GENERAL GUIDELINES

Participants must join our discord channel which will be conveyed to the final 64 teams competing in the event.

Player Profile picture or Player name shouldn’t Contain:

Racist Image or text

Irrelevant Image or text.

Trademarked and copyrighted images.

FORMAT

Phase 1: OPEN QUALIFIERS

A max of 64 Teams shall compete in open qualifiers
There will be 4 Groups, Group A,B,C and D
Each Group will have up to 16 teams

The teams will be playing Round Robin till top 2 teams from each group are decided.
These groups will play from 14th – 27th October 2023
Teams will progress to the next round based on their performance across 5 maps.

Phase 2: Grand Finals

The top 8 teams from the open qualifiers shall compete in this stage along with the 8 invited teams
These 16 teams shall play a total of 10 matches across 2 days (5 maps / day)
At the end of the 2nd day, the top 3 teams among the finalists will be crowned tournament winners

Tournament Schedule:

IN-GAME SETTINGS

Every game in the tournament shall be conducted according to the following presets.

Lobby Settings:

Esports Mode

Server Region: Europe

Perspective: FPP

Players: 64

Players per team: 4

Maps: Erangel, Miramar

SCORING SYSTEM

Kill Points

Kill Points are awarded to Teams based on the total number of kills a team secures during each match

Teams will earn 1 point / kill

Placement Points

Placement points are awarded to teams based on their positions at the end of each match.

Table of points are as follows:

Total Points
Any team’s total points are calculated by summing up their match points and kill points.

Teams shall progress through the tournament based on their total points

TIE BREAKER RULES

In case if two or more teams have the same amount of total points, placement will be determined according to:

Team’s Placement Points across all Matches.
Total Kill Points across all Matches.
Team’s Placement Points in the most recent Match.

ANTI CHEAT and GAMEPLAY RULES

Moss Anti-cheat is mandatory for all players to use for the full duration of all matches without exception.
If a player cannot use Monitor System Status (MOSS) then they will not be allowed to take part in a match.
Players will have at least 10 minutes before the start of the match and 10 minutes between each game of the match to set up and ensure their peripherals are working as desired
With one (1) minute of pre-game remaining, the admin will notify the Teams that the game will be beginning shortly and be prepared to start. No warm-up or practice games are permitted once the match’s first game has begun.
If 30% of players disconnect from the lobby, a rehost will be made
If a player disconnects from an ongoing round/game the game will not be restarted, they will be allowed to rejoin the game and if the player fails to rejoin the game before the beginning of the map, the match will be continued at the sole discretion of the admin.

Players are required to take screenshots of end of match results and submit it to their respective admin when requested
Players are not allowed to use Wallhack, aim assistance or any other third-party tools which provide unfair advantage.
If found, the entire team of said player will be disqualified from the tournament and TEC Management and Tournament Officials reserves the right to forfeit any prizes or rewards won by such players.
Players are not allowed to intentionally use/abuse any known or unknown in-game bugs to their advantage and if they notice any such kind of bugs are expected to report it to respected admins without fail. Failing to adhere to this rule will result in disqualification of the entire team.
Every member of the team is expected to join the tournament official discord channel and use voice chat assigned to the team to communicate with the teammates during their respective matches.

GENERAL RULES

Any person or individual who has been banned by the publisher of the game “PUBG” will not be permitted to compete or participate in the tournament or in any qualifying event for the tournament (including, without limitation, any qualifiers) as a Player.

Any Player who is or becomes a “PUBG” Banned Person will be immediately disqualified from participation in the tournament

Any Team on which a PUBG Banned Person has played or otherwise competed, during the period starting with the qualifier and ending with the end of the tournament, will be immediately banned from the tournament and shall forfeit any tournament benefits or amounts otherwise payable to such Banned Team. For the avoidance of doubt, any tournament benefits or amounts awarded to, due to, or won by a PUBG Banned Person or a Banned Team will be forfeited or, if applicable, refunded in full. No Player from a Banned Team will be eligible or permitted to compete in the tournament with any other Team.

