Free agency

• Free agency is way for players to join the tournament if they do not have a team. It is also a good way to build new friendships.
• To sign up as a free agent, go to the Free Agency area of the forum post, and the there should be a link that should say Sign Up for Free Agency. Click the link and you will be redirected to a signup form.
• Signing up as a Free Agent is not a guaranteed way to join the tournament, however will increase chances to join the tournament if there are any teams interested.
• The sheet with the signed up free agents will be in the official Z-Tournament 2018 spreadsheet, under the tab Free Agents.
• Once a Free Agent is claimed they shall be removed from the sheet of Free Agents on the spreadsheet.
• If there is any information that needs to be changed on the sheet such as TimeZone, Player Name, Paired Partner, etc. Please do not hesitate to message BearZyo or Div, the change shall happen within a 24 hour period upon request.
• If a Free Agent wishes to be removed from the list please PM BearZyo or Div, and they shall be removed within 24 hours upon request.
• Any false information or players, will result in a removal from the sheet.
• Once Free Agents are signed up, they should receive a confirmation message the through osu! Forum PMs, please check inboxes often, a message should be sent within 24 hours.
• If you do not see your name in the sheet, please inform BearZyo or Div, there may have been a problem.
• Any problems or questions, please ask BearZyo or Div.

Misconduct and consequences

• If a player is disrespectful during a match, the referee has the right to give the following punishments:

  • Timeout the player from one map
  • Removing a ban from the player’s team
  • Skipping a pick from the player’s team
  • Kick the player out for the entirety of the match (When worst comes to worst)
• If any of the rules in the discord are broken the following punishments may be given.

  • Player added to the blacklist for the next Z-Tournament
  • Player will not be playing in the next match
  • Player banned from playing the rest of the tournament and will not receive the prize
• Personally attacking any of the players will result in a punishment that will have a combination of those stated above.