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Fortnite Tournament Rules

1. Minimum one player from each team must join our discord @ https://www.discord.io/rsgnl
2. The tournament will be played on November 15th/2020 @ 12pm EST
3. Once we’ve reached the 16 teams OR 5pm TWO days prior to the tournament, registration will be closed.
4. The Fortnite Online tournament will be Cross-platform and all platforms are able to play!
5. The tournament is 2v2 and each team can only have two players.
6. All games are best of 2 “games” or “maps” and single elimination.
7. When you submit your teams registration, please ensure the players EPIC GAMES usernames are correct and INCLUDE any #numbers. If the EPIC GAMES account you submitted and the in game names don’t match, those people will not be able to play. If you or your teammate is playing on PS4 or Xbox, please ensure to give EPIC GAMES & NOT  PSN/XBL gamertags to ensure there’s no issues!
8. To register it will cost $25 a team – $12.50 a person. $10 for tournament buyin and $2.50 entry fee. The $2.50 entry fee is non-refundable.
9. The tournament will be LIVE STREAMED & commentated @ twitch.tv/rsgamingnf . We encourage participants to stream as they play so we can cover every game possible!
10. The tournament bracket will be picked by the RSG officials.
11. Pay outs will be determined on the day of the tournament by the number of teams that enter but will follow this format: 1st place-70% 2nd place- 30%
12. It’s every players responsibility to ensure they have proof of their wins. We suggest that at least one person records matches or takes pictures of the score board. If there’s a dispute, you have to show proof of your win via picture or video. You submit your proof via discord to RSG Albo#8217
13. Refunds: Once the tournament bracket has started there is NO refunds available. If a refund is issued, the entrance fee is non refundable.
14. Once the tournament bracket has been started teams cannot be changed. If you need to change a player out before the bracket is generated or started, you may do so.
15. RSG reserves the right to change these guidelines and rules at anytime.

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Game Rules

1. Finding a Match:  For a 2v2 tournament, all four (4) players will join one lobby and search for a squad game.
2. Win Condition: The winning team will be determined by the team with the largest number of total kills over two games played. If their is a tie, the tiebreaker will be determined by the last team that has a player still standing. If that is still a tie then the winner will be decided by the team that got the final kill.
   • Note: Players that are downed are NOT considered standing.  
   • Kills made after a match has concluded will not count. Once no player is left standing, the match is concluded. 
     • Example: Players A, B, and C are all dead. Player D is still standing. If Player A gets a kill, that kill will count towards the team’s overall score. The second that player D dies, no other kills that occur after Player D’s death will be counted.
3. Griefing: Teams are permitted to work together, however, you may not intentionally cause the death of your opponent or negatively impact your opponent’s gameplay. This includes sabotaging structures, causing fall damage, or any other negative interference in your opponents gameplay. Doing so will result in a forfeit of kills for that map.
4. Cross Platform: Cross platform is permitted. Players can play on either PS4 Console, Xbox console, PC and switch for online events, and PS4 with controller, PS4 with keyboard and mouse, or Xbox with controller. Xbox doesn’t have a keyboard and mouse option yet.

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Bracket Play

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1. Single Elimination: After losing a match, teams will be eliminated from the bracket.
2. Default Start Time: All round one (1) matches have the same default start time. After round one (1), all Matches have a unique default start time that is dependent upon the time at which the teams’ previous round results were submitted. Matches must be started by their default start time and played until completion. Postponing matches is only at the discretion of Online Tournament staff.
3. Double Forfeit: If a match is not played and neither team submits a ticket requesting the forfeit win, or both teams otherwise forfeit a game/match, the game/match win will be awarded to the higher seeded team.
4. Seeding: Teams will be randomly seeded at of the close of registration. Seeds are done in ascending order. The higher seed is determined by the team with the seed closest to zero (0).
   • Example: Seed four (4) is a higher seed than seed ten (10).

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All Matches

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1. Warm-up: No warm-up or practice games are permitted once the match’s first game has begun. If a match is played before the scheduled time, it will not be considered a warm-up and will count as the official results.
2. Delays: Teams may not delay the start of a match beyond its scheduled start time, without the approval of a tournament official. Teams may delay a match between games for up to five minutes. Teams can request that a tournament official enforce this five minute time limit. After five minutes of a tournament official enforced delay, if the delaying team does not have the minimum required players, they will forfeit the match.
3. Minimum Required Players: Teams may be short handed by one player in order to start a game. A Team will Forfeit the Match if they are missing all of their players 15 minutes after a Match’s default start time (Grace Period). Teams will be forced to start a Game at the end of a Grace Period as outlined in the No Show proceedure.
4. Lag: As the game is hosted on dedicated servers, replays will not be issued for lag.
5. Disconnections: If a player does not get into the game lobby before the start of the game, all players should back out and re-form the party.
   • If a player disconnects prior to landing, the match should be replayed. If this occurs more than once, tournament live support should be
     • If a player disconnects/leaves the game after landing, their kills at the time of the disconnection (proof must be provided in the case of a disagreement) will be added to the kills of their teammate and the remainder of the game will continue.

