OMEGA league open qualifications

OMEGA league open qualifications (“Tournament”) is an event conducted and managed by WePlay! Esports and Epic Esports Events (hereinafter - Organizers). These Official Rules & Regulations (“Rules”) govern participation in the Tournament. By applying for participation in the Tournament and/or participating in the Tournament, all applicants, teams and players acknowledge that they have read and understood these Rules and unconditionally accept and agree to abide by these Rules.

Important! Open qulifiers regulations Round 2-3 https://bit.ly/2P1pXPH.

Important! In order to be able to take part in the tournament, every team must have at least two representatives of the region's countries. If you did not find your country in the lists, we will help you choose the right region for registration; you just need to contact us at [e-mail].

Important! If your team has already received a slot in the next stages of the competition, you may not participate in the current qualifiers.

Important for collegiate players! There should be at least two players from the same college, and the name of the college from which the two or more players are should be in the team name.
A player must provide a current and valid student ID or statement of enrolment issued by their tertiary institution in order to compete in this competition. Student ID’s and statement of enrolments will be verified prior to the competition start date. A statement of enrolment may be obtained from the university for FREE or a FEE, this is dependent on each institution. Please seek your institution's assistance prior to contacting [e-mail].

Important! The main communication channel for organizing matches is WePlay! Esports Discord where participants must be present during the tournament in order to avoid technical defeat in case of technical system failures. Also, you need to add the name of your team to the nickname so that we can easily find you and contact in case of problems or questions.

                                        SOUTH EUROPE - Luxembourg server

Bahrain, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Turkey, Balkan, United Arab Emirates, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro

EAST EUROPE - Luxembourg server

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Caucasus

NORTH EUROPE - Luxembourg server

Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Baltic

WEST EUROPE - Luxembourg server

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Benelux, Poland, Romania

NORTH AMERICA - US East server

United States, Canada, Mexico

COLLEGIATE - US East server

United States, Canada - (scanned copy of IDs and/or registration forms will be required during registration) - add this info into tournament description with link on application form

HISPANIC AMERICA - Brazil server

Argentina, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bouvet Island, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Perú, Suriname, Venezuela

PORTUGUESE AMERICA - Brazil server

Brazil

SOUTHEAST - Singapore server

Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia,Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Mongolia, Australia, New Zealand

1. General Conditions

1.1. OMEGA league open qualifications (hereinafter – Tournament) are governed by the following set of rules and regulations which apply to all participants in order to provide a fair and pleasant experience for all our users.

1.2. For violation of any of the clauses of the rules, the Referee reserves the right to issue a warning (verbal or written), a technical defeat, or a ban (the time is set by the Referee) based on the severity of the violation.

1.3. Repeated warnings may lead to a technical defeat of the team or the ban of the team/player for a certain period of time.

1.4. Google Chrome is the recommended browser to participate in the tournaments.

2. Tournament Format

2.1. Participants compete in a Single Elimination bracket - a single loss results in elimination from the tournament.

2.2. Teams are allowed to compete in a tournament with the same roster they have at the time of registering for the tournament.

2.3. Game Mode — 5v5 Captains Mode

2.4. Tournament draw is done randomly by the system.

Americas 1st Stage (Root Leagues) Participants compete in a Best of 1 Single Elimination bracket. Top 4 teams of each qualifier advance to Subregional Playoffs 2nd Stage (Subregional Playoffs) Participants compete in a Best of 3 Single Elimination bracket. First place team advance to Divine Division. Second to fourth place teams advance to Subregional Finals. 3rd Stage (Subregional Finals) Participants compete in a Best of 3 Double Elimination bracket. Top 4 teams advance to Ancient Division.

Europe 1st Stage (Root Leagues) Participants compete in a Best of 1 Single Elimination bracket. Top 4 teams of each qualifier advance to Subregional Playoffs 2nd Stage (Subregional Playoffs) Participants compete in a Best of 3 Single Elimination bracket. Top 4 teams of each qualifier advance to Subregional Finals. 3rd Stage (Subregional Finals) Participants compete in a Best of 3 Double Elimination bracket. Top 4 teams of each qualifier advance to Closed Qualifiers.

