Format:

• Players will be seeded according to a mixture of their In-game Ladder Elo.
• At 16 or fewer participants the players will compete in a single elimination Bo3 bracket.
  • If there are more than 16 players the event shifts to a two-pool double elimination Bo1 down to top-8 quarter-finals single elimination.
• Initial pools are Best of 1 (Bo1).
• Quarter finals onwards are Best of 3 (Bo3).
• All matches must be observable and have at least a 1-minute in-game delay.
• Maps are drafted first, then Civs.
• Map restarts:
  • Each player has 1 restart for crashes before the 10-minute mark.
  • Each player has 1 restart per series for map generation errors before the 3-minute mark.
  • If any crashes happen after 10 minutes, the replay will be reviewed with the following potential outcomes:
    • If both players crash: A restart is made.
    • If the Advantaged player crashed: The player is entitled to a restart.
    • If the disadvantaged player crashed: The player is given a loss.
    • If the state of advantage is unclear: The map is deemed a draw and a new map & civilizations draft is made.

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Maps:

• Map Pool: Dry Arabia, The Pit, Four Lakes, High View, Mongolian Heights
• First in order is the Higher seeded player.
• For Bo1, each player takes turns banning maps until one remains. That map will be played. You can simply ban in chat.
• For Bo3, each player first bans a map then picks a "home map", then takes turns banning the remaining maps until one remains. That map will be the starting map.
• For Bo5, each player bans a map the remaining maps are played.

Civilizations:

• Bans are player specific, not global
• Bo1:
• Draft LinkB-PP-S
• Players each ban a civ.
• Players draft 2 civs each.
• They each snipe 1 from the other.
• The remaining civs are played.
• Bo3:
• Draft Link BB-PB-PB-P
• Players ban 2 civs each.
• Players draft a civ each.
• Players ban a civ each.
• Players each pick then ban again.
• Players do a final pick each
• For each map do a blind pick from the pool you drafted.
• Players cannot pick a civilization they had already used within the series again
• Bo5:
• Draft Link BB-PB-PB-PPPP
• Players ban 2 civs each.
• Players draft a civ each.
• Players ban a civ each.
• Players each pick then ban again.
• Players alternate picks 4 times
• For each map do a blind pick from the pool you drafted.
• Players cannot pick a civilization they had already used within the series again