Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2015 16:08:52 GMT 1
SpaceBounce League #2 Rules
League Format
Group stage:
Playoff stage:
League system
Each team will score points based on the outcome of the match:
Group standings sorting is based on (top to bottom):
Match System
Match times:
Match settings:
Match schedule:
Will update after closed Registration
Match delay:
(co-)Captain responsibilities:
During-the-match checklist
Player Transfers
Breach of Rules / Misconduct / Sanctions
League Format
Group stage:
- Division with 8 teams in each
- Each team will play eachother once during a group stage
- Top 4 teams from every division go to playoffs stage
Playoff stage:
- The playoff consists of stages: 1/4-finals, 1/2-finals and final.
- Pair quarterfinalists based on employment in the group: 1 vs. 4, 2 vs.3
- At each stage, the team plays only one match with a rival to determine the winner
League system
Each team will score points based on the outcome of the match:
- Win: 3 points
- Draw: 1 point
- Lose: 0 points
Group standings sorting is based on (top to bottom):
- Total number of points
- Head-to-head team record
- Goal difference
- Goals score
Match System
Match times:
- Lag-test / half-time: 1 minute maximum to deal with any connection issues
- Regular: 3 halfs of 5 minutes (15 minutes in total)
- Overtime (playing only in playoff stage): If a match is a draw after 15 minutes, one 5 minutes overtime (no goal limit) after golden goal situation will follow to determine winner.
Match settings:
- Regular: No score limit, Time limit - 5 minutes
- First overtime(playoff stage): No score limit, Time limit - 5 minutes
- Second overtime(playoff stage): Score limit - 1, No time limit
- Matches will always be played 3 vs 3
- When the host is also playing, the host needs to put a ping handicap (/handicap) of 100 ping or (when higher than 100 ping) corresponding to the lowest ping in the room
- End-time goals only count when the match returns to kick-off
Match schedule:
Will update after closed Registration
Match delay:
- All team haven't a match delay. If you not played match - see below
- Either 3-0 deflose for one team (one team tried hard to schedule it) or 0-0 deflose (both teams failed in scheduling the match)
- On all questions write to Walkie or @krac
(co-)Captain responsibilities:
- Only captain and co-captain will be given admin rights to make substitutions
- Player substitutions are only allowed after a goal, during half-time or to substitute a lagged player
- When a captain is unable to attend the match, the co-captain will be the captain for the match
During-the-match checklist
- A match is allowed to start maximal 15 minutes after the agreed schedule time. After 15 minutes, the opponent team may claim a delay of the match for the other team with the administrators. In case of a neutral host, he/she may also decide to close the room after 15 minutes have passed, and the delay going to the team which isn't ready.
- Do not go bitching on the host, the host does this for you to play the match. Take your responsibility as team when there is a problem.
Player Transfers
- The captain can add new players during the tournament, for that he should edit the roster in a team thread, as well as add a comment with the notification.
- The maximum number of players in the team must be 7.
Breach of Rules / Misconduct / Sanctions
- No bad language, insults, provocation or distraction during a league match. Any player acting in this manner will be banned from the room instantly, even if playing in the match. Depending on the severity of the offence, the player will also face appropiate sanctions after the match. Sanction: range from a 1-match ban to being banned from the league or forum.
- In-game violations include:
- Continuing to play whilst play has clearly stopped due to a lagged player
- Falsely claiming to lag or being afk in order to gain an unfair advantage
- Kicking/banning a player or taking opposing team's admin rights away during games
- Playing with suspended or banned players
- Playing on a different map then the one stated in the rules
- Sanction: breach of any of these violations shall be dealt with after the match.
- Leaving the league during a season as captain or co-captain. Sanction: disallowed to return to play in this season and the next season, and disallowed in any tournaments in this time period.
- Using a fake name or taking a name of another player. Sanction: banned from the league