poLANd.tf 2024 #winter 6v6 Qualification Stage
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poLANd.tf 2024 #winter Qualification Stage rules:
1. Players signing up for the event should use their actual nicknames here and in-game as well, in order to facilitate the flow of the tournament and for easier game result identification purposes.
2. During the games, ETF2L configs and plugins are used:
- etf2l_6v6_5cp for 5CP maps,
- etf2l_6v6_koth for KOTH maps.
The list of allowed items during the tournament can be found on Whitelist.tf as for ETF2L 6v6 Autumn 2023.
3. Map pool for the tournament is:
- koth_bagel_rc7
- cp_entropy_b5
- cp_gullywash_f9
- cp_metalworks_f5
- cp_process_f12
- koth_product_final
- cp_snakewater_final1
- cp_sultry_b8a
- cp_sunshine
4. Allowed class limits are:
- 2 Scouts
- 2 Soldiers
- 1 Pyro
- 1 Demoman
- 1 Heavy
- 1 Engineer
- 1 Medic
- 1 Sniper
- 2 Spies
5. 5CP maps are played with win limit of 5 rounds and time limit 30 minutes. If the resulting score after time limit is tied, a single round rematch with time limit of 15 minutes will be played. If neither of the teams manages to win a round by then, the round is restarted and whoever captures the middle point first wins.
Koth (King of the Hill) maps are played with win limit of 3 rounds.
6. To register a team, it should have at least 6 players. Teams are allowed to have one substitute player.
7. The team must have at least 5 players on the server and no more than 6, for the match to be started and continued.
8. Each team has a right for a 5 min pause during a match. To request a pause, team A (the one that requests a break) informs the enemy team about it through chat; team B has 15 seconds to begin the pause. If the pause has not been started after this time, team A can turn it on themselves. Team B has the option of not initiating a pause if it has been requested in the middle of fighting between the players.
9. Mercenaries (mercs) are allowed only if the enemy team allows a particular player. Teams do not entitled to get a mercenary by default, without a consent of the opposing team and the tournament admin(s). A team can use a maximum of one merc per match.
10. After the group phase, winners advance to the main event, second places advances to the Knockout Stage and the remaining teams are knocked out. In the event of ties, the winner of the group shall be decided by the following methods (until a winner is determined), in the order indicated:
- Win vs Tied Participants
- Game/Set Wins
- Points Scored
We recommend reading about how this method works here: https://help.toornament.com/match/the-tiebreakers.
11. All matches are played in BO3 (best of three) system. You are supposed to choose maps through pick ban system, where you perform a "heavy fist fight" where you are allowed to fight with stock fists only on heavy. Winner of the duel picks a side A or B and the pick/ban order is as follows:
Team A eliminates a map
Team B eliminates a map
Team B picks a map
Team A picks a map
Team A eliminates a map
Team B eliminates a map
Team B eliminates a map
Team A eliminates a map
The remaining map is the decider map
12. Match scores are supposed to be submitted no later than 4 hours after match date start.
13. You are supposed to agree on a date with your opponent up to 12 hours before the default match time. If you cannot get into the agreement, you must play the match(es) on a default match time(s):
Main stage:
Round 1: Saturday 20:30 CET 9.12.2023
Round 2: Sunday 20:30 CET 10.12.2023
Round 3: Monday 20:30 CET 11.12.2023
Matches must be played no later than Tuesday 23:59 CET 12.12.2023
Knockout stage:
round 1: Wednesday 20:30 CET 13.12.2023
round 2: Thursday 20:30 CET 14.12.2023
round 3: Friday 20:30 CET 15.12.2023
Matches must be played no later than Sunday 23:59 CET 17.12.2023.
14. During the tournament, cheating in any form is prohibited. Players caught cheating will be disqualified from all PoLANd.tf events.
15. Participants cannot be banned/blacklisted on ETF2L (https://etf2l.org and RGL (https://rgl.gg) for any other reason than demo upload failure in order to participate.
16. In situations not specified by these rules, ETF2L 6v6 Autumn 2023 rules are enforced. In case these rules are not applicable, a decision will be made by the tournament admin(s) or tournament organizer.
