When signing up, please make sure you fill in the team name and the in-game names of the players correctly. For example: "chaD (cha1n & DBE dramiS)" Failure to do so can make it complicated for your opponent to find you, and delay the tournament.

ALL COUNTRIES ALLOWED to play. However, gear prizes can not be sent to some countries in the CIS region due to the ungoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

All rules included below!

Tournament layout

Anyone can enter the Qualifier, which will start on the 10th of December 4:00 PM CET. Make sure to properly convert this time to your own time zone if it isn't done automatically by this website.

Top 4 from this qualifier will make it to the Finals the next weekend, on the 17th of December, starting 4:00 PM CET, where they will face off against 4 invited teams. Those who qualify to the Finals are encouraged to write to tournament administrator DEFENSE on Discord (username "defense.") to receive an invite to a private Discord room on ShaftasticTV's Discord (https://discord.gg/VtA7CFQN) where the 8 finalist teams can communicate about the Finals with the other teams as well as admins & production team. It is most important that you perform this step after qualifying.

The entire Qualifier for the Finals is Double Elimination. All matches in the Upper bracket are bo3 and the lower bracket will all be bo1.

Check in for the Qualifier will commence an hour before start-time, at 3:00 PM CET. Teams must check in themselves via the website; there is no Discord check-in system in place.

Top 4 qualify for the Finals on the 17th of December. This means if you make it to the semi-finals you have already qualified. Teams don't have to play the Grand Finals; Upper Bracket gets played UNTIL Grand Finals and Lower Bracket gets played until top 4 is decided.

Seeding for the Qualifier is random.

Default settings for 2v2.

Duplicate champions on the same team is not allowed.

Servers

Lowest delta, following:

In case of cross regional game, the higher seed gets their continent server on map 1 & 3. Seed can be seen next to your teamname in the bracket. The lower the number, the higher the seed.

NA vs EU: The lowest delta is played for map one and three, and then the server on the home continent of the other team for map 2

EU v SA is played on NA-East all 3 games

NA v NA local

EU v EU lowest delta

SA v SA lowest delta

Anything else: Lowest delta for all three games.

In case of a dispute and no server can be agreed on, Frankfurt will be the default.

Match start

When your match starts, check who your opponent is in the bracket and create a lobby with them in Quake. Please include both player's in-game names in the team name. This way it's easy to find your opponent in-game.

If you can't find your opponent in-game, please use the Discord room "vaxee-four-challenge" on ShaftasticTV's Discord server https://discord.gg/VtA7CFQN and find your opponent there. You can use Qrindr for the server and champion picking, but remember to set the seed appropriately.

Tournament admins DEFENSE and ins are available to answer any questions if you have any. The best way is to write your inquiry in the "vaxee-four-challenge" channel and tag them so they get notified instantly.

If a team doesn't show up in 15 minutes, the other team gets a default win and proceeds in the bracket. If both teams are absent, the higher seed will advance. If the opponents have issues finding each other in-game, and one team proves they are available by writing in the Discord, and the other team doesn't, the team active in Discord will get their default win. That's why it's so important to communicate if you have any issues.

If you run into any problems during the Qualifier, or have any questions, join the ShaftasticTV discord where there will be a room called "vaxee-four-challenge" where players can communicate with the administrators and/or other players about the tournament. The server link is the following: https://discord.gg/VtA7CFQN

Veto

Lower seed bans the first Champion from the match (Neither team can choose this Champion for all maps)

Higher seed bans the second Champion from the match (Neither team can choose this Champion for all maps)

Lower seed bans the third Champion from the match (Neither team can choose this Champion for all maps)

Higher seed bans the fourth Champion from the match (Neither team can choose this Champion for all maps)

Higher seed bans a map

Lower seed bans a map

Higher seed chooses the first map to be played in the set.

Lower seed chooses the second map to be played in the set.

Higher seed bans a map from the remaining three maps.

Lower seed bans a map from the remaining two maps.

Final map left in the pool is the third map in the set.

Stream

ShaftasticTV will be the main stream for the tournament. (twitch.tv/ShaftasticTV)

Players are allowed to stream their POVs from the Qualifier as long as there is a minimum of 60 seconds delay to prevent ghosting.

All community streams are allowed as long as they follow the same rules as above.

If a streamer contacts you and wants to stream your game, you are encouraged to comply.

Map Pool

Awoken, Blood Covenant, Corrupted Keep, Deep Embrace, Exile, Molten Falls, Ruins of Sarnath

Score reporting

The winning team of each match-up reports the score directly on this website. Just click the match-up in the bracket and you can easily report the score. It is most important that you report the score for your matches, as the bracket will not be able to run smoothly if you simply look at your next match-up and contact the opponent without reporting your previous match. It is your responsibility to report the match, and not following this rule can lead to disqualification. Deliberately reporting a false score to your favor will also lead to disqualification.

If you run into any problems with score reporting, contact DEFENSE on Discord (username "defense.") or in the "vaxee-four-challenge" room on ShaftasticTV's Discord server.

In case you can't report the scores over this website for some reason, it can also be done over Discord in the chatroom "vaxee-four-challenge" on ShaftasticTV's server https://discord.gg/VtA7CFQN, but if you wish to report your scores there, make sure to make it clear which match you are reporting the scores for.

Prizes

There is no prize money for the Qualifier for VAXEE FOUR CHALLENGE, however the winning team of the Upper Bracket Finals win one mouse each of choice from VAXEE. In the Finals, there is at least a €500 prize pool up for grabs.

Please note that shipping of these mice is not available to some countries in the CIS region due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

Sponsors

VAXEE (www.vaxee.co)

Other

Do you have any other questions that is not related to anything in the rules?

Contact DEFENSE (defense.) or ins (theamazingins) on Discord or write a message with your inquiry in the tournament chatroom on ShaftasticTV's Discord server https://discord.gg/VtA7CFQN