Panda Cup #1

Panda Cup #1

By STLK
Online
Rules
POV stream is allowed with 1 min delay and Link on official stream https://www.twitch.tv/stlk + Panda Cup Logo on Discord channel Logo.

Signups

1st Cup registration link: https://www.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/3718958269046644736/information
All links can be found in discord: Panda Cup. Registration.
Teams need to confirm their participation in each cup From 17 cest to 17:30 cest
Sign-ups will close the day before the Cup at 23:59 CEST (GMT+2/UTC+2). This would mean the following dates: 15th July, 22th July and 29th July.
All teams should be in Discord in Tournament time as 5 in their Team Room name: Tournament discord: https://discord.com/invite/stalk
And check-in 1 hour time. Before tournament start.

Points and 1-3 cups.
Panda Cup tournament is based on a points structure where teams can accumulate points over 3 cups
Panda cups are single elimination tournaments
Round of 16 matches will use BO1 format, the two rounds after (quarter & semi-finals) use BO3 format and the finals will be BO5.
The following rewards are awarded for final placement in any given cup
Top1= 100pts Top2=80pts Top4=60pts Top8=40pts Top16=20pts
Winner Regular Cup get 2000Rub.
2nd Place get 1000Rub

Tiebreakers

Tiebreakers for the cups will be decided based on:
Points
Highest finish placement in any qualifier
Second highest finish placement in any qualifier
Third highest finish placement in any qualifier
Head-to-head score
Map score
Match setup

A command will be used to determine the map ban/pick order using a match channel STLK discord.
The winner starts by banning a map
The loser responds by banning another map
The winner picks the first map
The loser receives first pick in the game
After the first game the losing team can choose to either pick a map or have first pick. The winner of the game will receive the other.
Attendance, delays, breaks and pauses

A team must be present 15 minutes in advance of the scheduled start time, all matches after the first round will begin from the moment both teams for that round have been decided.
A team whom's first match is in the 2nd round of the bracket will have to be present 15 minutes in advance of the scheduled start time of the 2nd round.
A team will be considered tardy, if the team has not assembled 5 minutes after the agreed upon time. The team will receive a warning.
A team that is tardy for 10 minutes forfeits a match.
A maximum break of 5 minutes between maps is allowed before a team becoming tardy.
A maximum break of 10 minutes between rounds is allowed before a team becomes tardy.
Pauses may only be started for technical difficulties
The time pool for pauses is 10 minutes, after which the game will resume.
Map pool

Battlefield of Eternity
Alterac Pass
Cursed Hollow
Dragon Shire
Infernal Shrines
Sky Temple
Tomb of the Spider Queen
Towers of Doom
Volskaya Foundry
Braxis Holdout


The top 8 teams based on the points from the first 3 Cups go to Finals
Panda Cup Finals follows similar rules to the weekly cups with the differences in format being:
Panda Cup Finals is a double elimination tournament
Games will be BO3 except for the grand finals which will be BO5
Prize Pool: 1st: 5500RUB + 50% сбора средств, 2nd: 2750RUB + 25% , 3rd: 1650RUB+15%, 4: 1100RUB + 10%. ( At 08.07 Это 1= 18000RUB 2= 11750RUB 3= 5400RUB 4= 3600RUB) Overall PrizePool is 45000RUB now= 650$
* is crowdfunding.
Teams participating in Panda Cup are prohibited from using known bugs or exploits, doing so will result in the loss of the match and continued abuse will result in the expulsion from future tournaments.
Bugs or exploits not shown on the ban list can still be declared known by the administrative team. Use of said bugs or exploits to create unfair matches will be followed with disciplinary action.

Every team Must upload Replay after game that they play to discord in chat: results.

Panda Cup can change any rule as they wanna.

Rules may change in between tournaments to ensure the continuation of Panda Cup.

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