StarCraft2.fi 5V. Cup StarCraft II Rules
2.5. Disconnects and computer failure
The Finnish StarCraft II community site starcraft2.fi is celebrating its 5th year anniversary with a tournament for the Finnish players during November 16 - December 5, 2015. StarCraft2.fi 5V. Cup features a prize pool of 500€ and 24 players in total. The playoffs stage of the tournament is played on LAN at Helsinki.gg SC2.FI 5V event in Helsinki on December 5, 2015. The tournament is broadcasted on Twitch by the organizer and community members.
The tournament will be played on StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void.
The latest available game version (patch) will be used.
The tournament will contain a maximum of 24 players.
The tournament will be played with one round robin group stage and a single elimination playoffs stage.
Group stage matches are best-of-3. Playoff matches are best-of-3 in the quarter finals, best-of-5 in the semi-finals and the final is a best-of-7 match.
The round robin tie-breaker rules are explained below in case a group will have 3 players and thus played in the round robin format.
In a case of a tie situation:
All times are local time EET(GMT+2).
Players should always address the administrators in a polite and respectful way.
An administrator has the final say in all matters.
Under extreme circumstances administrators reserve the right to change the rules.
All players must have read and understood these rules before entering the tournament. Not understanding or not knowing the rules, are not valid excuses for breaking them.
Each player must have a personal Battle.net account.
The account name must represent the player’s official handle or real name.
All games must be played on the European Battle.net server.
No macro functions on keyboards/mice are allowed to be used in any tournament games.
One mouse click or button press should trigger only one game command.
Should a player be late (less than 15 minutes) for the start of a tournament match, the player will forfeit the first game of the match.
Should the player be more than 15 minutes late for the start of a tournament match, the player will forfeit the whole match.
The players are allowed a 3 minute break between the games in a tournament match.
Administrators reserve the right to change these timings if circumstances require it.
If a game is interrupted by a computer, network or software failure the game will be resumed using the Recover Game function. The game time is set 5 in-game seconds before the disconnect.
Neither player is allowed to view the replay or details page (e.g. build order tab) of the game before it is fully finished.
If a player wants to make a complaint about a game result, the player has to tell the administrator assigned to the match, before the next match starts.
If a player wants to object a game result ruled by an administrator, this has to take place before the next game.
After every game, both players must save the replay of the game.
Replays are not be published without permission before an official replay pack is released.
The tournament map pool includes the 2015 Ladder Season 4 maps:
Map name | Publisher | Link |
Dusk Towers | Blizzard | battlenet://starcraft/map/2/185964 |
Orbital Shipyard | Blizzard | battlenet://starcraft/map/2/185965 |
Prion Terraces | Blizzard | battlenet://starcraft/map/2/185966 |
Ulrena | Blizzard | battlenet://starcraft/map/2/185967 |
Central Protocol | Blizzard | battlenet://starcraft/map/2/185968 |
Leriak Crest | Blizzard | battlenet://starcraft/map/2/185970 |
Ruins of Seras | Blizzard | battlenet://starcraft/map/2/185971 |
Every tournament game will be played on maps from the tournament map pool only.
If the players are required to create the game for themselves, both players have to check that the game is played on the right map and on the correct version of the map. If neither of the players complains about the map version in the first 5 minutes of the game, the game will be played on the selected map unless an admin decides otherwise.
Streamed games should be created with WCS GameHeart Mod (battlenet://starcraft/map/2/169989).
The player starting the map picking process will be either decided through an administrators coin flip or randomized in advance.
In a best of X match, the players remove a map from the pool until X maps are left. The removal is done in order: Player A, Player B, Player B, Player A, etc. Then the players take turns picking the map order from the maps that are left, starting from the first map that will be played.
Players T and Z play a best-of-3 (bo3) match
Should a player purposely attempt to sabotage the games, another player or an administrator in any way, the player will be disqualified.
Bad behaviour towards other players, casters or the administrators may result in a disqualification.
No excessive chatting is allowed in the game. If the need to chat occurs the players must be straight to the point and polite. Ideally the only chat in each game will be at the start and when a player surrenders the game.
No chat is ever permitted from a player to an outside party during a tournament match, or from an outside party to the player, unless the outside party is an administrator.
Typing "gg" after 30 seconds means surrendering. If you type it the game might be considered forfeit even if you wish to continue playing.
During a match players may not communicate with anyone except with the opponent and tournament admins.
Each tournament game is played with the following options:
No abuse of game breaking bugs is allowed in any tournament match. Normal mechanics that can be considered bug-like are naturally allowed (such as mineral walk, pylon walk). If you are unsure about some mechanics, ask an administrator.
No observers are allowed in any tournament games, except for approved streamers and administrators.
Broadcasted online matches should have at least 3 minutes of delay.
Players may not watch or listen to any streams of the tournament while playing.
If a player must pause the game due to technical difficulties the player must if possible tell the opponent about this before pausing.
If a game is paused without a reasonable explanation such as a technical difficulty the game might result in a forfeit.
The same rules for picking a single race apply for picking Random as well.
Each player signs up to the tournament with one set race. If a player wants to change the race before a match, an administrator must be notified, and the new race must be played throughout the whole match.
As soon as a player joins or creates a game he is to choose his playing race.
If a player deliberately plays for a stalemate in order to prolong the game, the administrators hold the right to decide the outcome of the game.
If there is a natural stalemate and the game ends up in a tie, the game will be replayed from the start.