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The third and final qualifier for for the 2v2 Amateur League Season 2! 1000 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. The tournament will take place on Saturday, July 1st, starting at 4 PM GMT. Brackets get locked at 3:45 PM GMT. This tournament is a ONE DAY EVENT - please ensure you have enough time to play in 1 go. Seeding is based on 2v2 MMR - check yours here by searching for your Gamertag. To participate, your account: Must have 3.5 MMR or less in Ranked 2v2 War. Gamerscore in multiple games. Must have at least 500+ matches played. The Meta Plays team reserves the right to remove your sign up if you are deemed a high level player in other formats. We also reserve the right to allow players who slightly deviate from the above thresholds. @_TheLegend_ is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). EVENT PRIZES 1st place: 272 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: 202 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: 152 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: 112 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-6th place: 75 Meta Plays Ladder Points 7-8th place: 59 Meta Plays Ladder Points Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Halo Wars 2 Season 3 announcement! GAME SETTINGS First map is picked by the higher seeded team. Losing team each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. No repeat leaders in a series. No Voridus. Leader repeats are judged on a team level, not a player level. No double leaders. Accidental pick of Voridus results in loss. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. 1 hour time limit. If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither team has a large army advantage, the game is a draw. If one team has an army advantage, casters will send a final attack prompt. The outcome of this last attack determines whether a winner or a draw is called, based on the base/slot building count afterwards. If one team has a clear base and slot building count advantage and their opponent is not in a position to even out the game with the next attack, the team with more slot buildings wins. Replay match if the series ends on tie. The previous loser picks map in this case. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Hosting Games will be hosted by the higher seeded team when staff is not present. Casters will host if they are present. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with money prizes without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban from the entire season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither team is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a team wins via lateness penalties, the late team is disqualified. No harassment, discrimination, or cheating accusations against players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. Cheating accusations are meant to handled in private with Meta Plays staff. Stalling games after final staff decisions (e.g. via cheating accusation arguments) will result in lateness penalties. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. STABILITY RULES In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. In the event of a glitch where a building isn't building itself (the symbol preview never disappears): Within the first 3 minutes of the game, the player must type into the game chat, or notify the casters in DMs. Casters will need to confirm for validity. If the glitch is verified, an admin restart will be issued. If the glitch is not verified, the game should continue. Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. In the event of a disconnection or crash: If the game was relatively even: If all parties crash, re-play the game. The game doesn't count for score in the first instance. The player who didn't disconnect may choose a new map, and both players may choose a new leader. In the second instance, the player who didn't disconnect receives a point on the score board. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. If both sides crash 3 times, reset PC/Xbox and internet. If a player was significantly ahead: Admin win is awarded for the match for all cases. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. Johnson/Jerome crash: The Johnson/Jerome player loses. In the event of both players causing a crash, we will treat this case as a disconnect and follow rules around them. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS: Everyone: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. Content Partners: 60s delay is required. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval. You may upload videos at your leisure. Non-Partners: 90s delay is required. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays or Content Partners. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.

