Please refer to the Universal Ruleset for points I, II, III, IV, V and VI, this ruleset can be found here, but pay attention to the specificities of EL:
1) TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE
- Swiss stage: (it means that after the first match, you will only face teams with the same record as you): You will have 4 matches (5 if you have a 2-2 record) to determine the bracket where you start. If you win 3 matches, you will be starting on the winners bracket, while if you lose 3 matches, you will be starting on the losers. Teams that are 3-0 or 0-3 will have one match break on week 2.
- Bracket stage: We're running a classic double elimination bracket. 8 teams will start on the winners bracket, and the same number in the losers bracket (This number may change in case the tournament has a higher participation). Winner bracket will run with 1 match per week, while losers bracket will run with 2 matches per week.
- Schedule: Matches will be played on 21:00h and 22:00h CEST (there is an exception on week 3 where the last swiss matches will be played at 20:00h CEST). There can be exceptions if the matches are played on special days (for example, 14th February). Teams can play on another hours if they both agree on it before the following Friday match.
2) RESULTS
- You need to post the results on the MKC forum to be validated, providing the official EL table (https://gb.hlorenzi.com/table) and an in-game pic.
- The winner team has to post the match on MKC according to the rules.
- Thread title shoud look like:
· For Swiss Stage: [Sx] HostTag 000 - 000 AwayTag. (Sx need to be replaced with the current match , S1, S2, S3, S4 or S5).
· For Bracket Stage: [Ax/Bx] HostTag 000 - 000 AwayTag. (Ax/Bx need to be replaced with the current match and bracket, A for winners, B for losers).