The Crystal Cup - Rules & Settings

[ShadowCrystallux]

Welcome to the very first "Crystal Cup" tournament, hosted by myself and ZeroZabias!

This is a single elimination 1v1 tournament which aims to highlight some of the best players in the "intermediate" level of play - between 1200 and 1700 elo.

Brackets:

There are 3 brackets:
1200-1349
1349-1499
1500-1700

In each bracket, there is space for up to 32 people.

Seeding will be done based on the average between your current and peak ranked 1v1 elo. Your peak elo cannot exceed the bracket's elo cap by more than 50.


Entry Requirements:

• You need to have played 80 or more ranked 1v1s on your account before entering
• You must fit the above elo criteria
• Smurf accounts must be declared, and you will be seeded according to the highest possible elo between those accounts

Prizepool:

If you would like to contribute, please let me know through discord: ShadowCrystallux#0806

Percentage based winnings per winner/runner-up:

Current prizepool: $150

Upper elo winner: 25%
Middle elo winner: 22.5%
Lower elo winner: 20%
Upper elo runner-up: 15%
Middle elo runner-up: 10%
Lower elo runner-up: 7.5%

Spoiler: Donators

ZeroZabias $100
ShadowCrystallux $50

Expected Timeframe:

All games, with the exception of semi-finals and finals, should be organised between the two players alone, but the semi-finals and finals must be discussed with the admins of this tournament to find a suitable time so that they may be cast live. Players will be informed as quickly as humanly possible if there are delays for any reason whatsoever.

Sign-up deadline: 22nd August
Seeding: 23rd August
Round of 32: 24th August - 30th August
Round of 16: 31st August - 6th September
Round of 8: 7th September - 13th September
Semi-Finals: (TBD)
Finals: (TBD)

Tournament Format:

All matches are best of 3, with the exception of the semi-finals and finals which are best of 5.

First game is always on Arabia.

Each player bans two maps, then pick one home map for Bo3, and 2 for Bo5. Players then globally ban a civ. Civ picks may not be repeated.

Map bans:
Higher seed -> lower seed -> higher seed -> lower seed

Map picks:
Higher seed -> lower seed -> higher seed -> lower seed

Civ bans:
Higher seed -> lower seed

Rules:

• No deleting opponent's straggler trees
• No TC douching
• Laming is allowed, including but not limited to taking boars, sheep and walling in of opponent's resources
• 1 restart per Bo3 or Bo5 is allowed, but must be called in before the 4 minute mark of in-game time
• If a bugged map occurs, an Admin Re may be issued. If a player wishes to call for a re for a bugged map, it must be before either player reaches the Feudal Age, and the replay must still be provided for verification.

Spoiler: Rules

§1 - Seeding and Participation
The Crystal Cup has space for up to 32 participants per bracket that players may sign-up for. After the signups stage has been completed, all players will be seeded according to the average between their highest and current elo. Signups are available for all players that have their personal best elo of anywhere between 1200-1750.

§2 - Respecting Deadlines
You must complete your games within the given deadline. Failure to do so will result in disqualification of one or both players, depending on effort made to schedule the match by each player.

§3 - Admin Times
If both players cannot come to an agreement in scheduling their match, admins will analyse the situation, schedule, and time zones in order to add a viable Admin Time that suits both players to the best of their ability.
If there is no agreement about the playing time by Thursday 04:00 GMT, admins may get involved.

§4 - Respect & Fairplay
Flaming, racism and sexism will not be tolerated during this tournament, and will result in immediate disqualification. Any cheating (i.e. using hacks to win matches) will result in immediate disqualification and a permanent ban from future events hosted by ShadowCrystallux and/or ZeroZabias.
Players are requested to limit the time between games during a match as much as possible to improve the experience of everyone involved.

§5 - No Smurfing
All players have agreed to the No Smurf rule. Each player must submit all relevant player usernames for Admin discussion. Smurfing and account sharing is not allowed. Any discovery of the aforementioned will result in a player's disqualification. You must play on your highest rated account for all tournament games.

§6 - Lobby Location
All tournament games are to be played in an unranked lobby in AoE2 DE with the allow spectators option turned on.
By signing up, players acknowledge that their games can be spectated and casted by any streamers.
If a game is not recorded, it must be replayed regardless of the result.

§7 - Recorded Games Posting
The winning player must post their recorded games, the map draft & civ bans in the recorded games forum immediately after the conclusion of their games, if this information is not posted, the result will be void.

§8 - Scheduling
Players will schedule publically in the Scheduling Forum. Scheduled Games may be posted in the Crystal Cup Tournament "Comfirmed Games" thread.

§9 - Restoring
In case of disconnections, the players must attempt to save and restore. All the .mgz recorded game files (multiple parts of the game before/after drop) must be provided when posting the recorded games.
If restoring is not possible, the recorded game should be provided, along with any additional information to the Administration of Crystal Cup instantly. Subsequently, facts will be analysed and a final decision made. If an Admin is not around at the time of playing and the players cannot agree on a result, continue with the rest of the series and if the series is tied 2-2 at the end, then the final game shall be rescheduled.

§10 - Schedule Reliability, Admin Wins, Rescheduling
If a player does not show up to a scheduled game without notice their opponent must wait for a minimum of 20 minutes before any action can be taken. They should notify an Admin as soon as possible and a decision will be made.

§11 - Prize Money
Prizes will be sent via PayPal. Other arrangements may be able to be made, however there may be unavoidable third party fees.

§12 - Communication
Each player must be fluent in English and is responsible for scheduling, possible disputes, and everything else regarding their participation. If a player is not fluent in English, they can have an External Operator to represent them during scheduling, recorded game posting and in the Crystal Cup in general. The External Operator must be added in the sign-up post.

§13 - Streaming, Spectating & Spoilers
The entire event is open to casting. Players in the tournament who stream are allowed to stream their point of view up until the semi finals but must have a 2 minute delay on their stream. Semi finals and finals are open to casting, but players in the tournament are not allowed to stream their point of view during the live match.

§14 - Tournament Delay(s)
Admins may delay the tournament due to game breaking bugs, crashes or freezes. As much notice as possible will be given in such an event, however.

§15 - Rules Additions
New rules can be added and current rules can be changed. However, Admins MUST inform the players about such changes in the Crystal Cup Rules & Settings forum. All the latest additions in Rules & Settings will be in red.

Spoiler: Maps

Golden Pit
Ravines
Yucatan
Mongolia
Serengeti
Acropolis
Cenotes
Arena
Hideout
Mediterranean
Islands
Golden Swamp

Spoiler: Admins

ShadowCrystallux
ZeroZabias

Edits:

Changed the order of map ban > civ ban > map pick, to map ban > map pick > civ ban
Clarified that game 1 is always on Arabia
Clarified that "80 games" is 80 ranked 1v1 games
"Admin Re" for bugged maps - rule added
Clarified that civ bans are global, and that no civ repeats are allowed.
Clarifying that Victory Condition is Conquest.