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VALORANT Women & Non-Binary NSE Winter Cup

Information
Game
VALORANT - Women & Non-Binary
Platform
Riot Id
Day
Sunday 17th & 24th November
Time
13:00
Format

Swiss stage into elimination playoffs
Format to be confirmed once signups close.

Location

Online via the NSE Discord

Summary

Valorant Women & Non-Binary NSE Winter Cup is a two day event with the Swiss stage being on Sunday 17th of November the Playoff stage on Sunday 24th November.

Stage 1 - Online
Swiss bracket played online on Sunday 17th of November 

Stage 2 - Online
Bo3 playoffs played online on Sunday 24th November


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 partner universities.

This competition is not affiliated with or sponsored by Riot Games, Inc. or VALORANT Esports.

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.
  • 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 map.
  • Teams must Check-in by 12:30pm. 
  • 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 disqualification of players involved.

In addition to NSE rules all players must comply with VALORANT 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

  • Mode : Standard
  • Cheats : Off
  • Competitive/Tournament mode : On
  • Win by two: On

PAUSE RULES

  • Teams are allowed 2 tactical timeouts each game, 2 per team (1 on each half).
    • This can be done by typing /timeout in the chat, a timeout will be queued for the next buy phase.
  • Teams may pause to resolve technical issues during the buy phase to try and fix it.
    • This can be done by using "Pause Match Timer" in the start menu via the cheats tab
    • With tournament mode on all cheats will be disabled except Pause Match Timer.
  • Using pause during a round is forbidden (freezetime and once a round has been concluded does not count as during).

MAP POOL

  • Abyss
  • Ascent
  • Bind
  • Haven
  • Sunset
  • Pearl
  • Split

MAP VETO - BEST OF ONE 

The home team (left team) can elect to be Team A or Team B within the following process:

  1. Team A bans 1 map
  2. Team B bans 2 maps
  3. Team A bans 1 map
  4. Team B bans 1 map
  5. Team A picks map out of 2 remaining maps and Team B has side choice

MAP VETO - BEST OF THREE

The home team (left team) can elect to be Team A or Team B within the following process:

  1. Team A bans 1 map
  2. Team B bans 1 map
  3. Team A picks the map for game 1 and Team B has side choice
  4. Team B picks the map for game 2 and Team A has side choice
  5. Team B bans 1 map
  6. Team A picks the third map and Team B has side choice

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 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.
  • Players may not play for more than one team in a single tournament night.

 

This competition is not affiliated with or sponsored by Riot Games, Inc. or VALORANT Esports.

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 and format will be confirmed once signups close. 

Sunday 17th November 
There will be 4 to 6 rounds based on final check in numbers. 

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

Sunday 24th November 

Playoff format will be single elimination. 

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 Bo1 +  Final Bo3

17-24 Teams
Week 1 5 rounds of swiss + tiebreak round
Week 2 Semifinals Bo1 +  Final Bo3

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

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