MOBILE LEGENDS MYTHIC CUP 2020

The following are the official rules and regulations of brunei.events presents Mobile Legends Mythic Cup 2020 which apply to any teams who have registered. Please be advised that the following rules and regulations do not limit the level of competition and gameplay.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.

Registration and participation

1.1

brunei.events presents Mobile Legends Mythic Cup 2020 (the tournament) is organized by brunei.events (the organiser) and open for residents living in Brunei Darussalam only i.e. those holding a valid Brunei-issued identity card.

1.2

Registration opens from 13^th October 2020 and ends on 25^th October 2020 midnight.

1.3

Participation fee for the tournament is set at BND50.00 per team.

1.4

Participation fee can be paid online after completing the online registration form on the tournament webpage at https://brunei.events/mobile-legends-mythic-cup-2020/.

1.5

After payment is completed, a discord link will be provided to the team captain via email. If your team captain fail to receive this email after payment, you may call our brunei.events hotline (+673 898 3827).

1.6

Every team member (including substitution) must check in on discord via #check-in text channel.

1.7

Discord name and In Game Name (IGN) must be the same and similar to their registration details. E.g. If IGN is TSM | Aseeann then Discord name should also be TSM | Aseeann.

1.8

Participating team can consist of 05 players (compulsory) and 01 substitute player (optional).

1.9

Participating teams must commit to the time that has been set beforehand by the the organiser.

1.10

Players’ names that are found to be offensive or vulgar will not be tolerated by the organiser and the organiser reserves the right to request for name change during and before the tournament. Participating teams shall be disqualified immediately if any of its players does not conform to the name change request by the organiser.

1.11

Fees shall not be refunded to any teams who have been disqualified and/or have pulled out before or during the competition.

2.

Tournament Streams

2.1

Teams are not allowed to “stream snipe” the stream during the match. Teams that are found to be abusing the tournament streams will be disqualified immediately and will be denied tournament winnings for this action or any action that is deemed abusive.

2.2

Teams will be asked to act gracefully when the game is streamed – no vulgar words, taunting and spamming are allowed. Any dispute should be directed to the organiser. Any team that is found not following this rule will be disqualified immediately regardless if the game is streamed or not.

3.

Conduct

3.1

Participating teams must be responsible for their players’ actions. The whole team shall be disqualified from current qualifier and denied entry/participation of further qualifiers if any of its players are found to have violated the player conduct.

3.2

Participating teams and its players must agree to commit to the time or schedule mentioned in the tournament platform.

3.3

Participating team and its players may not use force outside the tournament to influence the outcome of the tournament. Severe punishments such as disqualification will be imposed and will also be banned from further tournaments run by the organisers.

3.4

Betting is strictly forbidden between teams and will not be tolerated.

3.5

Participating teams found agreeing to lose on purpose will also be disqualified immediately.

3.6

Participating teams are advised to be humble and to be strict with each other on enforcing these rules for smooth flow of the tournament.

3.7

Any dispute may be directed to the organiser via discord, email, WhatsApp or call.

3.8

Participating teams that are found not following these conduct rules will be disqualified immediately.

4.

Tournament Bracket

4.1

There is a limit of 32 teams for this tournament.

4.2

The tournament matches will be played online.

4.3

The tournament consists of Group stage (BO1), Top 16 Knockout (BO3), Quarter-finals (BO3), Semi-finals (BO3), Bronze match (BO3) and Grand-finals (BO5).

4.4

Groups will be separated depending on the number of teams.

4.5

Top 2 teams from each group will advance to knockout stage.

4.6

Each participating team must have a distinguishing un-copyrighted team logo.

5.

Match Rule

5.1

A match refers to the games being played between participating teams.

5.2

A game refers to the current game being played between participating teams.

5.3

The tournament shall be carried out from the mobile application “Mobile Legends: Bang Bang” (Developer: Moonton) only.

5.4

The game mode used during the group stage is “Draft Pick” limiting to 6 bans.

5.5

The game mode used during the knockout stage onwards is “Tournament Mode” limiting to 10 bans.

5.6

Match starts – Teams will follow the schedule provided by the organizers. E.g. Team A vs Team B. Therefore, Team A will be on the left side and Team B will be on the right side respectively.

