I am very excited to officially announce Queen's Clash - this is the biggest tournament for female AoE II players that has ever been seen.
We will showcase the talents of the amazing women in the community and celebrate Internationals Women's Day together with an epic battle.
44 players will be competing, but who will take home the crown?
Queen's Clash will be played in two groups “Gold League” and “Silver League”.
The 12 highest rated players will be competing in Gold League. Silver League is for up to 32 players. The elo for seeding the tournament will be the highest 1v1 elo of February.
The format is Single Elimination.
Starting rounds: Best of 3
Semi finals: Best of 5
3rd place match: Best of 5
Finals: Best of 7
Rules:
Lobby Settings:
Lobby Name: Queen’s Clash Player A VS Player B
Visibility: Public
Players: 2
Allow Spectators: [x] Yes
Hide Civilizations: [x] Yes
Spectator Delay: 2 Minutes
Server: The players must agree on a server to play on.
Data Mod: Definitive Set
Game Settings:
Game : Random Match
Map Style : Standard
Location : Determined by the map draft
Size : Tiny (2 player)
AI Difficulty : Standard
Resources: Standard
Population : 200
Game Speed : Normal
Reveal Map : Standard
Starting Age : Standard
Victory: Conquest
Lock Teams : [X] Yes
Team Together : [X] Yes
Lock Speed : [X] Yes
Allow Cheats : [ ] No
Full Tech Tree : [ ] No
Record Game : [X] Yes
Map pool:
Arena, Hill Fort, African Clearing, Amazon Tunnel, Seize The Mountain, Gold Rush, Coastal Forest, Mediterranean, Cenotes, MegaRandom, Golden Swamp, Nomad
Draft:
Lower seeded player = A = Host of the Captains Mode draft
Higher seeded player = B = Guest of the Captains Mode draft
1) For best of 3
Every player can pick 2 home maps and ban one home map from their opponent (picking ABBA, ban B ban A).
Then civs are drafted according to this preset:
https://aoe2cm.net/preset/tXEaV
2) For best of 5
Every player can pick 3 home maps and ban one home map from their opponent (picking ABBAAB, ban A ban B).
Then civs are drafted according to this preset:
https://aoe2cm.net/preset/oZSgQ
3) For best of 7
Every player can pick 4 home maps and ban one home map from their opponent (picking ABBAABBA, ban A ban B).
Then civs are drafted according to this preset (the player of lower 1v1 elo picks first):
https://aoe2cm.net/preset/zqmBj
Restarts:
The game can be restarted within the first 5 minutes, if one of the following points applies:
a) Buggy map creation: At least the following starting resources must be accessible: 5 tiles of the main gold (extra golds are excluded), 4 tiles of stone (extra stones are excluded) and 4 tiles of berries.
b) A player drops within the first 5 minutes
c) Wrong lobby settings
In edge cases the game can be paused to consult an admin, who will decide if a restart is reasonable.
The 12 highest rated players will be competing in Gold League. Silver League is for up to 32 players. The elo for seeding the tournament will be the highest 1v1 elo of February.
The format is Single Elimination.
Starting rounds: Best of 3
Semi finals: Best of 5
3rd place match: Best of 5
Finals: Best of 7
Rules:
- The first map is always Arabia. The loser of the previous game will then pick the next map.
- Civ Drafting will occur for each set. Following the civ draft, settings are hidden civilisation no repeat from those drafted civs.
- Laming: It is allowed to lame the boar, sheep and deer from your opponent.
Deleting straggler trees within 10 tiles of the enemy TC is not allowed.
Walling in your opponent's resources is allowed. - Nomad-style maps (e.g. African Clearing, Nomad):
The first buildings constructed must be either a Town Center, Dock, Mill, house or Lumber camp.
Villager Fights are not allowed before minute 4 (in-game time).
No Barracks, no Outpost, no Palisade Wall, and no more than one House may be built until your Town Center is up.
TC fighting is not allowed. If it happens the game must be replayed. Should the Administration decide that a TC fight occurred intentionally, that player may receive an Admin Loss for that game.
Before minute 4 (in-game time) it is not allowed to block another TC being built by using villagers, intentionally killing enemy villagers, boars, sheep, or deer or steal sheep from your opponents TC. - Fairplay: Treat your opponent in a respectful way. We do not tolerate insults, racism, flaming or other disrespectful behaviour (determined by Admins).
- Smurfing, account sharing and trying to participate as a male player is not allowed. Any discovery of the aforementioned will result in a player's disqualification.
