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VALORANT NSE Winter

Information
Game
VALORANT
Platform
Riot Id
Day
Monday
Time
19:00
Format

Week 1-3 Qualification

Week 4-7 Playoffs and Swiss

Week 8 Finals

Location

Online via the NSE Discord

Summary

After signing up, make sure to fill out the Rank Submission Form

Valorant 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 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.

Click here to open the player guide

Prizes

1st - £500 

2nd - £300 

3rd - £200

 

Top 8 - BUEC Championship Pins

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


This competition is not affiliated with or sponsored by Riot Games, Inc. or VALORANT Esports. 

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RULES SUMMARY

This is a summary of rules that are the most common.

  • All players must be current students from the same university. 
  • Teams must have at least 5 players. 
  • If teams are more than 20 minutes late they will forfeit a map.
  • Check-in deadline is 18:30pm. Teams who don't check-in will not get games for that evening.
  • 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 lead to disqualification of players involved.

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

Click here to download the full rulebook.

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

GAME SETTINGS

  • Mode : Standard
  • Cheats : Off
  • Competitive/Tournament mode : On
  • Win by two: On

PAUSE RULES

  • Teams are allowed 2 tactical timeouts each game, 2 per team (1 on each half).
    • This can be done by typing /timeout in the chat, a timeout will be queued for the next buy phase.
  • Teams may pause to resolve technical issues during the buy phase to try and fix it.
    • This can be done by using "Pause Match Timer" in the start menu via the cheats tab
    • With tournament mode on all cheats will be disabled except Pause Match Timer.
  • Using pause during a round is forbidden (freezetime and once a round has been concluded does not count as during).

MAP POOL

  • Abyss
  • Ascent
  • Bind
  • Haven
  • Sunset
  • Icebox
  • Lotus

From week 4, the map pool will be adjusted with the following changes: -Icebox -Lotus +Pearl +Split

MAP VETO - BEST OF ONE 

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

  1. Team A bans 1 map
  2. Team B bans 2 maps
  3. Team A bans 1 map
  4. Team B bans 1 map
  5. Team A picks map out of 2 remaining maps and Team B has side choice

MAP VETO - BEST OF THREE

The home team (left 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 picks the map for game 1 and Team B has side choice
  4. Team B picks the map for game 2 and Team A has side choice
  5. Team B bans 1 map
  6. Team A picks the third map and Team B has side choice

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.

 

This competition is not affiliated with or sponsored by Riot Games, Inc. or VALORANT Esports.

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.

Signups Close at Saturday 12th October.

Dates Tournament Stage
Saturday 12th Oct Sign-Ups Close
Monday 14th Oct Week 1 - Qualification
Monday 21st Oct Week 2 - Qualification
Monday 28th Oct Week 3 - Qualification
Monday 4th Nov

Week 4 - Playoff Brackets
Week 4 - Swiss

Monday 11th Nov

Week 5 - Playoff Brackets
Week 5 - Swiss

Monday 18th Nov

Week 6 - Playoff Brackets
Week 6 - Swiss

Sunday 24th Nov

Extra Match Day for Division 1 Teams

Monday 25th Nov

Week 7 - Playoff Brackets
Week 7 - Swiss

Monday 2nd Dec

Division 1 Semi Finals
Division 2/3 Finals and 3rd/4th Playoff Match

8th/9th Dec Finals

All games, with the exception of the Grand Finals, will be played on Monday evening and cannot be rearranged. Each week team will play 2 bo1s or 1 bo3. Games will have a normal start time of 7.15pm, however teams still in the Division 1 Bracket may be expected to play on Sunday 24th November in order to play extra matches as required. Further information on the format can be found in the Player Guide.

 

 

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