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Rainbow 6 Siege NSE Winter

Information
Game
Rainbow Six Siege
Platform
Ubisoft
Day
Thursday
Time
19:00
Format

Week 1-3 Qualification

Week 4-7 Playoffs and Swiss

Week 8 Finals

Location

Online via the NSE Discord

Summary

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Rainbow 6 Siege NSE Winter is split into 2 main stages: Stage 1 Qualification (Weeks 1-3) and Stage 2 Swiss/Playoffs (Weeks 4-7)

Stage 1

In Stage 1 teams will be initially seeded into 3 skill groups. In the first round teams will play another team in the same skill group and in the following rounds be matched versus teams with a similar record in the tournament.

Stage 2

In Stage 2 the top 8/16 teams will start in the Division 1 bracket (a double elimination bracket) and everyone else will continue playing in a Swiss tournament starting with points based on their finish in stage 1. Teams who do well in the Swiss can qualify for Division 2 or Division 3.

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Prizes

1st - £500 + 13,350 R6 Credits 

2nd - £300 + 13,350 R6 Credits 

3rd - £200 + 13,350 R6 Credits

4th to 6th - 6,000 R6 Credits

7th to 9th - 3,000 R6 Credits

Top 8 - BUEC Championship Pins

In addition to other prizes this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.

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RULES SUMMARY

This is a summary of rules that are the most common. A full list of lobby settings can be found at the bottom of this page.

  • All players must be current students from the same university. 
  • Teams must have at least 5 players. 
  • Check in deadline is 6:30pm. Teams who don't check in will not get games for that evening.
  • If teams are more than 20 minutes late they will forfeit a map.
  • Offensive player and team names are not allowed.
  • Verbal abuse is not allowed. In particular any use of racist, sexist, homophobic or any other discriminatory language will be suspended for the remainder of the season (minimum of 3 weeks, carried over to the following season).

In addition to NSE rules all players must comply with Rainbow 6 Siege terms of service at all times including, but not limited to, any account sharing policies.

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Players are expected to uphold the NSE Code of Conduct whilst competing in this tournament.

GAME SETTINGS

  • All players are required to install and run Moss Anti-cheat for all tournament matches.
  • Teams will play in the 6-round Role Swap format, consisting of 6 rounds attack then swapping to 6 rounds of defence with the winning team being the first to win 7 rounds.
    • If the score is 6-6 then a 3-round overtime begins to decide the winner.
  • The following skins are the only operator skins to be used in play:
    • Operator’s default skins
    • Pro League skins (gold sets)
    • Pro R6Share teams branded cosmetics
    • Six Major branded cosmetics
    • Six Invitational branded cosmetics
    • Esports Programs cosmetics
  • All drone skins are banned.
  • The full list of lobby settings are at the bottom of the page.

MAP VETO

All maps picked must be picked from following the map pool which will be announced before the season begins.

  • Bank
  • Border
  • Chalet
  • Clubhouse
  • Consulate
  • Kafe
  • Lair
  • Nighthaven Labs
  • Skyscraper

MAP VETO - BEST OF ONE

The home team can elect to be Team A or Team B within the following process:

  • Starting with Team A, teams take turns to veto one map until only one map remains.
  • Team A has side choice, Team B has OT starting side choice

MAP VETO - BEST OF THREE

The home team can elect to be Team A or Team B within the following process:

  1. Team A bans 1 map
  2. Team B bans 1 map
  3. Team A bans 1 map
  4. Team B bans 1 map
  5. Team A picks the map for game 1 and Team B has side choice, Team A has OT starting side choice 
  6. Team B picks the map for game 2 and Team A has side choice, Team B has OT starting side choice 
  7. Team A bans 1 map
  8. Team B picks the third map and Team A has side choice, Team B has OT starting side choice 

PAUSE RULES

  • Each team is allowed 1 tactical timeout per game, lasting 45 seconds.
    • This can be done using the timeout button in the pause menu.
  • Teams may pause to resolve technical issues.
    • If the pause goes over 10 minutes, please contact an admin.
    • The enemy team should be notified before unpausing to check they are also ready.

SUBSTITUTION RULES

  • Teams may add/remove players from the team between weeks.
  • Teams may play with any players listed on their roster.
    • In a bo3 match, teams may substitute players between games.
  • Players may be added to teams at any point as long as it does not cause a delay to round starting.
  • Players may not play for more than one team in a single tournament night.
  • If a team does not have a match during a round, the students on that team are not allowed to compete on a different team.
    • For example, if the first team does not have a match but the second team does, no players who would normally represent the first team are eligible to play for the second team.

 

All decisions regarding the interpretation and enforcement of these rules are at the sole discretion of the NSE Admin Team, whose decisions are final.
These rules may be amended, changed or supplemented when required by the NSE Admin Team to ensure fair play and competitive integrity.

 

 

 

LOBBY SETTINGS

  • Settings
    • Playlist Type: Normal Mode
    • Server Type: Dedicated Server
    • Voice Chat: Team Only
    • Time of the Day: Day
    • HUD Settings: Pro League
  • Match settings
    • Number of Bans: 4
    • Ban Timer: 20
    • Number of Rounds: 12
    • Attacker/Defender role swap: 6
    • Overtime: 3 Rounds
    • Overtime score difference: 2
    • Overtime role change: 1
    • Objective Rotation Parameter: 2
    • Objective Type Rotation: Rounds Played
    • Attacker unique spawn: On
    • Pick Phase Timer: 15
    • 6TH Pick Phase: On
    • 6TH Pick Phase Timer: 15
    • Reveal Phase Timer: 5
    • Damage handicap: 100
    • Friendly fire damage: 100
    • Reverse Friendly Fire: Off
    • Injured: 20
    • Sprint: On
    • Lean: On
    • Death Replay: Off
  • Game Mode: TDM BOMB
    • Plant duration: 7
    • Defuse duration: 7
    • Fuse time: 45
    • Defuse Carrier Selection: On
    • Preparation Phase Duration: 45
    • Action Phase Duration: 180

Sign-ups Close Tuesday 15th October

Dates Tournament Stage
Tuesday 15th Oct Sign-ups Close
Thursday 17th Oct Qualification
Thursday 24th Oct Qualification
Thursday 31st Oct Qualification
Thursday 7th Nov

Week 1 Playoff Brackets
Week 1 Swiss

Thursday 14th Nov

Week 2 Playoff Brackets
Week 2 Swiss

Monday 18th Nov

Lower Bracket Extra Game (Division 1 Only)

Thursday 21st Nov

Week 3 Playoff Brackets
Week 3 Swiss

Monday 25th Nov

Lower Bracket Extra Game (Division 1 Only)

Thursday 28th Nov

Week 4 Playoff Brackets
Week 4 Swiss

Thursday 5th Dec Playoffs (Overflow)
8th/9th Dec Grand Finals

All games, with the exception of the Grand Finals and Division 1 playoffs, will be played on Thursday evening and cannot be rearranged. Games will have a normal start time of 7.15pm. Further information on the format can be found in the Player Guide.

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