25/03/2022
Comeback Tourna. π
We patiently waited until today to announce this, and because we love the community of magic chess, we, together with our beloved sponsors, have increased the tournament prize pool to Php 25,000!
We are excited to witness all teams showcasing their skills and luck! Below are the tournament structure and guidelines:
Tournament Rules:
β’ Open to all tiers
β’ Starfall blade and Claudeβs Theft Device (CTD) on Beatrix is not allowed
β’ Brown 3 is not allowed
β’ Mavis 2 is not allowed
β’ Lifted bans or any additional bans in commanders, equipment, and crystals will be communicated before the tournament starts.
β’ Open commanders
β’ No hero bans
β’ No chessboard bans
β’ Spectators: Up to 1 registered member per team
β’ Team captains will be added to their respective group chats.
β’ The upper seed in Challonge will be the lobby creator. The lobby creator must send a screenshot of the custom game lobby before starting the game and should wait for the Marshalβs go-signal. Failure to do so may incur penalties such as game loss, match loss, or full disqualification on repeat instances
β’ Punctuality: 10 minutes maximum grace period
β’ Remakes are strictly not allowed. However, an exception may be given if there is a game system error. (Note: The governing Marshal will assess the situation whether a remake should be allowed. The Marshal's decision should be followed.)
β’ All technical issues such as hardware and internet connection are the sole responsibility of each player.
β’ After each game, the winning team is required to send a screenshot of the game result to prove their victory. Failure to do so may incur penalties such as game loss, match loss, or full disqualification on repeat instances.
β’ Disputes and offenses: Disputes and reporting of offenses must be done within 10 minutes after the game and should be reported along with evidence. Reports that do not have evidence will be ignored. Offenses that are reported after the given time allowance will no longer be entertained. Thus, the initial game outcome will be logged as the final game result.
β’ Any changes to the team roster once the brackets have been made will not be allowed.
β’ All rules and regulations found here are final, however, the organizers and/or marshals of the tournament may alter the rules or overrule any outcome to maintain the integrity of the tournament. In such cases, the organizers and/or marshalβs decision should be followed.
Tournament Format:
1. Elimination Stage
β’ All registered team
β’ Teams will be evenly distributed in random order
β’ Single Elimination, Round Robin (0.5 per win)
β’ Best-of-2 for all matches
β’ 28 teams will advance to the qualifier
2. Qualifier Stage
β’ 32 teams (28 teams from Elimination Stage + 4 direct invite teams from Puppeyrus Esports)
β’ Single Elimination, King of the Hill
β’ Open commanders
β’ Best-of-3 for all matches
β’ 16 teams will advance to Group Stage
3. Group Stage
β’ 16 teams
β’ Single Elimination, King of the Hill
β’ Unique commanders
β’ Best-of-3 for all matches
4. Final Stage
β’ 2 teams
β’ Unique commanders
β’ Commander Skill Draft
β’ King of the Hill
β’ Best-of-5
Disqualification:
1. Dishonest or fake information
2. Duplicate players
3. Unsportsmanlike behavior, which includes bad behavior, toxicity, rudeness, and an attitude problem in the tournamentβs group chat, in the lobby, in-game, and in chat
4. Failure to appear in the game lobby on the agreed time and after the given 10-minute time allowance
5. Disrespect towards other players, and tournament organizers/marshals
6. Any form of cheating. This includes the use of 3rd Party applications, piloting of accounts played by unregistered players, etc.
For any questions and clarifications, comment down below.