This tournament is to be played as a 5v5 on the map “Summoners Rift”. The tournament will be Best of 1 with a losers bracket. Finals will be Best of 3. Moderators will record wins.
Administration
Everybody who is authorized by the organizer to administer the tournament based on its rules and regulations will be called an “admin” in the following, the collection of all admins will be called the “administration”. The interpretation of any rule and its consequences and execution are at the sole discretion of the administration.
Participants and Commitment
Only real persons with a valid RIOT ID are allowed to participate in the tournament and will be called “participant” in the following. Additionally, every participant must fulfill the following conditions:
Participants must be at least 18 years old when playing in the tournament
Participants must be citizens of the United States or have a valid working visa
By participating in the tournament participants acknowledge without limitation to comply with the rules and regulations and with the statements and decisions made by the administration.
Every participant acknowledges the right for the administration to modify the rules and regulations for adjustments at any time without notice and if necessary, overrule those to ensure fair play and integrity throughout each tournament.
Every participant has to show the needed respect towards admins and other participants. Insults and unfair or disrespectful behavior towards anyone are not tolerated and will be punished.
Every participant must be registered on the official tournament website and have their correct League of Legends Account entered.
Every participant has to try to win every round at every stage of the tournament. Purposely losing for any reason is strictly forbidden.
Vulgar, racist, sexist or otherwise offensive participant names are forbidden.
Every participant acknowledges the right for the administration to edit participants’ names if names are deemed unfit for display.
Every participant in the tournament consents to the collected footage of photo and audio material displaying or voicing them during the tournament to be stored and used for announcements, website content and other publications by the organizer restricted and unlimited in terms of time and place.
Punctuality
If one participant is not ready to start a match 10 minutes after the official match time, this participant may be subject to disqualification or a match loss.
Before the Match
Availability: All participants must be available in League of Legends, the Discord and on the tournament website, as long they are actively participating.
Game Mode
Each 5v5 must be played in a Tournament Lobby with the following settings:
Map: Summoners Rift
Team Size: 5
Name: “Team A” vs. “Team B”
Game Type: Tournament Draft
Allow Spectators: Admin, Spectator View, and perhaps another admin / assistant
Side Choice: Players may opt to either do a coin flip or Rock Paper Scissors. Winner takes the side they want. For the BO3, the same thing happens and for the second match each team switches sides. The third match they can choose to either coin flip or Rock Paper Scissors.
Bans: Tournament Draft
Win Condition
Each match is decided by a list of win conditions as described in the following:
Best of one game for upper bracket and lower bracket
Best of three games to win for the finals
A match is decided in the following cases:
One of the winning conditions is fulfilled
An admin declared a winner of the match
During the match
Match Area
Disconnects: If a participant disconnects during the champion selection, the lobby has to be recreated. As soon as the loading screen appears the match will count and must be continued.
Bug Abuse: Abusing a bug is strictly forbidden.
Cheating: The usage of any tool which manipulates the game is strictly forbidden
Account sharing: Any sharing of accounts is strictly forbidden and
Protests
Protests regarding a match has to be brought to the attention of an admin and not later than 15 minutes after the match has finished. The protest must contain all necessary evidence.
Rule violation and punishment
The punishment for any rule violation includes but is not limited to:
Disqualification from the qualifier
Disqualification from the tournament series
Disqualification from future tournaments
Prize Money Reduction
Rule Violation in other Tournaments: organizer reserves its right to punish participants for heavy rule violations in external League of Legends tournaments
Tournament Format
All matches will take place in person using a standard losers bracket with 4-8 teams.
Signup & Check in
As many teams can sign up for this tournament. Players will be expected to arrive at least 30 minutes before their designated time of play to ensure there are no delays. Failure to do this may result in disqualification. Players are expected to be completely prepared at least 10 minutes before their designated pool time and checked in with a bracket admin. Communication between players will be handled through a designated voice channel in discord. Players must be prepared to play at the exact time their pool begins. Any updates, changes to settings, peripheral issues etc are the responsibility of the player. Any tournament delays that are a result of players being unprepared or late may result in disqualification.
Schedule
The tournament will begin at 1pm at the NRG Castle in Los Angeles, CA.
Match Times
The official match times will be published at a later date. In case the number of participants changes, the bracket and match times will be adjusted accordingly and announced on the tournament page.
If at least one participant of a match has not yet been determined at the official match time due to a delay in a previous round, the match time will be adjusted accordingly.
Prizes
5 All Expense Paid Trips from the US to Vegas and front row tickets to UltimateCrown ft. Mr. Beast & Ninja
GAME PAUSES
The game pause is an option available in tournaments to handle major difficulties that cannot be resolved during the game. Game Pause is only available in tournaments with the game type “Tournament Draft”.
Teams may only pause the game if:
There is a major issue to solve
There are no fights underway
After the game is paused, the opposing team must be notified for the reasons of the pause
Any disputes should be handled between the teams during the pause
If there is any kind of unfair conduct, teams must make a screenshot and, after the game is over, alert an adjudicator in command of their round
After a game in which there was a pause, all the players that played the game must stay logged in for 10 minutes after the game’s end to help the admin understand what happened
It is up to the admin to examine the evidence provided, and then to either validate the game result, restart the game, or disqualify a team (for improper pause usage). The team captain, whenever possible, is responsible to gather evidence of the issue as proof for the admin.
DISQUALIFICATIONS
All of the following may result in disqualification upon the admins discretion:
Any team accused and proved to be using any hacks, cheats giving them an unfair advantage in the game.
Any team displaying poor sportsmanship or not following the Summoner’s Code
Any team member using language that is obscene, foul, vulgar, insulting, threatening, abusive, libelous, slanderous, defamatory or otherwise offensive or objectionable; or promote or incite hatred or discriminatory conduct, in or near the match area, at any time.
Playing without a full roster of five players
Account Sharing: Summoners using the original roster’s summoner account with a different player playing
Collusion: Intentionally feeding/throwing the game for the purpose of the other team winning
Making use of any bugs, bots etc.
Smurfing of any kind will be disqualified and banned from the discord server.
The adjudicator has discretion over any matters not listed above. Full uncropped game screenshots or stream footage must be provided to validate disqualification claims. If disqualified, a team forfeits its right to all prizes.