Twitch Stream will be posted here at tournament start:

http://www.twitch.tv/divergent_gaming







RULE UPDATE:

Single Elimination matches in all brackets until FINAL

Final round will be Best of Three matches

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Divergent Gaming Open Tournament Rules & Info



NA Amateur Tournament

Friday, October 23, 2015





Registration Deadline: 8 pm EDT Check-In: 8 pm - 9 pm EDT Tournament Start: 9 pm EDT

Registration & Check-In:

http://challonge.com/DGOpenOct23





Rules

Single Elimination matches in all brackets until FINAL

Final round will be Best of Three matches

Any team unable to field a full composition due to lack of heroes owned will be disqualified

16-team maximum for tournament

Additional registrants will be added to the waiting list





Prizing

$100 prize for 1st Place





Team Captain Responsibilities

ALL team captains must:

Register their team on Challonge.com and display their BattleTag so other teams & tournament admins may contact you in-game Join the in-game chat channel for the duration of the tournament: /join DGTournaments





During the tournament, captains should:

Report all questions or disputes via this in-game chat channel

Failure to respond to Divergent Gaming staff contact via this channel or direct messages in-game may result in team disqualification





Recommended tournament habits for captains:

Record screenshots at end of each match result (end game stat screen)

Be prepared to allow Observer access to Divergent Gaming Referees or Approved Casters





Maps

All maps active except Haunted Mines and Infernal Shrines

Map Bans:

Each team bans two maps, last three left are the maps for the three matches





Heroes

All heroes active as of October 16, 2015 are eligible.

Each team's players must own a minimum of 10 heroes in order to participate.





Double Ban

The team on top of the matchup in each bracket (higher seed / lower number), chooses whether they want first pick or first map ban.

First pick alternates each match from there.





Draft

Drafts will be done via: Heroesdraft.com

Either team captain can create the in-game custom Draft Lobby and invite the opposite team captain





Payouts

One payout to each team's captain or chosen member - teams will distribute winnings to each member on their own.





Eligibility

Full 5-person teams

Casual or amateur teams only

Teams may not have placed in the top 10 ranks in any of the NA Road to BlizzCon tournaments





Streaming & Casting

All matches are subject to stream / broadcast & casters may provide commentary.





Additional Tournament Info

Divergent Gaming welcomes full teams to compete in our second NA Open Tournament! We will begin hosting weekly tournaments in November.





About Divergent Gaming

Divergent Gaming is an independent gaming community founded by Bishopspawn in early 2015 for the sole purpose of bringing gamers together to play Heroes of the Storm. A wealth of community resources including team-building and recruiting, coaching, scrims, and analysis are provided free of charge for members. More at DivergentGaming.com.



