Make sure you read the rules BEFORE you enter the tournament!!! Click on "Show Full Description" to show the full rule set!!

Your casters: Azylis and Migdelta

Your admins: NyanSwarm

The stream: RedbloodsTV

Date: February 27th, 2015

Starting time: 8pm CET/7pm BST/2pm EST/11am PST

Meeting place: Chat group rblood tournament on Starcraft EU Server (click on the group button in the bottom right when on the main screen ingame, then type Rblood tournament into the search bar, then double click on the group to join the chat)

Checking in: Check in starts half an hour before the tournament starts. You will have to click on the check in button on this page, being in the ingame chat is NOT enough!

Starting maps:

• Finals (Bo3): Inferno Pools

• Semi finals (Bo3): Catallena

• Quarter finals (Bo3): Deadwing

• Round of 16 (Bo1): Expedition Lost

• Round of 32 (Bo1): Overgrowth

• Round of 64 (Bo1): Vaani Research Station

Overall rule set for all tournaments:

1st: Tournament system:

• regular tournament taking place every 2 weeks
• single elimination
• Quarter finals and onwards Bo3, the rest Bo1
• no losers bracket

2nd: Tournament Map system:

• Map pool is always the current seasons map pool
• the maps in the Bo1 are assigned maps as stated in the actual tournament
• the first map in the Bo3s always is assigned in the actual tournament
• after the first game, the winner vetoes one map out of the remaining maps
• the loser then picks his/her desired map out of the remaing ones apart from the ones already played on

3rd: Check In:

• All participants must check in to reserve their spot in the tournament!
• To do so, refresh the page once check in started, and click on the blue check in button at the top.
• Check in starts 30 minutes before the tournament starts. Please talk to an admin if you are not able to sign up anymore because the check in was started. You will get signed in manually.
• Check in closes as soon as the brackets were started, so don't be late!

4th: Tournament Prizes:

• Bronze/Silver/Gold/ Plat EU: 5 €
• Diamond/Master/Grandmaster: 10 €
• all prizes are handed out via PayPal, and are minus PayPal fees 

5th: Tournament Rules:

1. Tournament Race and league - All players must use only one race throughout the tournament. Random is allowed. You must be placed in Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum league to be able to enter the Bronze-to-Platinum tournament. If you were placed at least two(2) leagues above Platinum league in any season of Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm previous to the tournament, you are not allowed to enter the Bronze-to-Platinum- tournament. If you play on another server than EU, please tell the admin AT LEAST 15 Minutes before tournament start, preferably as soon as possible. You are required to hand over your other servers character name and character ID.
   
2. Private Messages Blocking - Some players use the feature that disallows other people to send them a private message unless they're on the Friends list. Please make sure you turn this off before the tournament begins to enable admins and your opponents to contact you.
3. Match Beginning – After the tournament begins, players will continue playing rounds as the bracket updates. If your opponent does not show or is unresponsive, please report him to an admin and wait for 10 minutes. If he fails to response after this period of time, he will then be disqualified immediately. However, you may be chosen to get featured on our stream, in which case you are obliged to wait until your admin gives you the green light to proceed.
4. Observers – Other players may observe tournament games provided both participants allow it. If lag issues arise, all observers must leave the game. Staff Members or Casting Partners of RedBloods may observe any match at any time.
5. Replays - All replays must be saved by both players for possible future investigation. Failure to comply the first time will result in a warning. A second failure will result in disqualification. By default, replays are not uploaded anywhere.
6. Disconnects - If a player disconnects within the first 5 minutes, the game will be restarted. After 5 minutes, the game will be resumed from the replay. If the disconnected player does not come back after 10 minutes, he/she forfeits his/her game automatically. If there are any objections to this rule (a player was the decided victor before 5 minutes, for example) players may contact a tournament admin, who will review the replay and determine whether a regame will be played. However, this exception will be applied only once during a round.
7. Stalemates - In the event of a stalemate, the game will be replayed. The full in-game stalemate timer must elapse before players will start a regame.
8. Manner – In-game chat should be limited to the initial good luck, and then good game, expressions. You can of course chat besides that, but after one player expresses the wish to concentrate on the game, the other one must comply. Any communication containing hateful, racial, sexual or otherwise offending content will result in a warning; failure to rectify the bad manner will then result in disqualification and/or ban from future events. The tournament admins reserve the right to judge what is offensive and what is not.
9. Stream Cheating, Hacking, Illegal Advantages - Streaming your games during the tournament is forbidden - please forward your fans to the RedbloodsTV Stream instead. Any player abusing an illegal advantage over his opponent will be instantly disqualified from the current event and banned from two or more future Redbloods events. The tournament admins reserve the right to decide what determines this illegal practice.
10. Opponent Accusations - Most of our tournaments are skill limited and therefore there is a possibility of smurfing. It is your duty to report weird accounts, however a continuous whining and accusations will result in a warning (followed by disqualification from the tournament). In general, if a player is accused of smurfing twice from different opponents, the admin staff investigates the issue further.
11. Check Your Opponent's Race - We've had a large number of cases recently where players entered the tournament without being in an appropriate league (e.g. Bronze players tried to play in Plat/Dia). The easiest way to fix it is you checking your opponent's profile before you begin to play and if you see something that is not according to the rules, contact the tour administrator immediately.
12. Rule Of Common Sense - Redbloods uses ladder as the major (and only) criterion to accept people into our skill limited tournaments. People who will display any of the following characteristics will be disqualified immediately:

• you intentionally dropped your ranking e.g. when you changed your race
• you didn't ladder recently (at least 10 ranked 1v1 games / last 6 days)
•  you are clearly above the skill level of the said tournament 
• you have a new account and your large percentage of wins suggests you do not belong in the league you're in
• you have been repeatedly convicted of bad manner

  The ladder games rule is used especially when it comes to determining whether you're in the correct league or not.

13. No Laddering During Tour - Although we understand that sometimes the intervals between your games can be  quite long, anyone caught laddering while his opponent is standing by will immediately forfeit the said match / series. 


We suggest to watch our live stream, talk in the chat room or do some other activities which, while being pleasant, keep you ready to play your next match.

In all cases, admins reserve the right to decide at their sole discretion. 

6th: Miscellaneous:

• Random matches throughout the tournament, as well as the finals, will be casted on our stream .
• You may be contacted by our Content Representative and asked to provide a replay for the purpose of the Video Replay Analysis category. You may reject this proposal if you wish.