TournamentGuidelines

=Tournament Guidelines=

This page is to be referenced in the description of all tournament pages, so that the rules can be up to date and consistent.

General rules of play
These are not strict rules but should generally be followed, with the exception of rules such that not following them results in tournament participation termination


 * Treat opponents with respect, no harm in glhf and ggs
 * You must be present for all of your matches in a reasonable time frame
 * Any reasons for being late or other issues should be reported to the TO(s) (Typically Xao)
 * Observers & Casters can be refused if you are worried about lag, but avoid this where possible
 * If you are clearly beaten, please GG out and leave the game. Stalling is frowned upon.
 * Please save all replays of matches you partake in for admin purposes and for replay packs, you may find you suffer in the case of a dispute if you do not.

Causes of tournament participation termination
You can be dropped out of a tournament for any of the following reasons as a minimum;


 * Not being present for 30mins after the start of a tournament without prior explanation
 * Not being present 15mins after your match is due to start if it's after the initial set of matches
 * Admin/Moderator/TO confirmed cheating/hacking/game abuse
 * Significant abuse of other players

These are subject to Admin/Moderator/TO decisions

Issue/Dispute Resolution
Any issues with the tournament or another player should be brought up with the TO(s) (Typically Xao) and they will make a ruling decision. The following precedents apply;


 * Verbal abuse or other kinds of player abuse is not tolerated
 * Accusations of hacking are taken seriously and replays will be requested for review. Punishments will not be handed out without evidence (i.e. replay or observer).
 * Accusations of Desync-imitations are taken seriously and a decision will be made on the replays provided from both players. If only one set of replays is provided, a decision will be made from that replay. If a desync is the conclusion, either a rematch, Bo1, Bo3 or Bo5 can be requested by the TO to resolve the score.
 * Matches are typically decided by the game-displayed victories, but in the case of stalling the victory can be overruled if the game was clearly won.

Infractions can result in any of the following, under TO/Moderator/Admin discretion: loss of rights to prizes, kicked from that tournament, kicked from all tournaments, IP ban

Money and prizes

 * LWG TO's are ultimately responsible for the distribution of prizes but if they cannot provide the described prizes, that is down to the specific TO or funder.
 * Money will not be handed out until the tournament is ended.
 * Money is, by default, handed out via PayPal.
 * You are entirely within your right to chose to refuse the money and instead donate it to the game or the tournament prize pool, if for whatever reason you wish to do so.
 * Prize pool splitting between 1st/2nd is not allowed.
 * You are entirely responsible for making sure your provide the correct details for payment, repeat payments will not be sent out.