RULES
Ingame SC2 Chat Channel On North America is /join Bonus Pool
All players and Casters must be in this Chat before Cup Starts.
(if you can not join the bonus pool chat try /join Bonus Pool )
1. Current 1V1 Ladder Map Pool.
2. Open to All Players.
3. Default Server is the North American Server, for first Qualifier.
Each Qualifier will have it’s own default Server.
4. If both players agree then another server may be chosen and played on, however if another server has been agreed on, you MUST tell either of the Admins the server you will be playing on, and report score after the matches have been played to either of the admins, before the player/s can continue.
5. If a dispute or issue arises the Admins decision is final.
6. No inappropriate language, Racial remarks, personal verbal attacking or any kind of Bad Manner behavior will be accepted towards another Player, Caster or Admin. If this accrues the Admins ruling is final.
7. Admins have the right to remove players from the cup at any time if there is a cause and proof is provided at the time of the offence to do so. Depending on this cause players can and will be excluded from future cups held by the ‘BONUS POOL TOURNAMENT’ Management.
8. There is no age limit for this Tournament.
9. Official Main casters cannot be refused to join games.
10. Admins can hold over games if they are to be casted by the Official Main casting Team.
11. Only Approved casters my cast this event.
12. Double Elimination Bracket
13. Top 8 Players every month will receive an allocated money amount of the total prize pool.
14. VETOES: ABAB Format. Higher seed has the choice of either Vetoing First or Second. Each Player then vetoes until the required maps remain.
15. Maps remaining are then chosen as 1st Map played (or last map for BO1’s), 2nd Map Played, 3rd Map Played and so on until all maps are either Vetoed or to be played on.
16. Race Switching is allowed, how ever the player who is race switching must state at the beginning of the match before Vetoes start what race they are going to be playing. This must be clearly stated to the Opponent.
17. EITHER Admin MUST also be informed as well of what race you are going to play for this set of matches and what race you last played in the set before.
18. The TOP 3 Players in Each qualifier will automatically go through to the Finals, which is played at the end of every month. You must inform the Admins as soon as possible if you can not attend the Finals so a replacement can be found to take your place.
19. If 2 players are from different regions then the Bo5 can be played on another server that is agreed upon by both players. An Admin MUST be told before you leave to go to another server and score given to an Admin when you log back to the American server.
20. If a server can not be found suitable between the players region, the the higher seeds Region Server is is played on for map 1, the lower seed's Region Server is played on for map 2, Map 3 higher seeds , Map 4 lower seeds, and the Higher seeds Region Server is played on for the last map. You MUST tell an admin before you leave the American Server what regions you will be going to also the Score is to be given to an Admin.