Players/Teams that are disqualified prior to the start of a game will not be allowed to play in the game.

Players/ Teams that are disqualified during a game must disconnect from the game.

Players/Teams that are disqualified will not receive any benefits (prize, etc.) for their ranking in the tournament.
Such Players/Teams may also be subject to a ban from a future tournament(s).

Teams must have at least three (3) registered players present in the lobby to start a game.
A Team will forfeit the game if it does not have at least three (3) Players present by two(2) minutes prior to a match’s scheduled start time.

In order to dispute game results, Players must write an email id mentioned in contact us, with relevant information like match id, match scheduled date and time, teams playing, screenshots or video recordings of such disputes.

The Esports Club management and Tournament Officials have the final ruling on all tournament matters.

MISCONDUCT PENALTIES

Players and Team representatives may not abuse a tournament official. Abuse of a tournament official includes, but is not limited to, the use of vulgar language directed at a tournament official, the use of insulting words or gestures directed at a tournament official, and excessive argument with a tournament official that results in the delay of a match.

Players and Team Representatives may not engage in any other conduct that, at the discretion of tournament officials, violates the spirit of these rules, affects the ability of tournament officials to conduct a fair and safe competition, and/or is detrimental to The Esports Club.

Violations of any of the additional rules may result in a forfeit of the current match and/or all future matches in the tournament (disqualified).

Tournament officials may issue a foul, technical foul, or disqualify a Player/Team for acts of misconduct not listed in the conduct rules to preserve fair play and sportsmanship in TEC management’s sole discretion.

LEGAL

Match fixing is defined as an attempt to arrange or influence, in advance, the outcome of a match, or events within the match, usually for the purpose of making money, often from betting.

Participants, directly or indirectly, are not allowed to accept from, or offer to, any person or entity (whether they are participants or otherwise) any bribes/gifts/rewards of any nature in relation to seeking to influence the outcome, result of, conduct of, a match or the competition.

Participants are under a strict obligation to immediately report to a tournament official any approach, or any offer of a bribe/gift/ reward made to them, or any other participant, related to seeking to influence the outcome, result, or conduct of a match or the competition.

Any form of cheating and/or ghosting is strictly forbidden and may lead to immediate disqualification and previous matches may also be reviewed.
Tournament officials may opt to deduct further points and/or disqualify the Team from the league entirely. The Team may also lose any seeding for future tournaments.

Team Agreements: Each Team and its Players remain subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in the Team Agreement, and any conflict between these rules and regulations and the Team Agreement shall be resolved in favor of the Team Agreement (unless expressly stated otherwise in the Team Agreement).

Finality of all decisions regarding the interpretation of these rules, Player and Team eligibility, scheduling and staging for the tournament and related events, and penalties for misconduct, lie solely with TEC management, the decisions of which are final.

Any person or individual who has been banned by the publisher of the game “PUBG” will not be permitted to compete or participate in the tournament or in any qualifying event for the tournament (including, without limitation, any qualifiers) as a Player. Any Player who is or becomes a “PUBG” Banned Person will be immediately disqualified from participation in the tournament Any person or individual who has been banned by the publisher of the game “PUBG” will not be permitted to compete or participate in the tournament or in any qualifying event for the tournament (including, without limitation, any qualifiers) as a Player. Any Player who is or becomes a “PUBG” Banned Person will be immediately disqualified from participation in the tournament

Moss Anti-cheat is mandatory for all players to use for the full duration of all matches without exception. If a player cannot use Monitor System Status (MOSS) then they may not be allowed to take part in a match.Moss Anti-cheat is mandatory for all players to use for the full duration of all matches without exception. If a player cannot use Monitor System Status (MOSS) then they may not be allowed to take part in a match.
Kill Points are awarded to Teams based on the total number of

kills a team secures during each match