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Schedule

• Signups: NOW! – March 20th 18:00 CEST (Including Premiership/Division 1, there are no qualifiers)
  • Late signups will be possible up until April 11th.
• Provisional Tiers: March 20th/21st
• Group Stage #1: 23rd March – 7th April
• Finalization of Second Groups: 13th April
• Group Stage #2: 14th April – 5th May
• Playoffs: May 6th – 27th May/1 June (Depends a bit on the groups)

Map Pool

Here is the list of maps for the season:

• pl_upward_f12
• pl_vigil_rc10
• koth_product_final
• koth_ashville_final1
• koth_proot_b5b
• cp_steel_f12

Rotation:

• Week 1: koth_product_final
• Week 2: pl_vigil_rc10
• Week 3: koth_proot_b5b
• Week 4: cp_steel_f12
• Week 5: koth_ashville_final1
• Week 6: pl_upward_f12

Changes to koth rule set

As we’re trying to avoid draws we’re running 1 koth map rather then 2 in the koth weeks. For this we’ll be using the same system as RGL.

Each half in KOTH concludes when a team wins two rounds within that half or reaches a total of four round wins to secure the match. At least two halves will always be played.

Here’s an example of a KOTH match extending into a third half:

Halves	Score	Total Score
1st Half	2-1	2-1
2nd Half	0-2	2-3
3rd Half	0-1	2-4

• First half: Team A wins 2 rounds, and Team B wins 1. (2-1)
• Second half: Team B wins 2 rounds, while Team A wins none. (2-3) The score now stands at Team A: 2 | Team B: 3. Since neither team has reached 4 round wins, a third half is required.
• Third half: Team B wins the first round, reaching 4 total wins and ending the match. (2-4)

Important Note: Once the match is finished, make sure to re-exec the KOTH config. This will stop the match and make sure the logs are correct and do not have an extra round.

If the scoreline ends up being 3-4/4-3 please mark your result as golden cap win. Due to the map being so close we’ll treat these as golden caps.

Roster Lock

Roster Lock will go into effect AT THE CLOSING OF SIGNUPS.

Late Joiners Group Stage #1

For Group Stage #1 we’ll be alleviating the stress of teams a little bit by allowing late joiners that match the teams skill seeding, similar to the default merc rule. Keep in mind that all these changes still have to go through a staff member and the roster lock will still be present. Here is the ruling:

For all divisions players cannot be more experienced (in accordance with rule 2.7) or rostered in a team higher than the tier of the team they want to join. Experience in other leagues is also included.

Break Week

During the break week, the rosters will be open for changes. This being between the 8th and 12th of April. You have 5 days, make them count.

Group Stage #1

During group stage #2 the roster lock will get treated like usual and no late joiners will be allowed.