1.1 Citizenship

• Competitors must be a lawful permanent resident and citizen in the country, regardless
  of gender, aged 12 years old and above.
• Competitors must be members of the Ateneo Alumni Association, accredited alumni, and
  currently enrolled students of the Ateneo University, regardless of what campus they
  attended and graduated from.

1.2 Team and Players

• Each competing team must comprise six (6) members, with five (5) starting players, and
  one (1) coach or captain.
• Of the six members, at least three (3) players should be members of AAA. To be a
  member of AAA, alumni may visit https://ateneoalumniassociation.org/membership/
  Annual membership is PhP 850.00; Lifetime membership is PhP 3,000.00
• Each team may have only one (1) professional esports player. A professional esports
  player is an individual competing in sanctioned international leagues or tournaments, or
  playing in an officially registered team with a contract. All payments, benefits, rewards, or
  financial remuneration and any compensation paid to the professional player shall be at
  the discretion of their teams, and shall be at the expense of the team or team coach/
  captain.
• To join and register a team, go to https://esports.ateneoalumniassociation.org

2.1 Text Formatting

• Teams are not allowed to have the same or similar names and Team logos cannot be
  similar-looking and must be unique in design. Moreover, Team names and logos must
  only contain English characters, numbers, single space between words only, plus sign
  (+), minus sign (-), underline (_) and single quotes (‘’).

2.2 Player IGN’s

• Player In Game Name or IGN’s must only contain English characters, numbers or single
  space between words only. The length should be 4 to 12 characters

2.3 Restrictions

• No additional special characters will be allowed for Team names, Logos or Player IGN’s
  (including underscores, slashes, etc.). Team Names, Logos and Player Names may not
  contain: vulgarities, obscenities or any offensive text of special characters.

Teams participating in AAA Alumni Esports Challenge 2021 will be awarded with rewards as
follows:

Champion PhP 250,000
2nd PhP 125,000
3rd PhP 75,000
4th PhP 50,000

Other non-cash / in-kind prizes shall be awarded to players, such as branded merchandize,
gadgets, sponsored products, and egames credits, if any.

Competitors must always abide by the following Code of Conduct throughout the entire
competition. By participating in the competition, competitors agree to abide by these rules and
any instructions of Administration and conduct themselves in a positive and professional
manner

4.1 Best Ability

• Competitors must always attempt to compete at their best ability and use their effort
  during any Match and avoid any behaviour that is inconsistent with principles of
  sportsmanship, honesty, integrity, and fair play.

4.2 Collusion and Match-Fixing

• Competitors shall not participate in any act of collusion or match-fixing. Collusion is
  defined as any agreement between two or more Competitors to cheat, deceive, or
  disadvantage opposing Competitors. Collusion includes, but is not limited to the
  following:

a. Agreeing to any ruleset outside of the official rules
b. Deliberately under-performing or losing a Match, or encouraging another Competitor
to do so
c. Deliberately losing for any reason or encouraging another Competitor to do so
d. Pre-arranging the splitting of prize money or any other form of compensation
e. Sending or receiving any signals or messaging to opposing Competitors
f. Match-fixing is defined as offering, agreeing, conspiring, or influencing the outcome
of any Match by means that are prohibited by law or these rules.

4.3 Betting and Gambling

• Competitors shall not participate in any act of betting or gambling. Betting is defined as
  the act of wagering money (cash, cash equivalents, credit of monetary value, or any
  other monetary instrument) on the outcome of a Match. Competitors must never place,
  attempt to place, or encourage the placement of bets on any Match in the Competition.
  No Competitor may benefit directly or indirectly from gambling on any result of the
  Competition.

4.4 Bribery

• Competitors shall not participate in any act of bribery. Bribery is defined as the act of
  offering compensation or anything else of value to influence the judgement or conduct of
  a person. Competitors must never offer or receive any form of compensation to or from
  another Competitor or any other person to attempt to gain or give an unfair advantage in
  the Competition.