1. Players signing up for the event should use their actual nicknames here and in-game as well, in order to facilitate the flow of the tournament and for easier game result identification purposes.
2. During the games, ETF2L configs and plugins are used:
- etf2l_6v6_5cp for 5CP maps,
- etf2l_6v6_koth for KOTH maps.
The list of allowed items during the tournament can be found on Whitelist.tf as for ETF2L 6v6 Autumn 2023.
3. Map pool for the tournament is:
- koth_bagel_rc7
- cp_entropy_b5
- cp_gullywash_f9
- cp_metalworks_f5
- cp_process_f12
- koth_product_final
- cp_snakewater_final1
- cp_sultry_b8a
- cp_sunshine
4. Allowed class limits are:
- 2 Scouts
- 2 Soldiers
- 1 Pyro
- 1 Demoman
- 1 Heavy
- 1 Engineer
- 1 Medic
- 1 Sniper
- 2 Spies
5. 5CP maps are played with win limit of 5 rounds and time limit 30 minutes. If the resulting score after time limit is tied, a single round rematch with time limit of 15 minutes will be played. If neither of the teams manages to win a round by then, the round is restarted and whoever captures the middle point first wins.
Koth (King of the Hill) maps are played with win limit of 3 rounds.
6. To register a team, it should have at least 6 players. Teams are allowed to have one substitute player.
7. The team must have at least 5 players on the server and no more than 6, for the match to be started and continued.
8. Each team has a right for a 5 min pause during a match. To request a pause, team A (the one that requests a break) informs the enemy team about it through chat; team B has 15 seconds to begin the pause. If the pause has not been started after this time, team A can turn it on themselves. Team B has the option of not initiating a pause if it has been requested in the middle of fighting between the players.
9. Mercenaries (mercs) are allowed only if the enemy team allows a particular player. Teams do not entitled to get a mercenary by default, without a consent of the opposing team and the tournament admin(s). A team can use a maximum of one merc per match.
10. After the group phase, winners advance to the main event, second places advances to the Knockout Stage and the remaining teams are knocked out. In the event of ties, the winner of the group shall be decided by the following methods (until a winner is determined), in the order indicated:
- Win vs Tied Participants
- Game/Set Wins
- Points Scored
We recommend reading about how this method works here: https://help.toornament.com/match/the-tiebreakers.
11. All matches are played in BO3 (best of three) system. You are supposed to choose maps through pick ban system, where you perform a "heavy fist fight" where you are allowed to fight with stock fists only on heavy. Winner of the duel picks a side A or B and the pick/ban order is as follows:
Team A eliminates a map
Team B eliminates a map
Team B picks a map
Team A picks a map
Team A eliminates a map
Team B eliminates a map
Team B eliminates a map
Team A eliminates a map
The remaining map is the decider map
12. Match scores are supposed to be submitted no later than 4 hours after match date start.
13. You are supposed to agree on a date with your opponent up to 12 hours before the default match time. If you cannot get into the agreement, you must play the match(es) on a default match time(s):
Main stage:
Round 1: Saturday 20:30 CET 9.12.2023
Round 2: Sunday 20:30 CET 10.12.2023
Round 3: Monday 20:30 CET 11.12.2023
Matches must be played no later than Tuesday 23:59 CET 12.12.2023
Knockout stage:
round 1: Wednesday 20:30 CET 13.12.2023
round 2: Thursday 20:30 CET 14.12.2023
round 3: Friday 20:30 CET 15.12.2023
Matches must be played no later than Sunday 23:59 CET 17.12.2023.
14. During the tournament, cheating in any form is prohibited. Players caught cheating will be disqualified from all PoLANd.tf events.
15. Participants cannot be banned/blacklisted on ETF2L (https://etf2l.org and RGL (https://rgl.gg) for any other reason than demo upload failure in order to participate.
16. In situations not specified by these rules, ETF2L 6v6 Autumn 2023 rules are enforced. In case these rules are not applicable, a decision will be made by the tournament admin(s) or tournament organizer.