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Dota 2 Summer

Information
Game
Dota 2
Platform
Steam
Day
Sunday
Time
19:00
Format

4 Weeks Swiss League
Top 4 Elimination

Location
Standings
Summary

Sign-ups are now closed, to check in and view fixtures please visit https://tournaments.nse.gg/



Dota Summer League will be split into 2 stages running for a total of 6 weeks.

For the first time ever, Alumni will be able to compete in NSE Summer. Teams can be a mix of Students and Alumni, all players must have attended the same University. If you need help setting up an alumni account fill in this form or contact alumni@nse.gg to setup a mixed team.


Stage 1 - League Stage

During the league stage pairings will be decided using the Swiss system. In the first round teams will be paired randomly then in subsequent rounds teams will be paired to play a team with the same or similar number of games won. During the Swiss stage each team will play two Bo1 matches per week.


Stage 2 - Playoffs

The 4 teams with the most points in the Swiss stage will qualify for the Bo3 Semifinals with the winners advancing to Finals.


Prize:
1st Place 5x Summer Winners Jersey
2nd Place £100

RULES SUMMARY

  • All players must have been attended the same University.
  • Mixed teams of Students and Alumni are allowed.
  • Teams must have at least 5 players. Teams may add/remove players from team between weeks.
  • All games will be played using the following settings:
    • GAME MODE - Captains Mode
    • SERVER LOCATION - Luxembourg
    • SELECTION PRIORITY - Automatic
    • STARTING TEAM - Random
    • PENALTY-RADIANT - No penalty
    • PENALTY-DIRE - No penalty
    • ENABLE CHEAT - No
    • FILL EMPTY SLOTS WITH BOTS - No
    • SPECTATORS - Enabled
    • DOTA TV DELAY - 5 minutes
  • Teams must have at least 5 players. Teams may add/remove players from team between weeks.
  • If teams are more than 20 minutes late they will forfeit a match.
  • Check-in deadline is 6:30pm. Teams who don't check-in will not get games for that evening.
  • Offensive Steam Profile 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 a minimum 3-week suspension.
  • Teams may have a coach in comms but they are not allowed to live spectate using coach slot.

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

All decisions regarding the interpretation and enforcement of these rules is 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.

Date Stage
Friday 1st July

Sign-ups close

Sunday 3rd July

Week 1 Swiss

Sunday 10th July

Week 2 Swiss

Sunday 17th July

Week 3 Swiss

Sunday 24th July

Week 4 Swiss
Sunday 31st July

Semifinals

Sunday 7th August

Finals

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