4.5 Exploiting and Hacking

• Competitors shall not participate in any act of exploiting or hacking. Exploiting is defined
  as the use of an in-game bug or glitch in a manner not intended by the designers to seek
  an unfair advantage. Hacking is defined as any modification of hardware, software,
  game client, or internet connection.

4.6 Cheating

• Competitors shall not cheat by using any kind of device, program, or any other method
  or activity that may gain or give an unfair advantage.

4.7 Ringing/Ghosting/Smurfing

• Competitors shall not participate in any act of ringing. Ringing/Ghosting/Smurfing is
  defined as playing under another Competitor’s account.

4.8 Intentional Disconnects

• Competitors shall not intentionally disconnect from a Match by any action (e.g. quitting
  the Match, turning off their phone, disconnecting from the internet, etc.) Any action from
  a Competitor that causes a disconnect shall be deemed intentional regardless of the
  intent.

4.9 Profanity and Hate Speech

• Competitors shall not use language that is obscene, foul, vulgar, insulting, threatening,
  abusive, libelous, slanderous, defamatory, or otherwise offensive. Competitors shall not
  incite hatred or discriminatory conduct.
• Competitors and players may not wear clothing with explicit profanity, foul and vulgar
  language, or any insulting or offensive graphics and images printed or displayed on
  them.

4.10 Insulting Behaviour

• Competitors may not take any action or perform any gesture directed at an opposing
  Team Member, fan, or official, or incite any other individual(s) to do the same, which is
  insulting, mocking, disruptive or antagonistic.

4.11 Harassment and Sexual Harassment

• Competitors shall not participate in any act of harassment. Harassment is defined as
  systematic, hostile, and repeated acts which are intended to isolate or ostracize a
  person and/or affect the dignity of a person. Unwelcome sexual advances of any kind
  are strictly prohibited.

4.12 Discrimination and Denigration

• Competitors shall not offend the dignity or integrity of a private person, or group of
  people through contemptuous or discriminatory words or actions based on race,
  ethnicity, national origin, social origin, gender, language, religion, political opinion,
  financial status, birth status, sexual orientation, or any other reason.

4.13 Criminal Activity

• Competitors shall not engage in any activity which is prohibited by common law, statute,
  or treaty and which leads to or may be reasonably deemed likely to lead to conviction in
  any court of competent jurisdiction.

4.14 Confidentiality

• Competitors shall not disclose any confidential information by any method of
  communication including all social media channels. All communication with
  Administration is strictly confidential. The publication of such material without explicit
  consent is strictly prohibited.

4.15 Concluding the Competition

• Upon initiating participation in a Competition, Teams and Competitors shall continue to
  participate in the Competition to its conclusion. Teams and Competitors shall not refuse
  to participate in the Competition for any reason including, without limitation,
  disagreement with a decision by Administration, an accusation of competitive integrity of
  the Competition, or imperfect playing conditions.

4.16 Online Etiquette

• All participants are expected to behave in an orderly manner for the duration of their
  matches while camera feed is live, especially if live interviews are being conducted or
  the team’s camera feed is being projected to the live broadcast. Non general audience
  friendly acts such as smoking, drinking alcohol, holding up indecent signs or symbols are
  not permissible and may be subject to warning and may incur possible penalties.

5.1 Official Discord Server

• All players, tournament officials, live production broadcast coordinators, GXR
  Representatives and GXR TOs are required to join the server When their games are live,
  team representatives are required to share a live feed in their respective voice channels
  via webcam or phone camera showing players while the game is live. If team members
  are not in the same place, a live feed should still be provided from those who are not
  together.
• If sharing live screen via discord is not possible, any of the following apps shall be used
  for the purpose of avoiding ghosting, piloting and other forms of cheating as well as
  media purposes such as interviews and meetings
  • Facebook messenger
  • Google meet
• GXR Referees will be included in the schedules who will serve as tournament officials,
  assigned to games that will not include their own representatives as much as possible

5.2 Game Specific Online Provisions

• Maximum of 6.5 – 6.7” screen size cap. Tablets or iPads will not be allowed for use
  during the competition.
• Before and after each match, mobile game participants should show their devices in the
  live camera feed to ensure that they will use and and have been using devices under
  specification for the duration of their games.
• If live camera feed is unavailable or has problems, screenshots should be sent to
  dedicated screenshot channels

