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Marvel Rivals NSE Winter

Information
Game
Marvel Rivals
Platform
Marvel Rivals
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

Standings
Summary

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

Marvel Rivals NSE Winter is split into 2 main stages: Stage 1 Swiss (Weeks 1-4) and Stage 2 Playoffs (Weeks 5-6).

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 16/32 teams (dependant on final sign-up numbers) 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.

Click here to see the player guide.

Prizes

1st - £300

2nd - £180

3rd - £120

Top 4 - BUEC Championship Pins

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

RULES SUMMARY

This is a quick summary of rules that most players need to know. Click here to download the full rulebook.

  • All players must be current students from the same university. 
  • All games are on the European region.
  • Teams must have at least 6 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.

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

GAME SETTINGS

  • Room Settings: 
    • Server: Europe Frankfurt
    • Pause Permissions: Player, Coach, Auto Pause On
    • Format: 3 for Best of 3, 5 for Best of 5
    • Mode: Tournament (Basic)
      Tournament (Basic): The same ban/pick rules featured in the in-game Marvel Rivals Championship. Captains from each side take turns banning and picking heroes in the following order: Team A bans 1 hero → Team B bans 1 hero → Team B picks 1 hero → Team A picks 1 hero → Team A bans 1 hero → Team B bans 1 hero → Team B picks 1 hero → Team A picks 1 hero → Team A bans 1 hero → Team B bans 1 hero.
  • Map Pool - Competitive:
    • Convergence: Central Park, Hall of Djalia, Heart of Heaven, Symbiotic Surface
    • Convoy: Arakko, Midtown, Spider-Islands, Yggdrasill Path
    • Domination: Birnin T'Challa, Celestial Husk, Hell's Heaven, Krakoa

MAP SELECTION

The home team can pick to be Team 1 or 2 for the first map.

  • Team 2 picks the mode for the first map
  • Team 1 picks the first map from the selected mode, Team 2 picks the starting side
  • After each game, the loser of the previous game selects a map from a mode that has not already been used, with the winner choosing the side.

Use the team swap button to switch which team starts on attack or defense.

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 Sunday 12th October

Dates Tournament Stage
Sunday 12th Oct Sign-ups Close
Tuesday 14th Oct Week 1 - Qualification
Tuesday 21st Oct Week 2 - Qualification
Tuesday 28th Oct Week 3 - Qualification
Tuesday 4th Nov

Week 4 - Playoff Brackets
Week 4 - Swiss

Tuesday 11th Nov

Week 5 - Playoff Brackets
Week 5 - Swiss

Tuesday 18th Nov

Week 6 - Playoff Brackets
Week 6 - Swiss

Monday 24th Nov

Extra Match Day for Division 1 Teams

Tuesday 25th Nov

Week 7 - Playoff Brackets
Week 7 - Swiss

Monday 1st Dec

Extra Match Day for Division 1 Teams (if needed)

Tuesday 2nd Dec

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

Provisional Weekend of 6th/7th Dec

Grand Finals

All games will be played on Tuesday evening and cannot be rearranged. Games will have a normal start time of 7.15pm. A player guide will be released soon with further information.

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