4 Weeks Swiss League (Best of one)
Top 4 Elimination (Best of three)
Format subject to change based on final signups
Online - Please join NSE Alumni Discord
Alumni Arena Season 1: League of Legends is an alumni only tournament. Teams need a majority of the players to be have attended the same university. For example, the team that plays each week can have subs and changes throughout the season, but the majority of the players must have been to the same university.
Played in NSE before?
If you already have an NSE account from when you were playing in BUEC, you should have an alumni account. If your NSE account is still using your student email, we recommend you replace it with your personal email.
Not played in an NSE tournament before?
No worries - you can make an account and then fill in the form here with verification to prove your university alumni status. If you’re having trouble, please email alumni@nse.gg. Some examples of what you can use as proof: degree certificate, student card, screenshot of student finance etc.
How sign up players to your team
As we are allowing mixed university teams adding new players to teams requires admin approval. To add players to team please use this form, and we can add them to your team. During the sign-up period, all requests from this form will be manually updated by NSE staff within 24 hours. During tournament seasons, all requests from this form will be manually updated by NSE staff on Sunday evenings.
Format
Final Format may change based on signups. CS:GO Alumni Arena Season one will be split into 2 stages running for a total of 6 weeks.
Stage 1 - League Stage
During the league stage pairings will be decided using the Swiss system. In the first round teams will be paired randomly then in subsequent rounds teams will be paired to play a team with the same or similar number of games won. During the Swiss stage each team will play two Bo1 matches per week.
Stage 2 - Playoffs
The 4 teams with the most points in the Swiss stage will qualify for the Bo3 Semifinals with the winners advancing to Finals.
Prizes
1st Place £250 Team and £250 donation majority university Gaming/Esports Society
2nd Place £150 Team and £150 donation majority university Gaming/Esports Society
3rd Place £100 Team and £100 donation majority university Gaming/Esports Society
RULES SUMMARY
General Rules
The tournament will only begin if a minimum of 8 teams have signed up.
Map Veto - Best of Three
The higher seeded team can elect to be Team A or Team B within the following process:
Map Veto - Best of One
The higher seeded team can elect to be Team A or Team B within the following process:
All matches will be run using the current active duty map pool.
Dates | Tournament Stage |
Sunday 7th Nov | Sign-Ups Close |
Tuesday 9th Nov | Week 1 Swiss |
Tuesday 16th Nov | Week 2 Swiss |
Tuesday 23rd Nov |
Week 3 Swiss |
Sunday 30th Nov |
Semifinals |
Sunday 7th Dec |
Finals |
All games will be played Tuesday evening and cannot be rearranged. Games will have a normal start time of 7.15pm.