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Reporting

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1. No Shows:  The No Show grace period time is 15 minutes after the match’s original start time. For example, if a match is scheduled for 10:00 PM, the no show time for this match would be 10:15 PM.  Prior to any forfeits being made, a tournament admin must confirm that a team has failed to show up for the match.
   • Tournament No Show Procedure: A tournament admin will contact the team that has failed to show up through the console’s messaging system. If we are unable to contact you through the system, you will be contacted through the email they registered with.
2. Time Limit: Both teams must report the match results within 10 minutes of its completion. Failure to report the match results on time or respond to any messages that you receive from a tournament official may result in your team receiving the loss.
3. Report Match Score:  Please report the match results on our RSG discord to RSG Albo#8217.To report the match results, teams must report the match score accurately, with overall Games won being reported. For example, the match score can be reported as 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-0, 3-1, or 3-2 depending upon the match length. Reporting the individual points for each game is optional.
4. Cheating: Breaking any rule and any form of cheating, glitching, abusing in-game mechanics, or unsportsmanlike behavior may result in a forfeit of a game, match, or ban from GameBattles. Cheating, glitching, and abusing in-game mechanics accusations must be verified by a tournament official.
5. Proof:  We highly recommend that proof is taken with the console’s built in recording system to gather proof. At least one member of each team should take a video or screenshot(s) of each game’s results in case proof is needed for a dispute. All proof should be clearly visible and contain the players names’, if they are dead, and their number of kills.
6. Disputes: In order to dispute game results, players/teams must notify a tournament official that they would like to protest the game before a new game has begun. In order to dispute match results, players/teams must notify a tournament official that they would like to protest the match no longer than 15 minutes after the end of the Match. Proof is needed to dispute matches.
7. Concessions: Teams may request that they be allowed to concede victory of a game. Teams may request that their opponent not receive a forfeit penalty. A tournament official must be contacted with these requests.
8. Dispute Evidence: In the event of a dispute, please provide your video / screenshot proof to albertrsg@gmail.com. The issue must be clearly stated as well as the time in the video in which the issue occurred, and/or what the tournament official should be looking for in the picture/video.

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Support

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1. Tickets & Live Support: Tournament support can be requested by adding any of them to EPIC GAMES. For issues with registration, missing tournament achievements, and general tournament questions, you can contact us anytime.
2. Live Support Limit: Only one (1) Player per team should contact us for in-game issues.
3. Listen for Instructions: If a tournament official is called into a custom game, players must keep the tournament official un-muted at all times.
4. Abuse: Verbal and/or written abuse of a tournament official will not be tolerated through any medium. This includes, but is not limited to, voice communications in game, voice messages, live support chats, written messages on EpicGames, PSN, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Violators of this rule may be disqualified from the Tournament.
5. Technical Issues: If you are having technical issues, please contact albertrsg@gmail.com
6. Decisions Are Final: Tournament staff have the final decision in all matters related to this competition. If a player feels the decision is unjust and/or goes against the rules listed for this competition, please contact Rock Solid Gaming on facebook messenger. Please include any information and proof pertinent to the issue.

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RSG Tournament Officials

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The list blow are a list of your Tournament Officials and their contact info. We highly suggest that you add these people to your clients for quick and efficient access in the case that issues arise during the tournament. We are all here to help you out as best we can. You can contact anyone on this list at anytime if you have questions! As stated above, we will not tolerate any abuse whatsoever.

Albert Collins

• Epic Games: RSG_Albo
• Facebook Message: Visit https://www.facebook.com/RSGamingNL  and “Send Message”
• Email: albertrsg@gmail.com
• DiscordID: RSG Albo#8217

