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Overwatch 2 Women & Non-Binary NSE Winter Cup

Information
Game
Overwatch 2 - Women & Non-Binary
Platform
BattleNet
Day
Sunday 27th Oct & 3rd November
Time
13:00
Format

Groups Stage into Finals
Format subject to change based on final signup numbers

 

Location

Online via the NSE Discord

Summary

Overwatch 2 Women & Non-Binary NSE Winter Cup is a two day event with the Swiss stage being on Sunday 27th of October the Playoff stage on Sunday 3rd November.

This tournament is open to women (cis and trans) and non-binary members of our community. After signing up please fill out this form for preferred pronouns and seeding.

Mixed university team signup
For this event 2 universities may choose to partner to form teams together. If two universities decide to share teams for this event they must do so for all teams entering this event. For example if "University A" partners with "University B" they cannot also pair with university C if they wish to make a second team. If you wish to sign up with a mixed team please create a team with players from your university and fill in this form.

Prizes

1st Place £100
2nd Place £50

In addition to other prizes this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points. Mixed teams will split points evenly between the two universities. 

Register
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RULES SUMMARY

  • All players must be current students
  • Teams must consist of players from "playing entity". For this event a playing entity is either a individual university or a agreement between 2 universities to compete together. 
  • All players must be women (cis or trans) or non-binary.
  • All games are on the European region
  • Teams must have at least 5 players. Teams may add/remove players from team between weeks.
  • If teams are more than 20 minutes late they will forfeit a match.
  • Check in deadline is 12:30pm. Teams who don't check in will not get games for that evening.
  • Lobby settings
    • Competitive rules on
    • Kill cam disabled
    • Skins disabled
  • 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 lead to a minimum 3 week suspension.

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.

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

GAME SETTINGS

  • Competitive Rules: On
  • Kill cam: Disabled
  • Skins: Enabled
  • Lobby Code: AWFW4
    • This code may change during the tournament, 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.

Control: Ilios, Lijiang Tower, Nepal
Hybrid: Blizzard World, King's Row, Midtown
Escort: Junkertown, Rialto, Watchpoint: Gibraltar
Flashpoint*: New Junk City, Suravasa​
Clash*: Hanaoka, Throna of Anubis
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 A picks the mode for the first map
  • Team B picks the first map
  • 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 flashpoint or clash map will be played.

*In Bo3 matches, teams may not select Flashpoint and Clash, only one of these modes can be played in a match.

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
  • After each game, the loser of the previous map chooses the mode and map
    • Each mode can only be played once per match

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.

 

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.

Final Schedule will be confirmed once signups close.

Sunday 27th October
There will be 4 to 7 rounds of swiss based on final check in numbers. If less then 8 teams signup a round robin format will be used instead.

Time Round
12.30pm Sign-ups Close
1pm  Captains meeting
1.15pm Round 1
2.15pm Round 2
... ...
7pm Expected End Time

Sunday 3rd November

Time Round
1pm  Captains meeting
1.15pm Playoffs Round 1
7pm Expected End Time

 

Full format details

4 Teams
Double elimination.

5-6 Teams
Week 1 Round robin
Week 2 Finals Bo3

7-8 Teams
Week 1 4 rounds of swiss + tiebreak games, 
Week 2 Finals Bo3

9-16 Teams
Week 1 4 rounds rounds of swiss + tiebreak round
Week 2 Semifinals Bo5 +  Final Bo5

17-24 Teams
Week 1 5 rounds of swiss + tiebreak round
Week 2 Semifinals Bo5 +  Final Bo5

25+ Teams
Week 1 6 rounds of swiss.
Week 2 top 8

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