5.3 Lobby/Room Setup

• GXR TO’s will invite respective team members to a Custom Draft lobby

6.1 Match Mode

• 5 vs 5 Custom Draft Mode

6.2 Match Rules

• Qualifiers: Single Round Robin in a Best of 2
• Top 8: Best of 3
• Top 4 Playoffs: Best of 5
• Championship Finals: Best of 7
• Coin toss is done to determine which team has selection priority. This alternates for
  Game 2. Coin toss once again would take place should there be a Game 3.
• Best of Five – Side Selection and Ban/Pick Priority
• Coin toss is done to determine which team has selection priority. This alternates for
  Game 2. Coin toss for Game 3 and alternates for Game 4. Coin toss is used again
  should there be a Game 5.

6.3 Win Conditions

• Team destroys their opponent’s base.

6.4 Game Version

• The latest game version will be used for the tournament

6.5 Disconnection or Hardware malfunction

• After the game officially starts and a player who is not responsible for the Ban/Pick
  disconnects during the said phase, the disconnected player should immediately
  reconnect, and the phase continues.
• After the game officially starts and the player who is responsible for the Ban/Pick
  disconnects during the said phase, disconnected players should immediately reconnect,
  and the phase continues. If the ban is left blank or the pick is randomized, the game
  must be remade with the same bans/picks up to that point.
• After the game officially starts and all players disconnect, causing the Ban/Pick phase to
  be interrupted, the game must be remade with the same bans/picks up to that point.
• After the game officially starts, if a player disconnects or when an issue or problem
  arises, the game must be paused until the player can reconnect or until the issue is
  resolved.
• In the event of an extreme technical difficulty, the Tournament admin may instead award
  a game victory to a team. If a game has been played for more than five (5) on the game
  clock (00:05:00), the Tournament admin, at their sole discretion, may determine that a
  team cannot avoid defeat to a degree of reasonable certainty. The following criteria may
  be used in the determination of reasonable certainty:
  • In the situation where the difference in net worth is less than 800 x minute, the
    game has to be remade.
  • The teams total net worth differences must exceed 800 x minutes of the game.
    For example; Team A holds a net worth of 20,000 while Team B’s net worth is
    38,000. Difference in net worth is 18,000. 800 x 20 minutes = 16,000. The
    difference in net worth of 18,000 is greater than 16,000, hence Team B is
    deemed as victors.
  • Teams that voluntarily disconnect in order to apply this rule shall suffer a loss for
    that game.

6.6 Pauses

• Players, in general, may not request for a pause in the game unless certain extenuating
  circumstances force them to do so, Requisition for a pause without just cause will merit
  heavy penalties to the offending team. Listed below are a few reasons, but not limited to,
  when a player can validly pause a game:
  • Unintentional Disconnections.
  • Verifiable game-breaking bug or glitch.
  • Hardware, software, and peripheral malfunctions.
  • Anomalous external disruptions of any kind, akin to disturbances beyond the
    scope of the game, its hardware, software, and peripherals.
• To pause, players should notify via the live voice channel or chat the GXR TO for a
  pause request

6.7 Game Resumption

• Tournament admin will resume the game after confirming that the issues that caused the
  pause are resolved and if both teams are ready.
• Tournament admin reserves the right to pause the game at any point should the need
  arise.

6.8 Minimum Game Standard

• A Minimum Game Standard (MGS) is the state in which a game has become official.
  This means that it counts towards the game tally of a match, indicating that there will be
  a clear winner and loser should the game end at any point after reaching the MGS
  status. Achieving MGS requires all ten players to fully load iTournament admin the game
  and accomplish at least one of the situations below
• Any hero uses an ability or normal attack that damages any structure or NPC, whether
  intentional or not (enemy heroes, minions, jungle creeps).
• Establishing vision in an enemy team’s territory, jungle or otherwise, via personally
  stepping iTournament admin it with their heroes, or using a skill to do so (skillshots,
  mines, etc.)
• Two minutes (00:02:00) have elapsed since all players have loaded iTournament admin
  the game proper.

