GENERAL RULES

1.1. Tournament

The Valorant King Cup by Alienware is an open tournament for Valorant, hosted by H20 Esports and played on PC. The tournament is limited to players who are residents or citizens of the following countries: Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and France. Each team has 2 exceptions to the rule.

1.2. Administration

Anyone authorized by H20 to enter the Valorant King Cup by Alienware

Tournament to manage based on the rules and regulations, becomes an "Admin"

called. In the following, the collection of all Admins becomes the "Administration."

mentioned.

1.3. Participants and involvement

1.3.1. Each participant must:

Have a valid main Riot Account;

Be at least 16 years old on March 24, 2023;

Be a citizen or resident of a European country on March 24, 2023;

Not being an employee of H20;

Being in the Go!Gaming Discord server;

Not be a professional player participating in a qualified VCT or VRL team.

1.3.2. By participating in to enter the Valorant King Cup by Alienware Tournament

acknowledge participants that they will, without restriction, comply with tournament rules and

to the statements and decisions made by the Administration.

1.3.3. Each participant acknowledges the right of the Administration to enforce the rules and regulations

modify at any time without notice and override if necessary to fairly

play and integrity throughout the tournament.

1.3.4. Each participant must be respectful of Admins and other participants.

Insults and unfair or disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated and will be

punished in accordance with these rules.

1.3.5 Each competitor must attempt to win each round of the tournament. Intentionally

losing for any reason is strictly prohibited.

1.3.6. Vulgar, racist, sexist or otherwise offensive player names are

prohibited. This is at the discretion of the tournament admins.

1.3.7. Each participant acknowledges the right of the Administration to name players.

edit if the names are deemed unsuitable for display.

1.3.8. Each participant in the Valorant King Cup by Alienware Tournament shall vote

agree that image, photo and audio material of them during the tournament, in which they will be

shown or heard, can be stored and used for announcements,

website content and other publications by H20 without restrictions in terms of time and

place.

1.3.9 Each participant/team will reimburse their own expenses for accommodation, food, drinks and

travel expenses when they qualified in the finals. H20 may make it though

possible for participants to purchase food and beverages on site.

1.4. Communication

1.4.1. All communications between participants and the administration must be made at all times and at any

moment of the tournament will be conducted in English or Dutch.

1.4.2. The administration may be contacted during the qualifying rounds via the following

email address: jimme@h20.gg or via the Go!Gaming Discord (me is tree #1736). This helps the

administrators to coordinate as a team and work on problems faster.

 

FORMAT & SCHEME

2.1. Tournament Format

The tournament is a one-day (1) Valorant tournament. With 4 online

qualifying days. The tournament consists of a bracket with direct elimination. The top 2

Qualifies for finals day. Games will be played on PC ("The Tournament").

2.2. Score metrics

All matches except the Grand Finals are a Best-of-One. The on-site Grand Finals

will be played as a Best-of-Three.

2.3. Registration

2.3.1 All participants must log onto FACEIT and make a team or join

joining a team. Teams have a check-in period of 60 minutes before the start of

the tournament. The first 32 teams to finish on time with all their players will enter in

eligible for a spot in the tournament on a first-come, first-served basis.

There is no entry fee.

2.3.2 All participants must be in a voice channel during the tournament from the

Go!Gaming Discord. This channel is assigned to you by the admin. In a voice

channel may sit only the 5 participants of the team.

2.4. Seeding

Seeding will be done automatically by FACEIT at the start time of the

tournament (meaning that uneven matches can take place in the first rounds).

2.5. Schedule

The qualifiers of the Valorant King Cup by Alienware Tournament will be held

of March 24, 2023, beginning at 19:00 GMT and ending April 14. The Grand Finals

to be played on May 6, 2023.

2.6. Tournament Restrictions

Participants must commit to playing the entire tournament.

Team participants must remain the same throughout the tournament in order to have an equal

playing field to be guaranteed. If participants cannot participate after the tournament is

started, the administration will suggest the next steps and the participant can complete the

risk losing his entire team. This is at the discretion of the administration.

 

CONTEST TIMES

3.1. Contest Times

Each match will be played at a time within the Tournament Window set by the

Administration to be determined at its discretion. All matches of the tournament

be played on May 6, 2023, starting at 1:00 p.m. This may last until 9 p.m.

3.2. Rescheduling / Deferral

Matches cannot be postponed or rescheduled to another date or

time, unless determined by the Administration in its sole discretion for any reason.

3.3. Punctuality

Competitions will begin at the time listed on FACEIT. Each competitor must

confirm his/her presence in the room before the confirmation timer expires.

