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Overwatch 2 NSE Winter

Information
Game
Overwatch
Platform
BattleNet
Day
Thursday
Time
19:00
Format

Week 1-3 Qualification

Week 4-7 Playoffs and Swiss

Week 8 Playoffs

Location

Online via the NSE Discord

Summary

After signing up, make sure to fill out the Rank Submission Form

Overwatch 2 NSE 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 initially be 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 32 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 finish in Stage 1. Teams who do well in the Swiss can qualify for the Division 2 or Division 3.

Click here to open the player guide

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.

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RULES SUMMARY

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

  • All players must be current students from the same university. 
  • All games are on the European region.
  • Teams must have at least 5 players.
  • If teams are more than 20 minutes late they will forfeit a match.
  • Check in deadline is 6:30pm. Teams who don't check in will not get games for that evening.
  • Offensive player 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).

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

Click here to download full rule book.

In addition to NSE rules all players must comply with Overwatch 2 terms of service at all times including, but not limited to, any account sharing policies.

GAME SETTINGS

  • Competitive Rules: On
  • Kill cam: Disabled
  • Skins: Enabled
  • Lobby Code: AWFW4
    • This code may change during the season, make sure to check discord for the most up to date code.
  • Teams must use 2 DPS, 2 Support and 1 Tank
    • Once you have started the match, you are not allowed to swap roles
    • You can switch roles between modes.

MAP POOL

All maps picked must be picked from the following map pool.

Clash*: Hanaoka, Throne of Anubis
Control: Ilios, Lijiang Tower, Nepal
Escort: Junkertown, Rialto, Watchpoint: Gibraltar
Flashpoint*: New Junk City, Suravasa​
Hybrid: Blizzard World, King's Row, Midtown
Push: Esperança, New Queen Street, Runasapi

BEST OF THREE

The home team can pick to be Team A or B for the first map.

  • Team B picks the mode for the first map
  • Team A picks the first map, Team B picks the starting side
  • After each game, the loser of the previous map chooses the mode and map
    • Each mode can only be played once per match
  • In the case of a tie, a 4th game of flashpoint or clash map will be played.

*In Bo3 matches, teams may not select both Flashpoint and Clash, only one of these modes can be played during the best of three.

BEST OF FIVE/SEVEN

The home team can pick to be Team A or B for the first map.

  • Team A picks a control map, Team B picks the starting side
  • After each game, the loser of the previous map chooses the mode and map
    • Each mode can only be played once per match
  • The loser of the previous map chooses the starting side

PAUSE RULES

Teams are allowed to pause for technical or rule issues.

  • Teams should request a pause using all chat, at which point the lobby leader should pause as soon as possible.
  • Once a game is paused, the team that initiated the pause should make the other team aware of the reason for the pause and give an estimate of the length of the pause.
  • If the pause is longer than 5 minutes, please contact an admin.
  • Both teams 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 bo3 and bo5 matches, 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.
  • Players 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.

Sign-ups Close Tuesday 15th October

Dates Tournament Stage
Tuesday 15th Oct Sign-ups Close
Thursday 17th Oct Qualification
Thursday 24th Oct Qualification
Thursday 31st Oct Qualification
Thursday 7th Nov

Week 1 Playoff Brackets
Week 1 Swiss

Thursday 14th Nov

Week 2 Playoff Brackets
Week 2 Swiss

Thursday 21st Nov

Week 3 Playoff Brackets
Week 3 Swiss

Thursday 28th Nov

Week 4 Playoff Brackets
Week 4 Swiss

Sunday 1st Dec

Extra Match Day for Division 1 Teams

Thursday 5th Dec

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

8th/9th Dec Division 1 Finals

All games with the exception of the Grand Finals and Division 1 playoffs all games will be played on Thursday evening and cannot be rearranged. Teams in the Division 1 bracket may have to play an additional match day on Sunday 1st December. Games will have a normal start time of 7.15pm. Further information on the format can be found in the Player Guide.

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