It has come to our attention that in recent weeks teams competing our SMITE (PC) tournaments have been using players that have not been selected to compete when first registering for the tournament, and as such are not eligible to play in tournament matches. We would like to remind teams and players of the following rules:

Player Eligibility

Only players listed on the Match Fixture page are eligible to play in tournament matches. It is both team's responsibility to verify the eligibility of all players playing in the match prior to starting a match. By allowing the match to start, both teams agree that the players in the lobby when the match is started are allowed to participate in the whole match series, even if some of the players in the lobby are not listed on the Match Fixture page. If the opposing team has an ineligible player present, you must tell the opposing team to replace that player with an eligible player. You must have given the team the required fifteen (15) minutes from match start time to substitute their ineligible player(s). If the ineligible player shows up between maps/rounds, you must give the team the required ten (10) minutes to replace their ineligible player. If the team does not substitute their ineligible player, do not start the match or allow the match to be started. Pickups

Teams are not permitted to use a pickup at any point in a match. A pickup is defined as someone who is not listed on the Match Fixture page. Game IDs

All Game IDs on a team’s roster must be valid. Spelling, spaces and characters must be exact, but do not need to be case sensitive.

Effective immediately, gem prizing will only be awarded to players listed on the match fixture page. If a player competes in a prized match (the finals or third place playoff) but is not listed on the match fixture page (i.e. is a pickup), they will not receive prizing, regardless of the match outcome.

Similarly, if a player has changed their SMITE in game name but have not updated their EGL.tv profile to reflect this change then they will also not receive prizing, regardless of the match outcome. We recommend that you regularly ensure your user profile is up to date, and you can make changes to your user profile by clicking here.

Finally, teams who do not submit proof (a screenshot of the final scoreboard) when reporting a match will not receive prizing.

You can view all of our upcoming SMTIE tournaments by clicking here.

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