- Immediately after playing the following things have to be submitted via Discord: Civilization draft, Map draft, score and recorded games. Both players are responsible for making sure the admins receive the required information.
- Admins of the tournament are not allowed to participate.
- It is necessary to actually place in order to receive prize money (the players have to show up and play their first series).
- The rules could be updated or modified anytime (all players will be notified of this).
Lobby Settings:
Lobby Name: Queen’s Clash Player A VS Player B
Visibility: Public
Players: 2
Allow Spectators: [x] Yes
Hide Civilizations: [x] Yes
Spectator Delay: 2 Minutes
Server: The players must agree on a server to play on.
Data Mod: Definitive Set
Game Settings:
Game : Random Match
Map Style : Standard
Location : Determined by the map draft
Size : Tiny (2 player)
AI Difficulty : Standard
Resources: Standard
Population : 200
Game Speed : Normal
Reveal Map : Standard
Starting Age : Standard
Victory: Conquest
Lock Teams : [X] Yes
Team Together : [X] Yes
Lock Speed : [X] Yes
Allow Cheats : [ ] No
Full Tech Tree : [ ] No
Record Game : [X] Yes
Map pool:
Arena, Hill Fort, African Clearing, Amazon Tunnel, Seize The Mountain, Gold Rush, Coastal Forest, Mediterranean, Cenotes, MegaRandom, Golden Swamp, Nomad
Draft:
Lower seeded player = A = Host of the Captains Mode draft
Higher seeded player = B = Guest of the Captains Mode draft
1) For best of 3
Every player can pick 2 home maps and ban one home map from their opponent (picking ABBA, ban B ban A).
Then civs are drafted according to this preset:
https://aoe2cm.net/preset/tXEaV
2) For best of 5
Every player can pick 3 home maps and ban one home map from their opponent (picking ABBAAB, ban A ban B).
Then civs are drafted according to this preset:
https://aoe2cm.net/preset/oZSgQ
3) For best of 7
Every player can pick 4 home maps and ban one home map from their opponent (picking ABBAABBA, ban A ban B).
Then civs are drafted according to this preset (the player of lower 1v1 elo picks first):
https://aoe2cm.net/preset/zqmBj
Restarts:
The game can be restarted within the first 5 minutes, if one of the following points applies:
a) Buggy map creation: At least the following starting resources must be accessible: 5 tiles of the main gold (extra golds are excluded), 4 tiles of stone (extra stones are excluded) and 4 tiles of berries.
b) A player drops within the first 5 minutes
c) Wrong lobby settings
In edge cases the game can be paused to consult an admin, who will decide if a restart is reasonable.
Timeframe:
Gold League
Round of 12: Saturday 13th March 20:00 GMT
Round of 8: Saturday 13th March 22:00 GMT
Semifinals : Sunday 14th March 20:00 GMT
Final & 3rd Place: Sunday 14th March 23:00 GMT
Silver League
Round of 32: 06th-12th of March
Round of 16: Saturday 13th March 20:00 GMT
Round of 8: Saturday 13th March 22:00 GMT
Semifinals : Sunday 14th March 14:00 GMT
Final & 3rd Place: Sunday 14th March 17:00 GMT
Prize Pool:
Gold League | Silver League | |
1st | $1 000 | $350 |
2nd | $750 | $250 |
3rd | $500 | $150 |
4th | $400 | $100 |
5-8th | $250 | $50 |
9-12th | $75 |
Streaming:
Anybody can stream the event or cast games. For streaming your POV a stream delay of 2 minutes is mandatory. Please display our logo on your stream.
The games will be streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/tinytriss and https://www.twitch.tv/liltrouble__
To get access to recorded games etc. join this Discord server: https://discord.gg/f44dZWPBAp
Brackets:
https://challonge.com/QueensClashSilver
https://challonge.com/QueensClashGold
Sign-ups:
Fill out this form to sign up: https://forms.gle/Zvs8LEkuK2e9B8mL8
Sign-ups are open from 1st of March 18 GMT until Friday 5th of March 20 GMT.
Your sign-up elo will be your highest 1v1 elo of February.
If you are unranked in February, you have to play at least 10 1v1s before you can sign up for the event.
You will be contacted as soon as your sign up is confirmed (only the top 44 players can participate, others will be put on a waiting list).
PLEASE NOTE: Only Entrants who identify as female will be considered for participation for the event. All other Entrants will be disqualified
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