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Prize Pool

₱6,000

Donated by members of the Philippines AoE4 Community

Prize Distribution

1st place duo 30%
2nd place duo 20%

3rd place to 6th place 7.5%

7th place to 12th place 3.3%

*Prize pool was adjusted for 14 participants

Schedule
Date: September 28-29, 2024 (Sat & Sun)

Time: 9:00pm PHT

Format
2v2 Tournament
Group stage is Bo1

• Round Robin with all 14 players. After each set, players will get a new partner and new opponents.
• Each game win is +1 score to the players who won. The top 8 players will advance to the semi-finals on the 2nd day.
• No same civilization as your partner
• If the players can’t finish their games on the first day, they can reschedule their game on the second day before the semi-finals.

Semi-Finals are Bo3

• Round Robin. 2 separate groups based on seed. After each set, players will get a new partner and new opponents.
• Each game win is +1 score to the players who won. The top 2 players from each group will advance to the Finals.
• Losers will get to pick the next map.
• Players will be able to pick the same civ if they lose for their next game.
• Players need to change their civ for the next game if they win.
• No same civilization as your partner

Finals is Bo5

• Losers will get to pick the next map.
• Players will be able to pick the same civ if they lose for their next game.
• Players need to change their civ for the next game if they win.
• No same civilization as your partner

Seeding
Seeding will be based on the player’s highest Elo, not rank, in solo/teams in AoE4world.

Maps

• Dry Arabia
• Gorge
• Himeyama
• King of the Hill
• Cliffside
• Golden Heights
• Prairie

Bo1 Map Draft (group stage): https://aoe2cm.net/preset/kZsdf

Bo3 Map Draft (semi-finals): https://aoe2cm.net/preset/BrZyT
Bo5 Map Draft (finals): https://aoe2cm.net/preset/cwbmo

Game Mode Settings

Allow Observers: Enabled with No Delay

Game mode: Improved Team Observer UI(Standard) by Uncopia

Win Conditions: Landmarks, Sacred, Wonder

Tuning Pack: None

Cheats: Disabled

Display Player Scores: Disabled

Starting Resource: Standard

Starting Age: Age I

Map State: Concealed

Reveal on Elimination: Disabled

Map Settings

Map Size: Small (4 players)

Biome: Asian Temperate
Team Starting Locations: Teams Together

Map Seed: None

Rules

1. Exclusive to Filipinos.
2. No Cheating.
3. No harassing/trash talking your teammate/opponents.
4. Discord channels for communication will be provided for each upcoming game.
5. All players must leave their match history open.
6. Improved Team Observer UI(Standard) and Allow observer is a must for games that will best casted.
7. Intentional disconnections are not allowed due to reasons such as bad starts.
8. In the event of a connection error/desync error, players will have to replay the previous civilization. Disconnect players need to screenshot the error message.
9. If a player disconnects after 5 minutes into the game, you cannot remake anymore
10. In an event of a tie in points, the players that are tied will do a tiebreaker round.
11. Majority of the players involved in the set all need to agree to a reschedule if a player requests to reschedule their game from the group stage to the second day. All players need to agree on a rescheduling date.
12. Finals can be rescheduled if the majority of the players agree to a reschedule. All players need to agree on a rescheduling date.
13. Lobbies that don’t follow the correct game and map settings will not count and need to be rematched. This is a responsibility of the players inside the lobby.
14. All matches need to be reported in #Match-results channel on Discord.
15. Respect admin decisions.
16. Any rule breaks can lead to disqualification or whatever punishment the admin sees fit.

• If you have any questions or concerns, message XLAV on discord.