28 March 2024 starting from 8 PM

Game Settings:

The tournament platform currently supports the following:

1. Game mode: Standard
2. Tournament format: Single elimination
3. Match outcome: BO1 (best-of-1)
4. 8 Teams (5v5)
5. Bahrain server

Maps:

1. Bind
2. Haven
3. Split
4. Ascent

Tournament Rules:

Game Accounts:

1. A player is allowed to have only one (1) Valorant account active on their account.
2. You are not allowed to share or use another person’s game account. Your account is for your use, and your use alone.

 Teams & Rosters:

1. Each team’s roster must consist of at least 5 players.
2. Each team’s roster will be allowed to have 5 main players and 1 substitute. Once the tournament starts, you cannot replace any player.
3. A substitute player may only be added before the Tournament Start.
4. This player cannot be part of any other team’s roster which is participating or has participated in the same tournament.
5. Match has to be played in the following format: 5v5.
6. A player is allowed to represent only one (1) team’s roster in the same tournament.

Before the Match:

1. Tournament Round will start as scheduled unless said otherwise. Some rounds might get delayed.
2. The team which is on the top of the match in the bracket will have to invite the opposite team to the custom game.
3. Team captains of each team will have to choose maps and sides as described:
4. Team 1 bans a map from the map pool.
5. Team 2 bans a map from the map pool.
6. Team 1 picks a map from the remaining 2 maps.
7. Team 2 will pick a side (Attackers/Defenders) to start on.

During the Match:

1. If one of the teams will not pick all the agents in the character selection screen and the game goes back to the lobby, the game has to be remade.
2. If the game started on the wrong map, the game has to be remade.
3. In order to do the remake, all the players have to leave the match. Start the next game as soon as possible. If the team is not ready by 5 minutes after the remake, the team which is not ready will be disqualified.
4. Game can be remade only once, the game has to be played in the way it started after the remake.

After the Match:

1. Once the match finishes, both team captains have to take a screenshot of the results.
2. If one of the teams will not send the screenshot within 15 minutes of the match end, the screenshot which was sent by the other team will be taken into account.
3. If the screenshots from both teams are not matching, the situation will be looked into by the admin team. The team which provided the incorrect screenshot can be disqualified or banned based on the circumstances.

SERVER SETUP:

1. Map: Depending which map has to be played from the map pool
2. Mode: Standard

Options:

1. Allow Cheats: Off
2. Tournament Mode: On
3. Overtime: Win by Two: On

Game Pauses:

The game pause is an option available in tournaments to handle major difficulties that cannot be resolved during the game.

Players may only pause the game if:

1. There is a major issue to solve
2. There are no fights underway

After the game is paused, the opposing player must be notified of the reasons for the pause.

1. Any disputes should be handled between the players during the pause.
2. If there is any kind of unfair conduct, players must take a screenshot and after the game is over, alert a Tournament Organiser in command of their round.
3. After a game in which there was a pause, all the players that played the game must stay logged in for 10 minutes after the game’s end to help the Tournament Organiser understand what happened.

It is up to the Tournament Organiser to examine the evidence provided, and then to either validate the game result, restart the game, or disqualify a player(for improper pause usage). The player, whenever possible, is responsible to gather evidence of the issue as proof for the Tournament Organiser.

Disqualifications:

All of the following may result in disqualification upon the Tournament Organisers discretion:

1. Any player accused and proved to be using any hacks, cheats giving them an unfair advantage in the game.
2. Any player using language that is obscene, foul, vulgar, insulting, threatening, abusive, libelous, slanderous, defamatory or otherwise offensive or objectionable; or promote or incite hatred or discriminatory conduct, in or near the match area, at any time.
3. Collusion: Intentionally feeding/throwing the game for the purpose of the other player winning
4. Making use of any bugs, bots etc.

The Tournament Organiser has discretion over any matters not listed above. Full uncropped game screenshots or stream footage must be provided to validate disqualification claims. If disqualified, a player forfeits its right to all prizes.

RULING AND PUNISHMENTS:

Anything that can be viewed as a bug or exploit will be reviewed by the admin team and judged on a case-by-case basis, examples of such can be:

1. Using cypher cameras on spots which allows you to see through the walls.
2. Sitting on the spots which are not supposed to be used by map design.
3. Trying to reach out of the map boundaries. (teleporting with the Omen outside the playable area of the map).
4. Activating Sova’s Drone the way that it spawns clipping through the wall.
5. Using Sova’s Arrow on the spots, where they cannot be destroyed and they can spot players (Example: Fixed billboard on Split).
6. Bugging yourself into the doors on the Ascent map, that you can see on both sides.
7. Spamming between Omen Phaser with ultimate to see through walls.
8. Opening doors on Bind from outside (Using Cypher’s camera from outside to open the doors).

Match Outcome:

1. Every player is responsible for playing the requisite number of games consecutively in order to determine the winner of the round. For example, if the match is a best-of-three, both players should play the two (or three) games needed to determine the winner of the round.
2. The games must be played back-to-back and cannot be spaced out over hours or days. Both players are allowed 10 minutes from the Victory/Defeat screen until the next lobby should begin.

If a longer pause is needed, this needs to be agreed on with a Tournament Organiser first.

1. Registration fee is free
2. Maximum number of participants: 40 players (8 Teams)
3. Registration is open to players 16+.
4. Players must check-in 30 minutes before the tournament starts On Rush Arena, and failure to do so will result in disqualification.
5. Once the brackets are formed, they will not be changed for any reason.
6. To participate in the tournament, each player must first complete the online registration form.
7. If there is any kind of unfair conduct, players must send the record and, after the game is over, alert an Organizer in command of their game.
8. If any player uses cheating software or tries to use any glitch in the game. The player will be disqualified immediately
9. Registration is open to players in Kuwait.
10. Tournament location at Rush Arena, Jaber Al-Ahmad Street, Tower B8, First Floor, google: https://goo.gl/maps/Zwpvx5hSU621nk288
11. Comments, profanity, religious, political or sexual insults such as these will result in your disqualification from the tournament.
12. Players are responsible for bringing their own accessories (Keyboard, Mouse, Headset) to participate in the tournament.
13. The player can register during the open registration. Once registration for a course begins, the list is saved and may not be changed. Only the players listed in the player can participate with them.
14. The matches selected for live broadcasting will be carried out during the qualifying stages, and the semi-final and final stages will be fully broadcast live.
15. Tournament rules can only be modified or changed by the Tournament Organizer and/or Event Administrators if this is necessary in the interest of the Tournament.