After the Easter holidays, GosuCup returns for another Limited edition (i.e. no epic or legendary cards allowed) on Sunday, April 27th. Register now.
Community streams:
Balanor
When:
- Sunday, April 27th, 2014
- Played on the European server
- Cup start time: 14:00 CET
- Registrations open: Now!
- Registrations close: 27 April 2014, 14:00 CET
- Check in period: 12:00 CET - 14:00 CET
Format:
- Open to anybody with GosuGamers account. Player limit at 256
- Single elimination
- Best-of-3 matches till semi finals
- Best-of-5 matches for semi finals, grand finals and 3rd/4th place
- Time limit of 45 minutes per Bo3 round. No time limit for Bo5 rounds.
Prizes:
- $100, winner takes all!
Rules and requirements:
- Games are played in the EU region
- Only free, common and rare cards allowed
- Players must provide their accurate Battletags for the Europe server (example: Nydra#0000)
- After finishing a match the losing participant has to report his defeat. Winners can also report their victory, but this will trigger a confirmation process, which takes additional time. A detailed how-to guide is provided here
- Players are required to upload a screenshot of their victory or the match cannot be resulted
- Players can play any class
- Winner must keep his class, though unlimited sideboarding is allowed
- Loser can choose to keep or swap his class or deck
- The top four finishers are required to submit their decks through the GosuGamers deckbuilder and alert GosuCup admins
- The remaining players are encouraged to do so too. Every GosuCup deck that's submitted will be featured in a summary article after the event is completed
- Streaming is not obligatory. However, if you do stream your games, please contact GosuCup admins and we'll be happy to upload the VODs to our database
- In case of disconnect, players must use the built-in reconnect feature and continue the match. In case that's not possible (e.g. power shortage or internet issues), a disconnect is treated as a game loss (not series-loss)
- ?Because the disconnect leads to a game-loss only (not series-loss), the disconnected player can return to the match when he re-connects if the match is not already over score-wise
- Players have until fifteen minutes before the end of the round to re-connect
- ?Rounds officially start every full hour (14:00 CET, 15:00 CET, etc)
- ??In case of game bugs, players need to present all relevant screenshots to an admin and wait for his ruling.
Walkover rules:
- If your opponent doesn't show 15 minutes after round's start, you're required to message a GosuCup admin
- Officially, rounds start at every full hour (14:00 CET, 15:00 CET, etc), though you're free to play out your match once you learn your opponent.
- This means walkovers are due after:
- Round 1: 14:15 CET
- Round 2: 15:15 CET
- Round 3: 16:15 CET
- Et cetera...
- ?This allows bracket and match flexibility. You can play your match automatically but you're not obligated to do so and can take a break if you want: Walkovers and def-losses are only given after the listed hours for every round.
Payment
- Champions must have an eligible PayPal account in order to receive their reward
- Prizes are wired within 30 days of tournament's completion
How to: (guides and forum threads to help you get around)
- Communicate with GosuCup Admins:
- Register and check-in for the tournament: Use the GosuCup How-to help thread
- Find your opponent and result a match: Use the GosuCup How-to help thread
A few important bullet points to summarize everything:
- Limited edition: Only free, common and rare cards allowed
- Tournament start: April 27, 14:00 CET
- Registrations close: April 27, 14:00 CET
- Check in period: 12:00 CET - 14:00 CET
- Type in your full Battletag when you register for the tournament, i.e. Nydra#0000
- Players are required to result matches themselves
- ?Every match of the series must be resulted one by one
- It's preferred that the losing player reports his defeat
- Screenshots must be provided!
- How-to guide
- GosuCup coverage hub (all info in one place)
