League of Legends Tournament Rules and Format
Champion select: Tournament draft, unless stated as otherwise
Bans per team: 3
Map: Summoners’ Rift (5v5)
Roles:
- Follow the Summoners’ Code or be disqualified.
- Teams: Sign up as a groups of 5. There are no substitutes. Having a player log into another player’s account due to that player being unavailable and playing the match is against the rules and will result in disqualification. Smurfing to circumvent the rules is grounds for disqualification.
- Online:Failing to show up to a match within 5 minutes after the designated start time will lead to disqualification. Check-in for a match begins 10 minutes before the match. Failing to show up during check-in before the game’s set start time equates to forfeiting the first of the 3 games. If teams ends up missing check-in and are not present 10 minutes after the designated start time, then the match is forfeit by that team.
- At The LAN: The time of the match is to be announced. Players will bring their own computers and peripherals. They will be responsible for having their own stuff. Players are understood as attending the LAN for more than simply this tournament, so it is expected that the players are able to play the match whenever during the LAN. But to clarify, after the time is announced, is a team is unable to make it to the LAN or members are not present, penalties will be given accordingly. If players do not have all their gear ready by the time the match is set to start, penalties will be assigned.
- 5 minute late - Lose 1 ban.
- 10 minute late - Lose 2 bans.
- 15 minute late - Game loss.
- During the Lan event, players are mandatorily required to have a headset/earbuds/headphones. This is an absolute requirement and players will be prevented from playing until they have the above. Players are required to wear their headset/earbuds/headphones covering or in their ears during the games. This is a measure to help ensure relatively smooth play.
- Teams will contact each other when it comes to inviting one another to the game.
- Collusion or intentionally losing a game between two teams is not allowed and is grounds for disqualification.
- In conjunction to Riot’s stance, programs that may directly affect gameplay (auto hot key, automatic smiting systems, drop hack, etc.), other than voice chat, based on administrative judgment can be considered exploits and will be grounds for disqualification.
- In-game pausing is limited to 5 minutes per pause and a total of 3 pauses per match. Subject to change in accordance to making the game fair. Ex. Broken keyboard, mouse, computer, ete. Before unpausing a game, the team that needs the pause must notify the opposing team. Before ending a paused game state, the team that will be un-pausing the game must first ask the other team if they are ready. When both sides are ready, the game can be un-paused. Note: the team that did not initiate the pause should stay at their computer and should not go away from their keyboard and be ready to resume when the issue at hand is resolved.
- If Summoners are have troubling connecting to the game during champion select or during the loading screen, a restart can be justified. All Picks and Bans are locked in and shall be unchanged after the restart.
- If the League servers crash, a restart will be necessary.
- If there is a random disconnect in game, a restart will not be justified.
- If the UC Merced Internet crashes during the LAN, a restart is justified.
- Max number of teams: 8 teams
- Games must be played at times scheduled agreed upon by both teams (online only)
- Screenshots of the game’s results must be sent to a tournament admin to verify that a certain team has won and the other team has lost.
- Single Elimination Brackets
- Seeding will be determined by the time of registration.
- Blue side is assigned to the higher seed.
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Round 1 (Online): Best of 1 game.
- Round 1 will begin on November 9 at 3pm. Players need to be set up and ready to start immediately at 3pm with check-in starting at 2:50pm.
- Round 2 will be on November 16 at 3pm. Players need to be set up and ready to start immediately at 3pm with check-in starting at 2:50pm.
- Blind Pick on Summoner’s Rift.
- Third game will be Blind Pick on Summoner’s Rift.
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Summoners participating in the League of Legends tournaments must:
- Provide Team name, players' emails, real life names, Summoner Names, Highest Rank on their account: 3s, Solo Queue, or 5s (Example: 3's Rank is Challenger, Solo Q is Bronze, 5's rank is Bronze. This player would have to register as a Challenger player but will not be allowed to compete since they are Challenger rank).
- Cannot have a ranking of Master or Challenger tiers
- Minimum of 16 champions in order to participate
- Accounts must be level 30
- Teams must be registered in order to participate
- Teams cannot have more than 2 of their members above Diamond rank regardless of how the rank was achieved
- Gloats and Glory
- Hopefully Riot provides support
- Other prizes may be awarded by ACM
- Bring your own computers
- Have League of Legends already installed and patched on your computer
- Bring your own peripherals (mouse, keyboard, microphone, etc.)
- For this event, it is highly suggested to bring and Ethernet cable that is long, and it is absolutely mandatory to bring a headset/earbuds/headsphones. Not having a headset/earbuds/headphones will lead to you not being allowed to play at the event. It is also highly recommended to have a microphone in order to communicate to your team as a players' ears will be covered during the games. Not bringing an Ethernet cable with enough length to connect to the Ethernet port will simply mean you either can't play or you will be using the less stable wifi.