5.7

Match starts – During group stage, there will be no referee to host the lobby. The team captain of the participating team will host the lobby and invite the team members and the opposing team. There will be NO pause allowed during the group stage, but the match SHALL restart if any one of the team members is disconnected during the first 5 minutes of the game. Only 1 GAME RESTART is allowed. After the first game restart, if any one of the team members gets disconnected, the game shall continue as normal.

5.8

Match starts – During the knockout stage onwards, after the first game has ended, the losing team will have the advantage to pick the side they want to play on the next match (1^st pick or 2^nd pick).

5.9

Match ends – The first team to destroy the opposing team’s base wins, or the first team to surrender loses, or team that is found not following the rules shall be disqualified.

5.10

Match ends – The winning team will screenshot the result and post it in their respective discord group channels; failing to do so will result in both teams losing the match.

5.11

If any player’s client is out of synchronization, the organiser shall REMATCH only if the game is within the first 5 minutes. If the game is outside of the first 5 minutes, the organiser shall discuss with both teams and come to a conclusion based on the actual situation. Considering factors include: gold differences at the point of incident, KDA, general trend of the game and so on.

5.12

During the knockout stage, each team will get 2 disconnect (DC) pause chances upon noticing the organiser. If someone in your team gets disconnected in the game for unexpected reasons, one of your team member need to type “PAUSE” in All Chat as soon as possible and the game will be paused by the organiser. The game will NOT be paused if the organiser is not notified by the team member. Each pause chance will last 5 minutes max (2 pauses duration). If the disconnected person is able to come back before the 5 minute mark, the organiser will notify both teams 10 seconds before resuming the game

• If your team runs out of disconnect pause chances, and someone gets disconnected, the game continues as normal, so make sure your team come to the tournament ready and prepared.
• Typing during the game in All Chat is strictly prohibited except for asking for “PAUSE”. Trash talking during the game will immediately result in TEAM DISQUALIFICATION in this tournament and a loss in the specific game.

6.

Tournament Flow

6.1

Pre-match preparation

a.

Schedule changes

The organiser reserves the right to reschedule, make changes to the dates of the tournament or alter the schedule in any other way or form. All teams will be informed one week earlier of any changes made by the organiser at once. Once schedule is FINALIZED, it is NOT allowed to change the schedule for any reason.

b.

Early Check In

Participating teams must check-in at the Discord 1 hour before match starts.

c.

Game Version

The game version used will be decided by organiser, use of newly released heroes, heroes with recent balance updates and those with known bugs may be temporarily banned. The duration of the ban will be determined by organiser.

d.

Preparation Time

Players are free to prepare after their check in. However, the players must enter the lobby at the agreed match time schedule.

e.

Match starting time

In the most optimal situation, any problems faced by the players should be solved during the set preparation time. The match should start at the scheduled time. Match may be delayed if the organiser deems it to be necessary. If the reason for the delay is due to player fault, the organiser reserves the right to penalise the player or team accordingly.

f.

In-game Lobby

The organiser shall create the in-game lobby for matches that are to be live-streamed. The players should follow the instructions from the organiser on how to enter the in-game lobby.

g.

Technical support

The organiser shall provide any technical assistance during matches hosted by them and be on standby to solve any problems that may occur.

6.2

Game Setting

• Map: Imperial Sanctuary (5V5)
• Group stage Game type: Draft Pick
• Knock out stage onwards Game type: Tournament mode

6.3

Pick/ban phase and pick priority

a.

Game restrictions

If there is presence of a known bug in any device, hero, skin, emblem, or any skill, or any other reason determined by the organiser, the organiser may add in a restriction at any time before or during the match.

b.

Pick Process

• Best of 01 – Team that is in upper bracket of a match has pick priority.
• Team that is in a lower bracket of a match will create a lobby.
• Example: -
  1. Best of 03: First game is based on schedule by organizers; Second game onwards, sides are picked by the losing team.
  2. Best of 05: First game is based on schedule by organizers; Second game onwards, sides are picked by the losing team.

c.

Pick Priority

Draft Pick: The pick/ban order will follow the default sequence set in the game.

