LANified! 30: Tournament Rules & Formats

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LANified! 30: Tournament Rules & Formats

Postby BloodyIron » Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:14 am

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive specific rules:
  • Round time limit - 1:55
  • Freeze time limit - 0:15
  • Bomb Timer - 0:40
  • Starting money - $800
  • Game length - 30 rounds, teams swap sides after 15 rounds
  • First team to reach 16 points wins that game
  • Friendly Fire - On
  • Player Collision - On
  • Third-party software relevant to the game is not allowed, this includes utility software.
  • Pauses will be limited to 5 minutes maximum. If a team cannot participate past the 5 minute mark, they will forfeit the game. Excessive pauses (abuse) may result in a team forfeiting a match series, or the tournament, at the discretion of LANified! Tournament Administration.
  • STEAM player names & STEAM profiles/IDs must match the name used for tournament registration

Maps:
  • de_cache
  • de_cbble
  • de_inferno
  • de_mirage
  • de_nuke
  • de_overpass
  • de_train

Map & Side selection:
Stage 1 (Saturday):
  • Starting side for each match will be determined by a knife-only round. The team that wins the knife round will pick which side they start the game on. A draw/tie for the knife round will result in starting sides to be randomly assigned by LANified! Tournament Administration.
  • Maps will be agreed upon between the captains of the paired teams, per match. If the teams cannot agree on a map, the Tournament Administrator will pick one. This is to keep Stage 1 running smoothly.
Stage 2 (Sunday):
  • Starting side for each match will be determined by a knife-only round. The team that wins the knife round will pick which side they start the game on. A draw/tie for the knife round will result in starting sides to be randomly assigned by LANified! Tournament Administration.
  • bo1 (Best-Of-1) Matches - Maps will be agreed upon between the captains of the paired teams, per match. If the teams cannot agree on a map, the Tournament Administrator will pick one.
  • bo3 (Best-Of-3) Matches - Map Vetoes and Picks will follow the following pattern: "ban/ban/pick/pick/ban/ban/last map is 3rd map in series". Vetoes/Picks will be done in-game. Knives for starting sides comes after this process. The team to get first ban will be randomly determined.
  • bo5 (Best-Of-5) Matches - Map Vetoes and Picks will follow the following pattern: "ban/ban/pick/pick/pick/pick/last map is 5th map in series". Vetoes/Picks will be done in-game. Knives for starting sides comes after this process. The team to get first ban will be randomly determined.

Overtime:
  • All games in all tiers and stages will play overtime to completion

Breaks:
  • Break lengths are meant to keep the tournament running smoothly, PLEASE do not go over break limits. The less breaks you can take, the smoother the tournament will run.
  • Please save your breaks for between MATCHES and not INDIVIDUAL GAMES IN A SERIES (such as bo3/bo5 series). If you absolutely must take a break during a series, be sure to inform LANified! Tournament Administration.
  • Captains are required to inform LANified! Tournament Administration that they are taking a break, and how long the break will be.
  • If your team is found to be grossly late, your team may face disqualification from the tournament, or face match forfeiture, at the discretion of LANified! Tournament Administration.
  • Maximum length of breaks between matches will differ between stages of the tournament.
  • Stage 1 - Max Break Length 15 Minutes
  • Stage 2 - Max Break Length 30 Minutes

General rules:
  • All matches will be 5v5. Teams are not allowed to play with an incomplete roster, even if the missing player(s) is/are on a break.
  • MATCHES consist of GAMES, depending on which MATCH format is used. Eg. bo1 (best-of-1) consists of ONE GAME PER MATCH, bo3 (best-of-3) consists of UP TO THREE GAMES PER MATCH.
  • Teams consist of 5 players, no ringers, no bots, no coaches, no roster changes, no exceptions
  • All teams must declare only one Captain, who will represent and co-ordinate the team with LANified! Tournament Administration & others
  • Only team captains can report results. Both team captains must report match results.
  • All matches will only be played on LANified! assigned servers
  • Any match at any time during the tournament may be selected for broadcast. If your match is selected for broadcast, this may involve coordination with LANified! NETworks Production staff. Please comply with their instructions to ensure broadcasting and spectating operates smoothly.
  • Third-party textures/models/sounds are not allowed
  • Teams considered to be a poor sport, at the discretion of LANified! Tournament Administration, will be warned once. If they continue to be poor sports, their entire team will be disqualified from the tournament without refund.
  • Cheating in a tournament will result in immediate expulsion of the entire team from the event without refund. DO NOT CHEAT, NO EXCEPTIONS.
  • If a game server experiences catastrophic failure, the game will be restarted at the last available backup.
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Re: LANified! 30: Tournament Rules & Formats

Postby BloodyIron » Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:14 am

The Main Tournament for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be broken down into 2 stages. Stage 1 will occur on Saturday, and Stage 2 will occur on Sunday. Stage 2 will also feature 2 Tiers.

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Saturday - Stage 1 - Placement
  • The Round Robin bracket(s) will execute until all teams in their bracket have faced all possible opponents once
  • Matches will be Bo1 (Best-Of-1)
  • Teams will be distributed randomly into (a) Round Robin bracket(s). Distribution and how teams advance will follow the below parameters:

  • 3-7 Registered teams
    • All teams in a single Round Robin bracket
    • Top 4 teams proceed to Stage 2 - Tier 1, based on bracket performance
    • Remaining teams proceed to Stage 2 - Tier 2
  • 8-11 Registered teams
    • Team pool will be broken into two Round Robin brackets
    • Top 2 teams from each bracket (total 4) proceed to Stage 2 - Tier 1, based on bracket performance
    • Remaining teams proceed to Stage 2 - Tier 2
  • 12-15 Registered teams
    • Team pool will be broken into three Round Robin brackets
    • Top 1 team from each bracket (3 teams), plus best performing remaining team (total 4), proceed to Stage 2 - Tier 1, based on bracket performance
    • Remaining teams proceed to Stage 2 - Tier 2
  • 16 Registered teams
    • Team pool will be broken into four Round Robin brackets
    • Top 1 team from each bracket (4 teams), proceed to Stage 2 - Tier 1, based on bracket performance
    • Remaining teams proceed to Stage 2 - Tier 2

Sunday - Stage 2
Tier 1:
  • Teams in this Stage and Tier will enter into a Single-Elimination bracket. This bracket will constitute final ranking.
  • Semi-Final Matches will be Bo3
  • Final Matches will be Bo5

Tier 2:
  • Teams in this Stage and Tier will enter into a Single-Elimination bracket.
  • Final Matches will be Bo3
  • All other Matches will be Bo1

Bracket definitions:
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