Introduction
Welcome to the first seasonal CTF major! Seeing as my previous couple of Tendency Monthlies have been successful, I've decided to try my hand with a more long-term and traditional sort of tournament. I hope you guys enjoy!
Schedule
Sign-up period: Monday, March 14th to Sunday, April 3rd @ 11:59 PM EDT.
Bracket period: April 4th to May 1st.
Teams
Teams must be signed up with 4 players, and one of them should be designated as a captain. Games follow a 3v3 format, but teams are required to sign up a 4th player as a sub in their roster. A set team name can also be defined in the sign-up. There are no clear restrictions for team names, but having some common sense won't hurt anybody!
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The games will happen in Funcrusher+ (New Jersey) servers hosted exclusively for the event. They may also be used for practising purposes.
Format
The tournament will follow a double-elimination bracket, where the top placing teams from each group move on to a single-elimination bracket, its matches played out over the course of the latter two weeks.
Maps
The map list is comprised of 10 maps: 5 starter maps and 5 counterpick maps, all from the IDL201X wad.
- MAP01: Fortress Collision - ZDCTF01
- MAP04: R's...Magical Ice Forts - ZDCTF04
- MAP13: A's...Base of Boppin' - THIRTY4-13
- MAP15: The Hex Core - CORECTF20
- MAP28: Isolation - CORECTF11
- MAP03: Exophase - ZDCTF03
- MAP08: Something Epic - ZDCTF08
- MAP21: Scary Flaggers/Nice Sprites - THIRTY12-11
- MAP24: Sanctum - RAGECTF04
- MAP32: Collision II - CORECTF99
Green - Starter
Yellow - Counterpick
Games
- Every match, group or bracket stage, will be scheduled by me to an appropriate time on its respective week based on the teams' availabilities;
- The matches are played on a 3v3 format, and each round has a duration of 10 minutes and a score limit of 5 flags;
- Each match follows a best of 5 system;
- For the 1st round in a match, the designated blue team must ban one of the five starter maps. Afterwards, the red team must ban two other maps, and blue team then bans a fourth map. The remaining starter map is then played out;
- For the 2nd round onwards, the loser of the previous round picks any of the maps (starters or counterpicks) that haven't been played yet. If the previous round ended in a tie, then the current round is played in the previous map again;
- A team is victorious once they win 3 rounds in the bracket stage, or if they have more wins than their opponent after 5 rounds. If there is still no clear winner, subsequent rounds will be played until one of the teams wins.
Rules
- Every participating player is recommended to upload demos from their games until their next week's games. If nobody from their respective teams uploads a demo from their match, they will be penalised with a one-round power play.
- Trading players is not allowed.
- Teams are allowed to field any of their players for each game, but failing to field 3 players at the scheduled times for their games will result in a forfeit.
Other info
The brackets for the tournament will be regularly updated at
http://challonge.com/zctf_spring2016 as games are played. Also, the IRC channel where all things related to the tourney will be discussed is #zandroctf at Zandronum IRC.
Signed-up teams
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Falco Peepee Banana - Edd, RoSKing, X-Ray, Infer
High Notoriety - Fsn76, Ozaka, JCD, Karakurt
KillStrike's Fan Club - KillStrike, Godlike, Goblin, Avc
The Cheese Kneez - Zakken, Armour, Samurai, Shift
We Win Alright - Razgriz, HTG, Ral, Mobius
Sign-ups
You must sign up in this thread and nowhere else. As an alternative, if you don't have a team ready, you may also post about your interest in joining, allowing team captains to find potential teammates in this thread. Follow the example:
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Team name: Team 1
Captain: Player 1
Members: Player 2, Player 3, Player 4
Contact: IRC @ #zandroctf