1. ALL players from each team must join our discord @ https://discord.gg/rocksolidgg
2. This is a coed tournament meaning each team must consist of one male and one female.
3. Once we’ve reached the 16 teams OR 10am EST the day prior to the tournament, registration will be closed. Teams will be emailed with all tournament info and bracket once it’s filled.
4. The Warzone Online tournament will be Cross-platform and all platforms are able to play!
5. If there’s a JAIL BREAK or RESURGANCES and you get brought back from it, you MUST kill yourself immediately – no exceptions – or you forfeit all kills that map.
6. The use of VPS is not acceptable in this tournament and anyone suspected of using a VPN will be disqualified from the tournament. This decision will be made by an RSG Tournament Official and will be final.
7. Choppers are allowed but use of gunners are not.
8. The tournament is 2v2 and each team can only have two players.
9. This tournament is DOUBLE ELIMINATION.
10. All games in the main bracket are best of 3 “games” and best of 2 games in the losers bracket. In the losers bracket the kills carry over from game 1 to game 2.
11. When you submit your teams registration, please ensure the players ACTIVISION usernames are correct and INCLUDE the #numbers. If the ACTIVISION account you submitted and the in game names don’t match, those people will not be able to play. If you or your teammate is playing on PS4 or Xbox, please ensure to give Activision & NOT  PSN/XBL gamertags to ensure there’s no issues!
12. To register it will cost $25 a team – $12.50 a person. $10 for tournament buy-in and $2.50 entry fee. The $2.50 entry fee is non-refundable.
13. The tournament bracket will be picked by the RSG officials.
14. Pay outs will be determined on the day of the tournament by the number of teams that enter and will be winner takes all.
15. Every player must stream. Please make the title of your stream “RSG 2v2 Kill Race Tournament” and ensure that VOD’s are saved to the channel. These will be needed incase of a dispute.
16. Refunds: Once the tournament bracket has started there is NO refunds available. If a refund is issued, the entrance fee ($2.50) is non refundable.
17. Once the tournament bracket has been started teams cannot be changed unless approved by an RSG official. If you need to change a player out before the bracket is generated or started, you may do so.
18. In the finals, the team from the winners bracket is automatically host for the first map or game. Same applies if it goes to the second best of three.
19. RSG reserves the right to change these guidelines and rules at anytime.
20. ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE STAT PROFILE SET TO PUBLIC.

WarZone Tournament Rules

Game Rules

1. Finding a Match:  For a 2v2 tournament, all four (4) players will join one lobby and search for a squad game.
2. Server Selection:  The higher seeded team hosts the first game and the lower seeded team hosts the second game. The team with most kills in game two hosts game 3 if there is a game 3 in the winners bracket.
3. Win Condition: The winning team will be determined by the team with the largest number of total kills two games played out of 3. If there’s a tie, the tiebreaker will be determined by the team that has the most damage. Loser bracket matches are best of 2 games and kills carry over.
   • Kills made after a match has concluded will not count. Once no player is left standing, the match is concluded. 
     • Example: Players A, B, and C are all dead. Player D is still standing. If Player A gets a kill, that kill will count towards the team’s overall score. The second that player D dies, no other kills that occur after Player D’s death will be counted.
     • Gulag kills do count towards total kills.
     • Reviving teammates is allowed. 
4. Griefing: Teams are permitted to work together, however, you may not intentionally cause the death of your opponent or negatively impact your opponent’s gameplay. This includes any negative interference in your opponents gameplay and will be determined by the RSG officials. Doing so will result in a forfeit of kills for that map. If you feel like this happens to you, notify a tournament official immediately and continue playing the match. What ever decision the RSG tournament Officials decide is final. If a team is occupying a vehicle, blowing it up is considered griefing. If the vehicle is not occupied, any player may take it to use or blow it up AS LONG AS it isn’t currently occupied by a player.
5. Cross Platform: Cross platform is permitted. Players can play on either PS4 Console, Xbox console, PC and switch for online events, and PS4 with controller, PS4 with keyboard and mouse, or Xbox with controller.

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Bracket Play

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1. Double Elimination: After losing a match in the main bracket your team is then sent to the losers bracket. If your team loses one “game” or “map” in the losers bracket, your team is eliminated from the tournament.
2. Default Start Time: All round one (1) matches have the same default start time (2pm EST). After round one (1), all Matches have a unique default start time that is dependent upon the time at which the teams’ previous round results were submitted. Matches must be started by their default start time and played until completion. Postponing matches is only at the discretion of Online Tournament staff. Play your matches as they’re ready.
3. Double Forfeit: If a match is not played and neither team submits a ticket requesting the forfeit win, or both teams otherwise forfeit a game/match, the game/match win will be awarded to the higher seeded team.
4. Seeding: Teams will be seeded at of the close of registration. Seeds are done in ascending order. The higher seed is determined by the team with the seed closest to zero (0).
   • Example: Seed four (4) is a higher seed than seed ten (10).

