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Event Rules

• Event Format:

  • 6v6 Team format
  • Single Elimination (WINNERS ROUND 1-2 & LOSERS ROUND 1 & 2)
  • Matches start simultaneously or as available in the bracket
  • Grace Period: 10 minutes for teams to check in
  • If the opposing team is a no-show, use the “Call a Moderator” button on start.gg

• Match Format:

  • All matches are Best of 1** until TOP 8, after which matches become** Best of 3.
  • TOP 4:** Best of 5.** _ ** GRAND FINALS** BEST OF 7 (if time allows for it, then it will also be a best of five)

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Match Setup

• If your match is streamed:

  • TO's will notify you in your bracket chat. **AND IT'S MARKED ON START.GG! **
  • Captains invite their team members to the lobby.

• If your match is not streamed:

  • Set the game mode to Custom Game → Competitive.
  • Select appropriate maps:
    • Round 1: Convoy
    • Round 2: Domination
    • Round 3: Convergence
  • Set Room Settings:
    • Join Access: Invitation Only
    • Spectator Access: No Spectating
    • Ban/Pick Settings: Leader Only
  • Choose the appropriate server (Default: Virginia).

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Disconnect (DC) Rules

• Before the first elimination: Lobby will be remade, and teams will repeat the same pick bans.
• After the first elimination: The map continues in a 5v6 state until the player re-joins.

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Map Selection & Striking

• Map Pool:

  • Convoy: Yggsdrasill Path, Spider Islands
  • Convergence: Symbiotic Surface, Hall of Djalia
  • Domination: Royal Palace, Birnin T'Challa, Hell’s Heaven

• Repeat map picks are not allowed in the same series.

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Map Striking Rules

• For Best of 1 Matches:

  • Team 1 bans 1 map.
  • Team 2 bans 1 map and picks 1 map.
  • Team 1 picks 1 map, then bans 1 map.
  • Team 2 picks the last map.
  • Team 1 chooses red or blue team for map 1 (if available).
  • The losing team chooses red or blue for the next map (if available).

• For Best of 3 Matches:

  • Team 1 bans 1 map.
  • Team 2 bans 1 map and picks the first map.
  • Team 1 chooses red or blue for map 1 (if available).
  • The losing team picks the next map.
  • The winning team chooses red or blue for the next map.

• For Best of 5 Matches:

  • Team 2 picks the first map.
  • Team 1 chooses red or blue for map 1 (if available).
  • The losing team picks the next map.
  • The winning team chooses red or blue for the next map.

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Character Striking

• All Character Ban/Protect phases will be completed in-game.

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