Edmonton Big Little Paired Tournament Sept 17 2011

Rules of the Big Little Pairs 1v1 Tournament:
Match – One or more games to be played sequentially.
Game – A single contest between two players.
Device – Any component of the player’s computer setup.

Rules of the Big Little Pairs 1v1 Tournament:
Match – One or more games to be played sequentially.
Game – A single contest between two players.
Device – Any component of the player’s computer setup.

Misc. Rules:
1. The current battle.net patch will be used throughout the tournament.
2. The race chosen by each player at the beginning of the tournament may not be switched after the first game has been played by the respective player.
3. In the event of a device malfunction, a referee will be called.
4. Matches are to be started after the approval is given by a referee. Delaying the starting of a match or any of the games within the match may be grounds for forfeit, subject to referee discretion.
5. Any request from a player that contradicts the stated rules will be up to a referee’s discretion.
6. All maps are to be picked from the map pool. The first map to be played during game one of the match will be decided on the event day. Each subsequent game’s map will be picked by whoever lost the last game. No map is to be played more than once per match.
7. Tiebreak:
#1 The team(s) that has won the most matches, counting only those matches where both teams are part of the tie, will win the tiebreak.
#2 The team(s) that has lost the least number of games to the teams that are not part of the tiebreak will win the tiebreak.
#3 The team(s) that has lost the least number of games to the teams within the tiebreak will win the tiebreak. Note: At any point after the first, second or third tiebreak a team is eliminated from the tiebreak, return to the first tiebreak.
#4 A sudden death, BO1 2v2 will occur. The map will be picked by the highest ranking official and should be consistent throughout the tournament. If there is an odd number of teams, include the last team removed from the tiebreak. If no team has been removed, a random elimination of one team will occur.
8. The first referee to mediate a problem, after discussing with another referee if one is available, has the right to overrule any rule found within this document. A referee may give up his right to rule on an issue if another referee has agreed to take on the responsibility.
9. All referee’s decisions are final.

While competing:
1. No outside sources, beside your teammate, are to be used while competing in the match. Any teammate, either currently playing or coaching, may only utilize the computer setup actively used in competing to receive information about the current game.
2. A pause of game without referee approval is to be forfeited, unless an excusable reason is brought to the referee’s attention. The referee will use their discretion to determine if the reason is worthy of excuse.
3. Cheating, in any form recognized by a referee, is punishable by forfeit of the game, the match, disqualification from the event and/or expulsion from the venue.
4. Any player quitting before the game has finished will be issued a loss, unless overruled by referee.
5. Disqualification terminates any game in progress, and any further games to be played by the disqualified player.
6. Referees, or observers granted permission from a referee, are the only eligible observers. No other users except the competitors and the eligible observers are permitted in the game lobby.
7. If a game is interrupted in any way and may not be continued, the resulting score will be determined by a referee.
8. Players may only use software provided by Blizzard and/or the venue. This software is to be universally known to be acceptable for use by each player in the tournament. The use of such software that does not apply to both prior stipulations will be considered cheating.
9. Players may bring any equipment approved by the venue.
10. All games ran will mirror ladder settings. (i.e. Melee, 1v1, Faster)
11. The map pool will be decided on an event-by-event basis.