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All Matches

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1. Warm-up: No warm-up or practice games are permitted once the match’s first game has begun. If a match is played before the scheduled time, it will not be considered a warm-up and will count as the official results.
2. If there’s a Jailbreak or Resurgences, you MUST kill yourself immediately or you forfeit all kills that map.
3. Delays: Teams may not delay the start of a match beyond its scheduled start time, without the approval of a tournament official. Teams may delay a match between games for up to five minutes. Teams can request that a tournament official enforce this five minute time limit. After five minutes of a tournament official enforced delay, if the delaying team does not have the minimum required players, they will forfeit the match.
4. Minimum Required Players: Teams may be short handed by one player in order to start a game. A Team will Forfeit the Match if they are missing all of their players 15 minutes after a Match’s default start time (Grace Period). Teams will be forced to start a Game at the end of a Grace Period as outlined in the No Show procedure.
5. Lag: As the game is hosted on dedicated servers, replays will not be issued for lag. If both teams agree and a Tournament Official approves, a restart keeping current kills may be granted.
6. Disconnections: If a player does not get into the game lobby before the start of the game, all players should back out and re-form the party.
   • If a player disconnects from the game, the match should be replayed at current kills with two exceptions:
     1) A game will not be restarted if there isn’t enough kills left for the losing team to retake the lead. Example: Team 1 is down 5 kills and there’s only 3 kills left to get.
     2) A player willingly leaves a game.
   • If this occurs more than once, tournament live support should be contacted.
     • If a player disconnects from the game, their kills at the time of the disconnection (proof must be provided in the case of a disagreement) will be added to the kills of their teammate and the host should back out and re-form the party with current kill count upon time of disconnect.

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Reporting

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1. No Shows:  The No Show grace period time is 15 minutes after the match’s original start time. For example, if a match is scheduled for 10:00 PM, the no show time for this match would be 10:15 PM.  Prior to any forfeits being made, a tournament admin must confirm that a team has failed to show up for the match.
   • Tournament No Show Procedure: A tournament admin will contact the team that has failed to show up through the console’s messaging system. If we are unable to contact you through the system, you will be contacted through the email they registered with.
2. Time Limit: Both teams must report the match results within 10 minutes of its completion. Failure to report the match results on time or respond to any messages that you receive from a tournament official may result in your team receiving the loss.
3. Report Match Score:  Please report the match results on discord to DiscordID: RSG Albo#8217
4. Cheating: Breaking any rule and any form of cheating, glitching, abusing in-game mechanics, or unsportsmanlike behavior may result in a forfeit of a game, match, or ban from RSG tournaments. Cheating, glitching, and abusing in-game mechanics accusations must be verified by a tournament official. All decisions will be final.
5. Proof:  We highly recommend that proof is taken with the console’s built in recording system to gather proof. At least one member of each team should take a video or screenshot(s) of each game’s results in case proof is needed for a dispute. All proof should be clearly visible and contain the players names’, if they are dead, and their number of kills.
6. Disputes: In order to dispute game results, players/teams must notify a tournament official that they would like to protest the game before a new game has begun. In order to dispute match results, players/teams must notify a tournament official that they would like to protest the match no longer than 15 minutes after the end of the Match. Proof is needed to dispute matches.
7. Concessions: Teams may request that they be allowed to concede victory of a game. Teams may request that their opponent not receive a forfeit penalty. A tournament official must be contacted with these requests.
8. Dispute Evidence: In the event of a dispute, please provide your video / screenshot proof HERE. The issue must be clearly stated as well as the time in the video in which the issue occurred, and/or what the tournament official should be looking for in the picture/video.

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Support

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1. Tickets & Live Support: Tournament support can be requested by adding any of the officials to Activision or Discord. For issues with registration, missing tournament achievements, and general tournament questions, you can contact us anytime.
2. Live Support Limit: Only one (1) Player per team should contact us for in-game issues.
3. Listen for Instructions: If a tournament official is called into a custom game, players must keep the tournament official un-muted at all times.
4. Abuse: Verbal and/or written abuse of a tournament official will not be tolerated through any medium. This includes, but is not limited to, voice communications in game, voice messages, live support chats, written messages on Activision, PSN, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Violators of this rule may be disqualified from the Tournament.
5. Technical Issues: If you are having technical issues, please contact us on discord.
6. Decisions Are Final: Tournament staff have the final decision in all matters related to this competition. If a player feels the decision is unjust and/or goes against the rules listed for this competition, please contact Rock Solid Gaming at info@rocksolidgaming.ca. Please include any information and proof pertinent to the issue.

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RSG Tournament Officials

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The list blow are a list of your Tournament Officials and their contact info. We highly suggest that you add these people to your clients for quick and efficient access in the case that issues arise during the tournament. We are all here to help you out as best we can. You can contact anyone on this list at anytime if you have questions! As stated above, we will not tolerate any abuse whatsoever.

Albert Collins

Founder | CEO

Email: info@rocksolidgaming.ca
DiscordID: RSG Albo#8217

Facebook Message: Visit https://www.facebook.com/RSGamingNL  and “Send Message”