Noobstorm Challenger Series | DOTA 2

Dota 2 Tournament Rules

Registration: Teams must register 5 members compulsory and + 1 optional substitute player

Tournament Format: The tournament format will be explained in detail on Discord (DOTA #schedule).

Conduct
• Agreeing on losing on purpose will be considered a disqualification act if found out by the
organizers.
• Teams are advised to be humble and to be strict with each other in enforcing the rules for
the smooth flow of the tournament.
• Any dispute may be directed to the tournament admins via Discord (DOTA #queries).

General Tournament Rules
• Players and teams should set official player and team names in the game client.
• All players should be officially registered for the team they are representing.
• Usage of any 3rd party application files that may affect the gameplay of Dota 2 is strictly prohibited without the authorization of an admin. No config of any sort may be added to the game before the start of a match.

Refereeing and controversial situations.
• Schedule and refereeing for every single match is done by the match admin. The admin will make decisions according to these Regulations and inform teams. In extraordinary situations or in situations which are not described here, the main admin will be the one to make a decision.
• From the teams’ sides, only the captain may communicate about any issues or controversial situations.
o Protests have to be raised within 15 minutes after the match finishes, otherwise, they can't be used to influence the result.
• Decisions about controversial situations can only be made by the Main Admin.
• Admins’ decisions are ultimate and are not open to discussion.
• If two teams played a match and no protests are filed in the succeeding 15 minutes, it cannot be replayed under any circumstances.

Disciplinary punishments and Pauses.
• Being late for 20 minutes — Default loss in this certain game.
• Insulting opponents, provocation
o Warning
o Repeating the offence - Default loss.
• Insulting administration — Default loss.
• If a punishment is not described in the ruleset, the main admin may use any punishment, depending on the situation and the regulations.

Lobby details
• All matches are created by the admins
o Lobby settings:
 Game Mode: Captains Mode
 Server Location: TBD
 Lobby Visibility: Public
 Starting Team: Choosing a Side or Pick is made by Automatic coin toss. (If the automatic coin toss doesn't work, we will manually pick it)
 Enable Cheats: OFF
 All Chat: OFF
 Fill Empty Slots with Bots: OFF
 Spectators: Enable
• Teams and players must be in the lobby 5 minutes before start to decide sides/first pick.
• Spectators are not allowed in the lobby. Managers and other teams’ players are not allowed to be in the lobby. Only official casters are allowed to be in the game lobby.
• Pauses are not allowed except for technical reasons. The team that pauses has to write in all-chat the reason for the pause.
• Total game duration – The game lasts until the winner is known. The winner is the team which destroys enemies Ancient or forces them to surrender.
• If a game experiences a critical bug at any point during the match that significantly alters game stats or gameplay mechanics, or the external environmental conditions become untenable then a restart may occur. NOOBSTORM GAMING officials must determine that the bug is critical and verifiable.
o If a player believes she/he has experienced a critical bug, she/he must pause the game and alert a referee in a timely fashion.
o Remaking:
 IF before first blood or 5 minutes (whichever comes first) game will be hosted in all pick and same heroes must be picked.
 IF after first blood or 5 minutes (whichever comes first) game will be hosted in captain’s mode and teams will do a new draft.
• Each team captain shall verify that every player on his/her team has finalized their intended game settings. Please resolve any problems that might occur before a match starts. Starting to play the match means that you agree with the pre-match situation.