SEA 1st Stage (Root Leagues) Participants compete in a Best of 1 Single Elimination bracket. Top 4 teams of each qualifier advance to Subregional Playoffs 2nd Stage (Subregional Playoffs) Participants compete in a Best of 3 Single Elimination bracket. First and second place teams advance to Divine Division.

3. Game Rules

3.1. The main communication channel for organizing matches is WePlay! Esports Discord where participants must be present during the tournament in order to avoid technical defeat in case of technical system failures.

3.2. To make changes to the roster, it is necessary to unregister from the tournament, change players and register back. You can leave the tournament only once, otherwise it will be impossible to go back. If you change the roster after registration, it will not change for the tournaments you have already registered.

3.3. You will receive an automatic invitation to the match lobby at the start of the tournament. If a player does not sit in a player slot in the lobby in 10 minutes, the team receives a technical defeat. Teams are responsible for internet connection problems, client updates, or other technical difficulties that can stop them from showing up in time.

3.4. Every team can pause the game up to 10 minutes. The total number of pauses cannot exceed five per match. A team can keep the game paused for a longer period of time with the consent of the opponent.

3.5. Before resuming, the team who paused the game must make sure the other team is ready. The game can resume as soon as the opponent announces readiness.

3.6. The winner of the match is the team that destroys the opponent’s throne.

3.7. If your game has exceeded the 60 minute mark, you need to pause and inform a Dota2 Admin on WePlay! Esports Discord server that your game is delayed. Otherwise, you may receive a technical defeat.

3.8. A team that refuses to play a game again requested by the chief Judge receives a technical defeat and loses any prizes won in the tournament.

4. Prohibited

4.1. Pausing the game during draft.

4.2. Unpausing your opponent's pause during the first 10 minutes, unpausing your own pause without notifying your opponent and their approval, and not pausing the game when all the opposing team’s players have been disconnected from the game are all prohibited. If any of these actions happen, the Referee can penalize the team in violation of the rule with a technical defeat. To file a complaint, you need to provide the Referee with screenshots proving your opponent has violated this rule.

4.3. Continuing the game when more than one player of a team are disconnected. In this situation the team receives a technical defeat.

4.4 It is forbidden to swear, humiliate, provoke, abuse and deceive participants as well as judges during a tournament by any means. For such violations, the player/team may receive a warning or technical defeat and lose any prizes won. To report such behaviors, you must provide screenshots.

4.5. Unsportsmanlike behavior is prohibited. Examples of such acts include but is not limited to sabotaging a match, manipulation of rules, exploitation of bugs, and verbal abuse. Punishments range from a warning to total disqualification from the tournament.

4.6. A player/team name cannot include propaganda, racism, or any form of hatred towards representatives of a certain nationality.

4.7. A player/team avatar cannot contain violent images, pornographic material, propaganda, racism, or any form of hatred towards representatives of a certain nationality.

4.8. A player/team name cannot include a domain (for example: www.google.com or google.com). Such players/teams will not be allowed to participate in WePlay! tournaments.

4.9. Every user can only have one account on WePlay! tournament platform. Duplicate account owners will be penalized.

5. Appeals

5.1. All claims of violation of the rules are accepted for consideration within 10 minutes after the game. If there are no claims after the specified time, the result of the match can no longer be changed. It is highly recommended to keep screenshots of all complaints, violations, misbehaviours, and match results until the end of the tournament.

5.2. Technical defeats are issued only after a Judge approves.

5.3. All the above mentioned rules are situational and can be interpreted differently by the Judges for each game in order to make the best decision.

5.4. Any situation not covered in the rules will be handled by the tournament administration.

5.5. Any participant in a disputed or conflicting situation is responsible for the accuracy of the information submitted.

