However, players will once again be required to choose an Oceanic Nation (or dependency) to represent and a home map to play on.
(If you don't choose a nation to represent, a random nation will be appointed to you.)
List of Countries/Dependencies you can choose to represent - pick one:
Tournament Structure
Stage 1: People will be seeded randomly between three 6-player games in three different maps (Australia and New Zealand). Winners advance to Stage 3. All other players (other than the first to lose, who will be eliminated) advance to stage 2.
Stage 2: The 12 players in this round will be randomly seeded in three 4-player groups. Three rounds of 1vs1 Games will be played in random maps. Top two of each group advance to Stage 3. Third placed players will advance to a playoff.
Playoff: One 3-player game. Map: Oceania. Winner advances to Stage 3.
Stage 3: The 10 players will be randomly seeded into two 5-player groups. Everybody player everybody in the group twice. Map: home players' map. First placed in each group advances to the Final.
Final: One 1vs1 game. Best of three. Maps: Home, away, Oceania. Winner takes the trophy.
Group Tiebreakers
1. Points;
2. Direct advantage in the group (if only two players are tied);
3. Tiebreaker game (if more than two players are tied).
Settings
auto
seq
escalating
chained
foggy
NO trench
20 round limit
24 hour games
Reserve policy
- In the first stage games, i will send an invitation. If it's not accepted, the player(s) at stake will be eliminated from the tournament and replaced by a reserve.
- If there are no reserves left, the tournament will carry on without the player at stake.
- In the games after the first phase, i will send an invitation. If it's not accepted, the player(s) at stake will lose the game.
Hope everybody enjoys this tournament!
