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League of Legends NSE Winter

Information
Game
League of Legends
Platform
Riot Id
Day
Tuesday
Time
19:00
Format

Week 1-3 Qualification

Week 4-7 Playoffs and Swiss

Week 8 Playoffs

Location

Online via the NSE Discord

Summary

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League of Legends Winter is split into 2 main stages: Stage 1 Qualification (Weeks 1-3) and Stage 2 Swiss/Playoffs (Weeks 4-7)

Stage 1

In Stage 1, teams will be initially seeded into 3 skill groups. In the first round teams will play another team in the same skill group and in the following rounds be matched versus teams with a similar record in the tournament.

Stage 2

In Stage 2, the top 16 teams will start in the Division 1 bracket (a double elimination bracket) and everyone else will continue playing in a Swiss tournament starting with points based on their finish in Stage 1. Teams who do well in the Swiss can qualify for Division 2 or Division 3.

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Prizes

1st - £500 

2nd - £300

3rd - £200

Top 8 - BUEC Championship Pins

In addition to other prizes this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.



This competition is not affiliated with or sponsored by Riot Games, Inc. or League of Legends Esports.

 

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RULES SUMMARY

This is a summary of rules that are the most common.

  • All players must be current students of the same university.
  • Offensive Summoner and Team names are not allowed.
  • Teams must have at least 5 players. 
  • If teams are more than 20 minutes late to the scheduled start time of a match they forfeit the match.
  • Check-in deadline is 6:30pm. Teams who don't check in by then will not get games for that evening.
  • Offensive Summoner and Team names are not allowed.
  • Verbal abuse is not allowed. In particular any use of racist, sexist, homophobic or any other discriminatory language will be suspended for the remainder of the season (minimum of 3 weeks, carried over to the following season).

In addition to NSE rules all players must comply with League of Legends terms of service at all times including, but not limited to, any account sharing policies.

Click here to download full rule book

Players are expected to uphold the NSE Code of Conduct whilst competing in this tournament

GAME SETTINGS

  • All games are tournament draft on EUW server.
  • A player from either team should host the game and invite other players to game using the following settings:
    • Game type: Tournament draft
    • Team size: 5
    • Spectators: All
  • The home team (team on left of fixture) will have the choice of side for the first game. 
    • If the match consists of more than one game, the loser of the previous game has the choice of side for the next game.
  • No skins are banned.
  • New/reworked champions are banned for 1 week.
  • Coaches are allowed to spectate the match via the spectate function on friends list.
  • Proxy picks are allowed. Players may pick a placeholder champion if they don't own a champion they wish to pick for a teammate. 
    • If you are using a placeholder you need to make sure the other team is aware before allowing champion select to progress.

PAUSE RULES

Teams are allowed to pause for technical or rule issues.

  • If the pause is longer than 5 minutes, please contact an admin.
  • The max pause length is 15 minutes per team.
  • The enemy team should be notified before unpausing to check they are also ready.

SUBSTITUTION RULES

  • Teams may add/remove players from the team between weeks.
  • Teams may play with any players listed on their roster.
    • In a bo3 or bo5 match teams may substitute players between games.
  • Players may be added to teams at any point as long as it does not cause a delay to round starting.
    • If a player is added to the team after the round is scheduled, they will forfeit their final ban during the draft phase.
  • Students may not play for more than one team in a single tournament night.
  • If a team does not have a match during a round, the students on that team are not allowed to compete on a different team.
    • For example, if the first team does not have a match but the second team does, no players who would normally represent the first team are eligible to play for the second team.

 

All decisions regarding the interpretation and enforcement of these rules are at the sole discretion of the NSE Admin Team, whose decisions are final.
These rules may be amended, changed or supplemented when required by the NSE Admin Team to ensure fair play and competitive integrity.

Signups Close Sunday 13th October

Dates Tournament Stage
Sunday 13th Oct Sign-Ups Close
Tuesday 15th Oct Week 1 - Qualification
Tuesday 22nd Oct Week 2 - Qualification
Tuesday 29th Oct Week 3 - Qualification
Tuesday 5th Nov

Week 4 - Playoff Brackets
Week 4 - Swiss

Tuesday 12th Nov

Week 5 - Playoff Brackets
Week 5 - Swiss

Tuesday 19th Nov

Week 6 - Playoff Brackets
Week 6 - Swiss

Tuesday 26th Nov

Week 7 - Playoff Brackets
Week 7 - Swiss

Sunday 1st Dec

Extra Match Day for Division 1 Teams

Tuesday 3rd Dec

Division 1 Lower Bracket Finals
Division 2/3 Finals and 3rd/4th Match

8th/9th Dec Division 1 Finals

All games, with the exception of the Division 1 playoffs, will be played on Tuesday evening and cannot be rearranged. Each week team will play 2 bo1s or 1 bo3. Games will have a normal start time of 7.15pm, however teams still in the Division 1 Bracket may be expected to play on Sunday 1st December in order to play an extra matches as required. Further information on the format can be found in the Player Guide.

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