Matches cannot be started earlier.

Matches cannot be delayed for any reason unless the previous match

took longer than planned.

If a team is not ready to start at the official game time, administrators may

In its sole discretion, disqualify the team from the game or Tournament. Administrators

may extend the punctuality deadline in exceptional circumstances to meet the

match to be played at their own discretion.

 

BEFORE THE MATCH

4.1. Check-in

All team captains can join the Tournament Discord server and check in

with the Tournament staff. All participants must be available at the time

start the tournament rounds on FaceIT and be ready for each match.

4.2. Map selection

4.2.1. Folder Pool:

The map pool consists of Haven, Split, Ascent, Icebox, Lotus, Pearl and Fracture.

4.2.2. Map selection process for Best-of-One matches:

This process must take place in the FaceIT lobby chat, before each match. FACEIT determined

random who is Team A. Team A begins the process and the folder for the match is

selected according to the following procedure:

Team A banned 1 folder

Team B banned 1 folder

Team A banned 1 folder

Team B banned 1 folder

Team A banned 1 folder

Team B banned 1 folder

Folder 7 is the only remaining folder

Team A chooses side

4.2.3. Map selection process for Best-of-Three matches:

This process should take place in the FaceIT lobby chat, before each match. It better

placed team (highest team in the bracket on FaceIT) is Team A. Team A starts the

process and the folder for the match is selected according to the following procedure:

Team A banned 1 folder

Team B banned 1 folder

Team A chooses Map 1

Team B chooses side for Map 1

Team B chooses Map 2

Team A chooses side for Map 2

Team A banned 1 folder

Team B banned 1 folder

Folder 3 is the only remaining folder

Team A chooses side for Map 3

 

DURING THE MATCH

5.1. Streams

5.1.1. Streaming is allowed during the qualifiers. However, you will be required to

set a delay of at least 2 minutes here. During the final day no

participant livestream the entire tournament games. This will be livestreamed on the

Twitch channel of H20 Esports.

5.2. Race starts and restarts.

5.2.1. From the moment a race begins, participants are prohibited from intentionally

of the game to disconnect. If a participant or team intentionally disconnects after the

game has started, the game will continue with the remaining players and will not

be restarted.

5.2.2. A Team may request a game restart if the fairness of the game is seriously

is harmed by a problem beyond the control of the players. Issues that may

lead to a race restart include, but are not limited to:

Enemy players using 3rd party tools or software in violation of the General

Conditions of Riot; or if the game crashes for all 10 players.

5.2.3. All restart requests must be reported to the Admin team before a

restart can be performed. Evidence to support the request must be

shared and the decision on restart will be at the sole discretion of Admin.

5.3. Violation of the terms of use

If participants are found guilty of Bug Abuse or in violation of the General

Conditions of Riot, they may suffer consequences, including automatic

disqualification. All penalties are at the sole discretion of the Administration.

 

AFTER THE GAME

6.1. Reporting the score

Each Team Captain must provide a screenshot within 5 minutes of the end of the match

of each game's score submitted via FACEIT. This proof must be a screenshot of the

endgame leaderboard.The opponent approves this score. If within these 5

minutes no objection or confirmation passed by the losing party, then determined

the administration if the score is correct.

6.2. Protests

Protest against any other form of rule violation by another player can only be

be reported with video evidence. The protest must include a specific time stamp

on which the foul occurred, the name of the player who committed the foul,

as well as a clear description of what happened. Protests that lack evidence or

include details such as time stamp and description will be rejected. All protests must

be sent to an Admin via the Tournament Discord server or via the email address

of the tournament: jimme@h20.gg

 

RULE VIOLATION AND PUNISHMENT

7.1. Possible penalties

Penalties for each rule violation include, but are not limited to:

Loss of one match

Disqualification from the tournament

Disqualification from future tournaments

Penalties are at the sole discretion of the Administration.

PRICE 8.1.

Prize In Tournament:

1st place qualifying round: 5x alienware M610 mouse + playing spot in finals

2nd place qualifying round: spot in finals

1st place finals: €2500 for the winning team

2nd place final: €1000 for the team

3rd & 4th place finals: €500 per team

8.2. H20's standard shipping policies and restrictions apply to shipping

of prizes. It is the sole responsibility of participants to verify that

H20 is able to ship prizes to their location before participating in the

tournament.

8.3. Winners located in countries where H20 cannot ship should contact

contact the Community team to try to find an alternative. H20 is not

liable for the price if alternative shipping arrangements cannot be found.