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Rocket League NSE Winter

Information
Game
Rocket League
Platform
Epic
Day
Tuesday
Time
19:00
Format

Week 1-2 Qualification 

Week 3-6 League Stage

Week 7-8 Playoffs

Location

Online via the NSE Discord

Summary

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

Rocket League NSE Winter is split into 3 main stages: Stage 1 Qualification (Weeks 1-2) Stage 2 League play (Weeks 3-6) and Stage 3 Playoffs.

Stage 1

In Stage 1 teams will 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 teams will be split into multiple divisions. All teams play 3 games and earn points based on their final finish that week. 2 Teams will be relegated each week from the top division with 2 teams promoted from lower division to replace them. 

Stage 3

In Stage 3 the top teams in each Division will qualify for single elimination playoffs with the top performing teams getting byes into later rounds.

Click here to open the player guide

Prizes

1st - £300 

2nd - £180 

3rd - £120

Top 8 - BUEC Championship Pins

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

This tournament is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or otherwise associated with, Psyonix LLC. The information players provide in connection with this tournament is being provided to tournament organizer and not to Psyonix LLC.

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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. 
  • Teams should wait for all players to join the match before choosing sides.
  • Teams must have at least 3 players. If teams are more than 15 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 IGNs 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 Rocket League 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 will be played with the following game settings:

  • Default Arena: Beckwick Park Night
  • Team Size: 3v3
  • Bot Difficulty: No Bots
  • Mutators: None
  • Match Time: 5 Minutes
  • Joinable By: Name/Password
    • Name: NSE<match id>
    • Password: NSE
    • Example: Lobby - NSE54732, Pass - NSE
  • Server: Europe

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.

Dates
Tournament Stage
Sunday 13th Oct Sign-ups Close
Tuesday 15th Oct Qualification
Tuesday 22nd Oct Qualification
Tuesday 29th Oct League stage
Tuesday 5th Nov League stage
Tuesday 12th Nov League stage
Tuesday 19th Nov League stage
Tuesday 26th Nov Playoffs
Tuesday 3rd Dec Playoffs
8th/9th Dec National Division 1 Finals

All games are played on Tuesday evenings with the exception of the National Division 1 Finals. Further information on the format can be found in the Player Guide.

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