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CyberGamer are pleased to announce their first DotA 2 weekend cup running 11th and 12th of May. This online event features cash prizes of $350!



Registration

Teams may sign up by entering a special ladder made specifically for this tournament here. This tournament will be closed after 64 teams have registered. Note that all players (including team subs) must be on the team roster for them to be able to compete. This event is free-to-play and no entry fees will apply.

IMPORTANT: South-East Asian players will be allowed for this tournament, however the team must consist of atleast two Australian players (not including subs, all subs to be Australian/NZ) and any applying team with more than two SEA players should contact an admin with the forms below and give information below. We are allowing this because we recognize the large player base of SEA. All matches are to be played on AUS servers.



Prizes

Ahh yes, what is in it for the podium placed competitors? We are glad to announce that the first, second and third place winners will not be left un-compensated for competing in this event. The prizes are as follows!



1st - $250

2nd - $75

3rd - $25



EDIT: A DotA 2 Swag Pack valued at over $75 will be given away to one lucky live viewer during the event! The pack inlcudes: a DotA 2 shirt, necklace, posters, lanyard and keychain!



Structure & Timing

Prior to competition beginning a checkin will be required for competing teams on each day of the tournament (If you did not advance to day two you need not checkin for day two). A thread will be created on the forums for teams to checkin, to checkin have the team captain post their team name and that they are ready. E.g. "Team Dota - Ready!" The following format applies for the tournament throughout the weekend:



Day One (Saturday 11th May)

Tournament Checkin: 10AM - 1 PM

Brackets Released: 1.30 PM

Tournament Start: 2.00 PM

Round 1: 2.00 PM - 3.15 PM

Round 2: 3.30 PM - 4.45 PM

Round 3: 5.00 PM



Day One will be a 64 team best of one single elimination format. The top 8 teams will advance to day two.



Day Two (Sunday 12th May)

Tournament Checkin: 10 AM - 11.30 AM

Brackets Released: 11.45 AM

Tournament Start: 12.00 PM

Round 1: 12.00 PM - 1.15 PM

Round 2 + Loser Bracket Round 1: 1.30 PM - 2.45 PM

Semifinals + Loser Bracket Round 2: 3.00 PM - 4.15 PM

Loser Bracket Semifinals: 4.30 PM - 5.45 PM

Loser Bracket Finals: 6.00 PM - 7.15 PM

Grand Final Best of Three: 7.30 PM



Day Two will be 8 team double elimination format. All games (unless specified above) will be played as best of one.



Competition Rules

A special ruleset has been created for this tournament and will be heavily enforced, we are not worried about disqualifying teams if it comes to it as this is a free-to-join event. If you struggle to find the ruleset, there is a link to them right here.



Time wasters will not be tolerated, for this event we are shortening the delay rule to 5 minutes, so if your game does not start within 5 minutes of being told to start without good reason, the team not ready will get put down as forfeiting and the other team getting the win. Pausing will also be under scrutiny with people pausing for no reason will be punished.



Referees

All members of the DotA 2 Admin team will be active during this event. If you have any issues during the event you can contact them through a private message on CyberGamer:

Shieldeh

Lionberg

T.A.G

siql

Serialz



Shoutcasting

Shoutcasting will be provided by Basskip on the CyberGamer Network channel here. You can also view Basskips personal channel here . Drop Basskip a like on Facebook !



Extra information

As an added incentive for you to do your best in this tournament, we will be using this tournament as a primary source of information regarding the strength of the competing teams for future competitions ;)



Any general questions feel free to post below, for questions relating to your team please contact one of the admins above.