Wrong pick: If a team has picked/banned a hero by mistake, the game will still be continued. There will be no remakes due to wrong pick/ban.

Swapping heroes: If there is a mistake due to player negligence when swapping heroes, the match will still continue. Exchanging devices is not allowed under any circumstance. Pick priority will only be applied to the grand finals team who are from the upper bracket. They will have the pick priority coming into the grand finals.

d.

Game starts after pick/ban phase

The game will immediately start after the pick/ban phase unless there are other instructions from the organiser. The organiser shall remove any irrelevant items from the game zone. Players are not allowed to leave the game in between the period after pick/ban phase is complete until the game starts.

e.

Connection problem

If a problem occurs during game loading due to the presence of a bug, disconnection or other errors and a player fails to join the match after the game has started, then the game must be paused until all 10 players are connected to the game (this is only valid for hosted matches). For matches where there are no referees present, it is the players’ responsibility to ensure that their data connection is good. Please refer back to point 5 – Match Rule.

7.

In game

7.1

Pauses are allowed during officially-hosted team fights if it is a critical error such as more than 03 players disconnect / crashes during the game (or) both teams’ devices are unplayable. Definition of team fight: More than one player from one team is engaged (skills or normal attack) with another team with more than one player also involved in the exchange of blows. A marshal will be present in the official-hosted game as observers to pause the game if necessary.

7.2

After game, the captain of the winning team must submit the screenshot result in Discord with the hero icon (not avatar icon). In the case there’s no updates after some time, kindly notify the organiser about it.

8.

Tournament Preparations

8.1

Tournament conducts

• Please come prepared on the time mentioned by the organiser.
• Teams must follow any instructions from the organiser.
• Players are to conduct themselves appropriately during the tournament time frame when interacting with the organiser or other players.
• For any accusations/report, proofs must be submitted to the discord #report text channel (e.g. an opponent team forfeiting their match: A screenshot of the conversation must be attached for the organiser to determine the legibility of it.)
• Team captains shall be responsible for the teams’ attendance and with liaising with the organiser throughout and before the tournament period.
• Team captains must ensure their availability at all times during the tournament period.

8.2

Penalties

Such penalties are for the organization and management of the team and its players. Participating teams and their players shall need to follow the rules stated here and may not attempt to shorten or banish the punishment of a player. The team captain or manager who directly manages the players will not be unbanned from the list if it has recruited new players to the team. New players will experience the same consequences by joining the banned organisation.

8.3

Failure to follow the schedule timing

Teams that are failed to show on time will be disqualified from the match. A free win will be awarded to its opponent.

8.4

Failure to report to the organiser in case of emergencies (not able to attend), player change, team name change, or logo change

•             1st Warning: Team will lose pick priority for the whole tournament.

•             2nd Warning: Team will be banned from the next tournament.

•             3rd Warning: Team will be banned from any tournament organised by brunei.events for one year.

8.5

Player Misconduct:

• 1^st Warning: Team will lose pick priority for the whole tournament or is deemed a default loss.
• 2^nd Warning: Team will be banned from the next tournament.
• 3^rd Warning: Team will be banned from any tournament organised by brunei.events for one year.
• Depending on the severity of the player misconduct, penalties may be changed accordingly.
• The examples of player misconduct: -
  • Being rude/inappropriate/using vulgar words when dealing about tournaments.
  • Submitting false match results.
  • Providing no proof of opponents forfeiting their matches.
• Certain issues can be discussed with the admin in case of relevant cases that we may dismiss based on discussion and proof of said issue.

9.

Pool Prize Distribution

Rank

Amount

Champion

BND700.00

Runner-up

BND300.00

Third Place

BND100.00

10.

Disclaimer

10.1

Participation is at your own risk.

10.2

Participants must follow the rules, use caution, and take care of their own health.

10.3

The organiser is not liable for any losses in relation to the event, directly or indirectly, for example in the case of a cancelled event, electrical failure or similar. No person or persons shall hold the organiser liable.

10.4

Each participation is a binding contract and the organiser reserves the right to ban any participants.

10.5

The organiser reserves the rights to change the rules without further notice.