SanctifiedGG and Cray Squad present a new weekly Starcraft 2 tournament.





Rules:

Please read ALL RULES AND INFORMATION before registering.

Join SC2 Channel sanctifiedgg (/join sanctifiedgg)

This is a FREE ENTRY prized North America 1v1 tournament!

Prizes:

$30 to the first place winner

$15 to the second place winner

$5 to the third place winner





General Rules

Players should always address the administrators and each other in a polite and respectful way.

An administrator has the final say in all matters.

When the administrator says the word is final, the word is final and cannot be overruled.

Under extreme circumstances administrators reserve the right to change the rules.



Matches in the Group Stage will be played as a BO3 series.

Matches in the Final Stage will be played as a BO5 series.





Server

All games must be played on the Americas Battle.net server





Game Preparations

Prior to the beginning of the tournament, all players will be asked to join a chat channel in game.

Players will have up to 15 minutes after the beginning of every round to begin playing their games. Should a player be more than 15 minutes late to a match, they will forfeit the first game of that match. Should a player be more than 30 minutes late to a match, they will forfeit the match. The players are allowed a 5 minute break between games during a match. Administrators reserve the right to change these timings if required.

Disconnects and Computer Failures The in game "Recover from Replay" feature should be used in case of a disconnect due to technical failure. If for some reason it does not work, see following rule:

If either player disconnects from the game due to technical reasons and the game is heavily favoured to the extent that the game would definitely have been won by one player an administrator may rule the game in favour of said player. Should the game be too close to call, it will be replayed.

The in game "Recover from Replay" feature should be used in case of a disconnect due to technical failure. If for some reason it does not work, see following rule:If either player disconnects from the game due to technical reasons and the game is heavily favoured to the extent that the game would definitely have been won by one player an administrator may rule the game in favour of said player. Should the game be too close to call, it will be replayed.

Complaints If a player wants to make a complaint about a game result, they must contact the administrator immediately following the game. If a player wants to make a complaint about a game result, they must contact the administrator immediately following the game.

Players are responsible for their own presence during the tournament.

If a player wants to object a game result ruled by an administrator, this has to take place immediately following the game.







Maps

Apotheosis

Dasan Station Frost Frozen Temple Galactic Process King Sejong Station New Gettysburg

Every tournament game will be played on maps from the map pool only. Each round, the first map of the series will be announced by the tournament administrator and all games will be played on that map. Each following game the map will be chosen by the loser of the previous game.

Punishments Should a player purposely attempt to sabotage the games, another player or an administrator in any way, the player will be disqualified.

Bad behaviour towards other players, administrators or broadcasters may result in a disqualification.

Should a player purposely attempt to sabotage the games, another player or an administrator in any way, the player will be disqualified.Bad behaviour towards other players, administrators or broadcasters may result in a disqualification.

In Game Rules Chatting No excessive chatting is allowed in the game. If the need to chat occurs the players must be straight to the point and polite. Ideally the only chat in each game will be in the start and when a player surrenders the game.

No chat is ever permitted from a player to an outside party during a tournament match, or from an outside party to the player, unless the outside party is an administrator.

After a few minutes, typing GG in the game means that the player surrenders, and the opponent wins. After it is typed the player must leave the game immediately.

ChattingNo excessive chatting is allowed in the game. If the need to chat occurs the players must be straight to the point and polite. Ideally the only chat in each game will be in the start and when a player surrenders the game.No chat is ever permitted from a player to an outside party during a tournament match, or from an outside party to the player, unless the outside party is an administrator.After a few minutes, typing GG in the game means that the player surrenders, and the opponent wins. After it is typed the player must leave the game immediately.

Game Settings Each game must be played in Faster mode.

Every player must set their online status to Busy.

Every player must turn off notifications. Every player is expected to play in fullscreen or windowed fullscreen, with no streams, IM applications, or other applications running in the background.

With the start of a game, recieve message only from friends must be off so admins can reach you

The automatic replay saving functionality must be enabled.

All players are required to join a special Tournament channel given prior to the beginning of the tournament.

Each game must be played in Faster mode.Every player must set their online status to Busy.Every player must turn off notifications.

Bugs and Fair play No abuse of bugs in the game is allowed in any tournament match.

If a player is clearly allowing the opposite player to win, said player may be warned or disqualified pending how clearly the match was lost on purpose. If you suspect an opposing player of using cheating software of any kind or watching the tournament stream of your match, you must report to the administrator immediately.



Observers and Streaming

The two team colours must be Red and Blue. If the players cannot agree on who gets which colour, an administrator will randomly pick for them. No observers are allowed in any tournament games, except for assigned streamers and administrators.

Players may not watch or listen to the stream of the tournament while playing.



Pausing

If a player must pause the game due to technical difficulties the player must if possible tell the opponent about this before pausing. After pausing the player must inform an administrator.

If a game is paused without a reasonable explanation such as a technical difficulty the game might result in a forfeit.



Race Picking Each player signs up to the tournament with one set race. If a player wants to change the race before a match, an administrator must be notified, and the new race must be played throughout the whole match series. The administrator must be told at least 30 minutes before scheduled match start, or as soon as the previous match ends.

The administrator will then tell the opponent.

As soon as a player joins or creates a game he is to choose his playing race.



The tournament map pool consists of the following: