1. General Rules

See → http://www.fom.be/contents/view/general-competition-rules

2. Competition Rules

• Players are required to save all their tournament games. These replays will be used in problem situations. If none of the players can deliver the replays, the match has to be replayed no matter what.
• The last official patch will be used in the tournament. Be sure to update your client before packing at home.
• If there is a discussion between both teams regarding the tournament, at least one representative of each team will have to come to the compo desk and explain the problem to the StarCraft 2 admins. They will decide what to do.
• Every member of the team has to decide on a race; this will be their set race for the rest of the tournament.

2.1 Compo overview

Title: StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm 2vs2

Size: Normal

Max Teams: 32

Game type: 2v2

Channel (group): fragomatic

Compo Structure: Double Elimination brackets

2.2 Sign in

• Players must have an active Battle.net account with a legal Europe StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm edition on it.
• Players will have to register their username + identifier when they sign up for the StarCraft 2 competition.
• All players have to be in the chat channel fragomatic
• When checking in, don’t forget to give your seat number(s), this will help you find your opponent or your opponent finding you in case of an AFK.

2.2.1 Schedule 

• Final check in at Saturday 13:00.
• Bracket play starts at Saturday 14:00 and will end on Sunday 15:00.
• The battle for the 3rd, 2nd and 1st place will be on Sunday, hours will follow.
• Teams will be seeded according to ladder activity (league, followed by ladder points) of the highest ranking team member.

2.2.2 Submitting results

• Scores will be admitted through the fragomatic website.

2.3 Compo Rules

Specified compo settings:

• While playing a tournament game it is required to switch your status to “busy”. If you get caught with another status you’ll get a warning.

Map pool:

• Avalanche
• Crooked Maw
• Geosync Quarry
• Graystone Ravine
• Isle of Slaughter
• Reclamation
• Resupply Tanker
• Hunting Ground

Disconnect / Leaves

• In case of a player disconnecting, a rematch will be played, unless the admin can confirm that 1 team was ahead. In that case that team is ahead by 1 game. The admin has final call. If possible, the resume from replay function will be used.
• If an observer disconnects in-game, both teams continue with their game. The tournament game has to be continued.
• In case of problems regarding the internet, battle.net, a computer or monitor that game will have to be replayed.

Scheduling issues

• You are allowed to play one Grand and one Normal compo. For example, if you want play in both StarCraft II 1v1 and 2v2, that is fine. If due to scheduling issues you have to play matches in both competitions, the 1v1 will take precedence over the 2v2 (so you'll have to forfeit your 2v2 match).

Cheating

• When you get caught while cheating or hacking, in any form whatsoever, you’ll be disqualified from the tournament.

Other

• Players are only allowed to pause a tournament game in case of hardware or connection problems. If a player pauses the game without a valid reason, he’ll get a warning.
• Players are allowed to chat in a tournament game. They’ll have to do this in a proper way and do it with good sportsmanship. If a player offends another player, he’ll get a warning.
• Players aren’t allowed to see their opponents monitor. If you get caught while doing this, in any form whatsoever, you’ll be disqualified from the tournament.
• The team with the highest seed hosts the tournament game. When the game gets live streamed it will be hosted by a registered live streamer. He’ll invite both players.
• Only compo admins and registered livestreamers can join a tournament game as an observer. If a player invites another observer in the game, he’ll get a warning.
• In case of a tie (detected by StarCraft 2 in-game) or when both players agree on a tie situation) the tournament game has to be played again.
• If a player gets 2 warnings he’ll be disqualified from the tournament. In this case, his opponent will get a free win. If this happens in a bracket match, that player will also advance to the next round.

2.4 Compo Structure

Starting map: Veto started by highest seed, followed by loser’s pick.

Brackets: Double Elimination Best of 3.

Grand finals: Best of 5

Other: In case of a tie, we will look at individual map scores. If it still is a tie, a BO3 will be played between the tied teams. 

2.5 Admin Details

• Name:                   Aveline Estié
  Nickname:            Miserie
  Nat.:                      NL
  In-game:               Zynne.753
  E-mail:                   miserie@fom.be

• Name:                   Jelco Adamczyk
  Nickname:            Duval
  Nat.:                      BE
  In-game:               ePdUVAL.654
  E-mail:                   duval@fom.be