6.8 Minimum Game Standard

• A Minimum Game Standard (MGS) is the state in which a game has become official.
  This means that it counts towards the game tally of a match, indicating that there will be
  a clear winner and loser should the game end at any point after reaching the MGS
  status. Achieving MGS requires all ten players to fully load iTournament admin the game
  and accomplish at least one of the situations below
• Any hero uses an ability or normal attack that damages any structure or NPC, whether
  intentional or not (enemy heroes, minions, jungle creeps).
• Establishing vision in an enemy team’s territory, jungle or otherwise, via personally
  stepping iTournament admin it with their heroes, or using a skill to do so (skillshots,
  mines, etc.)
• Two minutes (00:02:00) have elapsed since all players have loaded iTournament admin
  the game proper

6.9 Game Remakes

• Games will only be remade in the direst of circumstances. Below is a list of foreseeable
  situations where a game may be remade to keep tournament integrity.
• Should there be an interface bug or glitch that causes players to lose their UI settings,
  battle spells, emblems, and other such things even though due diligence has been made
  to ensure the accuracy of their true status, the game will be remade.
• Should any other technical issues arise that are not easily fixable during the game
  proper and through no fault of the teams, the game shall be remade.
• Tournament admins reserve the right to remake any other reason should the need arise.
• Should a game suffer an unfortunate bug or glitch which alters the state of the game and
  gives one team an undue advantage or disadvantage, at the sole discretion of the
  Technical Officers with tournament integrity in mind, a game remake shall be considered.
• Should an unforeseen circumstance of an extreme and/or unknown nature arise that
  would affect the game, broadcast, or technical integrity, at the discretion of the
  administration, the game shall be remade, regardless of the status of the current game.

6.10 Game Remakes Conditions

• Should a remake be necessary, and if it can apply, certain conditions like the pick/ban
  choices shall be preserved if Tournament admin deems it essential to keep tournament
  integrity intact.
• Players are responsible to ensure that their settings are fixed and proper before a game
  starts. Should any player have errors on their parts, whether before or after MGS, these
  will not be valid grounds to remake a game and must be played to completion or
  disqualification should they not abide by the rules.

6.11 Awarded Game Victory

• In the event of a situation where a game remake is highly contentious, the Tournament
  admin reserves the right to instead award the game victory to a team. This will be
  determined solely by Tournament admin and only if it is clear that the perceived losing
  team cannot avoid defeat in any reasonable manner. The may be determined by a
  team’s kill lead, gold advantage, and other factors to be considered after reviewing the
  game.

6.12 Format

6.12.1. Preliminary / Qualifiers

• • Teams are randomly drawn and grouped into four (4) groups of thirteen (13).
  • Teams will play in a single round-robin.
  • 1 point = Wins
  • 0 points = Losses
  • Top two (2) teams will advance to the next stage.

6.12.2. Tie-breaker

• • In case of a two-way tie at Rank 1: Best of 1 Match to determine Rank 1 and 2
  • In case of a two-way tie at Rank 2: Best of 1 Match to determine Rank 2 and the loser is
    eliminated.
  • In case of a three-way tie at Rank 2: Fastest average time is seeded and will compete in
    a best of 1 match against the winner of a best of 1 match between two other teams.
    Winner is Rank 2, and the loser is eliminated.
  • In case of a four-way tie at Rank 2: Top 2 fastest average time to finish will compete in a
    Best of 1 Upper Bracket Match, while the 2 other teams will compete in a Lowe Bracket
    Match. Finish bracket as standard. Winner is Rank 1 and Loser is Rank 2

6.12.3. Playoffs

• • Teams will be seeded according to the results in a Preliminary round.
  • Upper Bracket Finals will be in Group A 1st vs Group B 1st
  • Teams will play in this double-elimination bracket until the Top Two (2) teams are
    determined.
  • All matches will be best-of-3 series.

6.12.4. Finals

• • Finals will be a best-of-5 series.