GENERAL RULES & FORMAT.
General Rules.
Tournament structure and format
Masters League - Season V
Teams must be composed of 3 players with the possibility to add a fourth substitute player, who can replace any principal player throughout the whole League.
Distribution of the Teams:
Phase A : the teams will be divided in 10 groups of 5. At the end of this phase, the 3 best teams will pass to phase B.
Phase B : The remaining Teams will be divided in 6 groups of 5 teams. The best 2 teams of each group will pass to Playoffs.
Playoffs : The Playoffs will be at single eliminatory. (See picture in spanish rules).
The Teams have to play one Match (best of 3 Sets) per week.
Honor Bracket : The teams eliminated from main stage will be allowed to participate in a single elimination Honor Bracket.
Gameplay.
Matchs will be divided in Sets where each confrontation will be to the best of 5 games.
First Set. 1v1. Conquest. Best of 5 with ban. Standard:
Each Team must designate a player who will face the player designated by the opposing Team to get the first point of the series. * IMPORTANT. The player who dispute this Set may not challenge in any other Set in the Match.
Second Set 2v2. Destiny. Best of 5. Standard:
2 players from each team that have not played the first Set, play this Set in the following manner:
One player from each team choose 2 decks, one player from each team will play with only one deck.
Destiny rules : https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/56tj8s/how_to_transform_conquest_into_a_great_format/
Third Set 1v1. Total Blind. Best of 5. NO BAN. BLIND PICK.
The third Set, if necessary, will be played by the player who had only one deck in the previous Set. The encounter will be played fully in blind mode, there will be no bans and players can play with any class they wish (including repeating decks that already either won or lost).
Matchs Preparation.
Set 1: At the start of a Set, one player from each Team has to announce to his opponent which class of hero which will be played Set (simultaneously). Then the players will announce which class of heroe they will ban (simultaneously).
Before the announcement, any team may ask for an admin to help to ensure the simultaneity of the announcements. If none of the teams ask for this help, no dispute will be accepted around the class selection for Set1. In the case of an admin help needed, each team has to send the admin which 4 decks will be played, then the announce for both player may be proceded. Then the same is made for the ban (both captain send their ban to the admin, and then may communicate their choice, after both captain has communicated their ban choice).
Set 2: Before starting to play Set 2, each team must follow the following steps :
1) each team must announce simultaneously 3 hero classes (and players associated : player A : 2 decks, player B 1 deck), so there is 9 possible match-ups.
2) the team with best ranking choose first match up to ban (example : team X bans Shaman vs Druid)
3) the other team bans two matchups
4) the first team bans a 4th match-up, so in total 4 matchups are banned, which leaves 5 possible matchups.
5) the first team picks up the first matchup that will be played
6) second team picks up the second matchup that will be played
7) first team picks up third match up.
8) second team picks up fourth matchup
9) last possible match up will be played in fifth place (if necessary).
10) the teams may start playing matchups in the same order as they were picked, and play best of 5.
Set3 : Third Set must be played by the player who got one of his deck banned in the previous Set (Set2). The duel may start without making any announcement. The Set is Best of 5 games.
Before starting a Set, a player may ask the opponent for a screenshot to verify this point of the rules, if it is the case, he has to warn the other player that he ll ask for screenshot before starting the set and announcing the class. In case of fault by a player, the other Team may call an administrator in order to apply penalties. Only the admin can judge if a penalty shall be applied and may give only a warning if evidences clearly shows no bad intention. After the first rounds, tolerance by admins may decrease.
Results reporting
The captain of the winning Team shall report the result of each Match by email or in the website ("grupos") with the respective screenshots of each victory (in case of dispute), putting as title of the mail the Team names that played along with the result. For example: Team A 2 vs 1 Team B. No need to send report if the game was broadcasted.
Disconnections
Disconnect it will mean the loss of the current game but not of the whole Set. If the player who disconnected return to the game before the game ends, the game will continue. If both players agree, the party can be restarted.
Leaving a duel will not mean the loss of that duel and it should be played normally, except if:
· A player enters his card collection;
· It takes more than 5 minutes for the player to return without permission of the opposing Team or an administrator.
Any complaint about these issues must be done with the screenshots. A game penalty (gameloss) may be given to the failing player. In case of repetition of the situation, the full Match may be lost for the failing Team.
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Contacting an opponent.
To facilitate contact and coordination between Teams, there will be a Facebook group where you may be in contact with all participants.
Penalties
-Unsportsmanlike attitude, insults, aggressions or lack of respect, will be punished with the loss of points or the full elimination of the tournament if necessary.
-Falsify a result will mean the Elimination of the tournament for the Team.
-Using a class hero unappropriated deck will mean the loss of the party and the Elimination of the tournament in case of repeated.
-Refusing deliberately to play a game will mean the Elimination of the tournament and prohibition to participate in subsequent editions.
-Arriving more than 30 minutes late to a planned Match without notifying the opponent player will result in a Defwin for the waiting opponent for the first game (with the deck which suits better). After 15 minutes without notice, the waiting player may ask for winning the Set. The same system is repeated for the second Set.
The penalties are determined and applied by administrators.
48 hours may be needed by admins to apply a decision.
Admins final decisions are absolute and may differ slightly from the rules if needed depending on the situation.
Penalties may imply removal of a team or a player after warning.
Calendar.
[See "grupos"]
The dates are semi-flexible. If there is no clear agreement among Teams to set another date, the Team which registered presence at the date indicated in the regulation may obtain Defwin. The dates indicated are deadlines to each round. If neither Team registered presence or tried to contact the opposing Team, the administrators may apply an automatic defeat for both Teams. Dates indicated are final limits, and shall not be passed.
Streaming.
Each week, a Match will be broadcasted by live stream. In this case, the teams previously selected will have to conform to the date and time provided in the calendar.
Admins contact.
Any situation unresolved between players must pass through an administrator.
Email: mastersleaguehs@gmail.com
Facundo "Vikingo" Fernandez
Pierre "Pedro" d'Herouville
Ayudantes :
Rozbio
Adrianhero
Sumaster
Luketola
Gbarrantes