5.6. Decisions of the Judges in any situation including those not described in these rules are final and not negotiable.

6. Miscellaneous

6.1. Participants must be able to provide documents proving their eligibility. For avoiding of misunderstandings, the Participants (legal entities/organizations/teams) established in the following territories: Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Somali, Sudan, Darfur, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, Mali are not eligible to participate in Tournament or receive any other benefits related to their participation in the Tournament. if the Participants (legal entities/organizations/teams) from the above-mentioned territories will participate in Tournament for whatever reason, they automatically loose the right to receive any other benefits related to their participation in the Tournament. However, Participants (natural persons), which are citizens and|or residents of the above-mentioned territories are free to compete in Tournament provided that:

1) They don’t fell within the category of persons, affected by the sanctions measures and prohibitions, determined in the following USA legal-and-regulatory acts and its related documentation:
-          Executive Order 13405 of June 16, 2006;

-          Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 1995;

-          Executive Order 13224 September 23, 2001;

-          Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995;

-          Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act;

-          Executive Order 13712 of November 22, 2015;

-          Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (Title I);

-          ​Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (Title II);

-          Executive Order 13667 of May 12, 2014;

-          Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 515;

-          Executive Order 13694 of April 1, 2015;

-          Executive Order 13757 of December 28, 2016;

-          Executive Order 13400 of April 26, 2006;

-          Executive Order 13551 of August 30, 2010;

-          Executive Order 13687 of January 2, 2015;

-          Executive Order 13722 of March 15, 2016;

-          Executive order 13810 of September 20, 2017;

-          North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016;

-          National Defense Appropriations Act of 2020, Public Law 116-92;

-          Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006;

-          Executive Order 13848 of September 12, 2018;

-          Executive Order 13608 of May 1, 2012;

-          Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 597

-          Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017;

-          ​Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018, Public Law No: 115-272

-          Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012;

-          Executive Order 13928 of June 11, 2020;

-          Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA) (PL 112-239);

-          Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561;

-          Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018;

-          Executive Order 13876 of June 24, 2019;

-          Executive Order 13871 of May 8, 2019;

-          Executive Order 13902 of January 10, 2020;

-          Executive Order 13553 of September 28, 2010;

-          Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 2012;

-          Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003;

-          Executive Order 13350 of July 29, 2004;

-          Executive Order 13438 of July 17, 2007;

-          Executive Order 13574 of May 23, 2011;

-          Executive Order 13441 of August 1, 2007;

-          Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011;

-          Executive Order 13726 of April 19, 2016;

-          Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012​;

-          Executive Order 13851 of November 27, 2018;

-          Executive Order 13882 of July 26, 2019;

-          ​Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018;

-          Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 2005;

-          Executive Order 13574 of May 23, 2011;

-          Executive Order 13536 of April 12, 2010;

-          Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014;

-          Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004;

-          Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006;

-          Executive Order 13460 of February 13, 2008;

-          Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011;

-          Executive Order 13573 of May 18, 2011;

-          ​Sections 7404-7438 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Title LXXIV—Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019;

-          Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019;

-          Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011;

-          Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014;

-          Executive Order 13661 of March 16, 2014;

-          Executive Order 13662 of March 20, 2014;

-          Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015;

-          Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018;

-          Executive Order 13884 of August 5, 2019;

-          Executive Order 13611 of May 16, 2012;

-          Executive Order 13391 of November 22, 2005;

-          Executive Order 13469 of July 25, 2008;

2) They are not specified in OFAC’s sanctions Complete Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons  List (SDN LIST).

3) They don’t fell within the category of persons, who ever made violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and all related applicable USA anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, which are fixed and documented in appropriate manner;

4) They are not specified in Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions;

5) They are not persons to whom restrictive measures are applicable according to EU Sanctions Map;

6) They are not specified in United Nations Security Council Consolidated List;

7) They are not specified in List of persons related to commitment of terrorist activity or persons to whom international sanction were applied;

8) They are not specified in CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK.

9) They don’t fell within the category of persons, affected by any other existing sanctions measures and prohibitions, which are not determined in these Rules.

6.2. To participate in the tournament, a team must have at least 2 players from the countries assigned to the relevant region. In any case these players must be in compliance with requirements, determined in p.6.1. above.

6.3 The tournament administration has the right to change and modify the rules at any time at its discretion.

If you don’t find your country in a list or have any issue with choice correct region, write to [e-mail] and we will help you.

If a team has already won a slot in the next stage of competition, participation in subsequent qualifying tournaments of the current stage is prohibited.

You can leave us your feedback and suggestions regarding Tournament and staff on our WePlay! Esports Discord server or by writing to our support at [e-mail]