The first qualifier for for the 2v2 Amateur League Season 1! 1000 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. The tournament will take place on Sunday, January 22nd, starting at 4 PM GMT. Brackets get locked at 3:45 PM GMT. This tournament is a ONE DAY EVENT - please ensure you have enough time to play in 1 go. For those looking to contribute to the main event, you may do so via our Donation Page, using the HW 2 option! Seeding is based on 2v2 MMR - check yours here by searching for your Gamertag. To participate, your account: Must have 3.0 MMR or less. Gamerscore in multiple games. Must have at least one of the below: Account age must be over 6 months. 300+ matches played. The Meta Plays team reserves the right to remove your sign up if you are deemed a high level player in other formats. @_TheLegend_ is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). EVENT PRIZES 1st place: 272 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: 202 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: 152 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: 112 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-6th place: 75 Meta Plays Ladder Points 5-6th place: 59 Meta Plays Ladder Points Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Halo Wars 2 Season 3 announcement! GAME SETTINGS Higher seeded player may veto 1 map per series. First map is picked by the lower seeded team. Once the map is picked, each team may ban 1 leader per series. The higher seed should veto first. Losing team each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. No repeat leaders in a series. No Voridus. Accidental pick of vetoed leaders or Voridus results in loss. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. 1 hour time limit. If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither player has a large army advantage, the game is a draw. If one player has an army advantage, casters will send a final attack prompt. The outcome of this last attack determines whether a winner or a draw is called, based on the base/slot building count afterwards. If one player has a clear base and slot building count advantage and their opponent is not in a position to even out the game with the next attack, the player with more slot buildings wins. Replay match if the series ends on tie. The previous loser picks map in this case. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Hosting Games will be hosted by the higher seeded player when staff is not present. Casters will host if they are present. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with prizes and without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban from the entire season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither team is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a team wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. In the event of a disconnection or crash: If the game was relatively even: If all parties crash, re-play the game. The game doesn't count for score in the first instance. The team who didn't disconnect may choose a new map, and both teams may choose new leaders. In the second instance, the team who didn't disconnect receives a point on the score board. In the third instance, the team who didn't disconnect wins the series. If both sides crash 3 times, reset PC/Xbox and internet. If a team was significantly ahead: Admin win is awarded for the match for all cases. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. Johnson/Jerome crash: The team with Johnson/Jerome loses. In the event of both teams causing a crash, we will treat this case as a disconnect and follow rules around them. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or Paypal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. This tournament takes place during a war period. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and Belarus. In light of NATO sanctions against Russia and Belarus, we are not able to pay out prizes to Russian and Belarusian competitors residing in Russia or Belarus. Russian or Belarusian citizens are not affected by this if they reside in an un-sanctioned country, or have financial accounts in such a country able to receive payments. Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity unrelated to the war, chosen by our staff. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS: Everyone: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. Content Partners: 60s delay is required. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval. You may upload videos at your leisure. Non-Partners: 90s delay is required. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays or Content Partners. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.

The second event for the Meta Plays Halo Wars 2 "Grizzlies" Pro 1v1 League! £250 and 1600 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. The tournament will take place on Saturday, April 12th, starting at 4 PM UTC. Brackets get locked at 3:30 PM UTC. This tournament is a ONE DAY EVENT - please ensure you have enough time to play in 1 go. Looking to contribute to this event? You may do so via our Donation Page, using the matching HW 2 option! @Hosticide is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). Participation Restrictions: Only S and A Tier players as per the Meta Plays Provisional Rankings can join Pro League Qualifier events. If you are not in these Tiers, you will need to defeat one of these players in a showmatch, or a Rising Star League event. EVENT PRIZES Prize distribution is as follows: 1st place: £100 | 363 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: £70 | 275 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: £50 | 213 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: £30 | 163 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-8th place: 61 Meta Plays Ladder Points Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Halo Wars 2 Season 7 announcement! GAME SETTINGS First map is picked by the higher seeded player. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. After the first map is picked, the higher seeded player hosts a leader draft: Bo 1: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/ywzVZ - 2 bans, 2 picks per player Bo 3: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/AFYgq - 2 bans, 4 picks per player Bo 5: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/PekZM - 2 bans, 5 picks per player Bo 7: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/PlOlF - 1 ban, 7 picks per player The draft link must be shared in the Meta Plays Discord. No repeat leaders in a series. Otherwise, any leader within with the pool of the players' own picks may be used. You may not use a leader from your opponent's pick pool (ergo there are no mirror matchups). If you pick an invalid leader, your opponent picks any leader for you, and for themselves. This penalty comes without restrictions, opening up access to banned and already used up leaders to both sides. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. Players must use in-game chat or DMs to notify casters of the node-strat. Casters will need to confirm for validity. Mild cases of node strat will result in a warning (eg accidental retreats). 3 warnings will result in a match loss. Severe cases of node strat will result in a match loss (eg purposefully forced capture or cloak-based node strat). Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. 1 hour time limit. If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither player has a large army advantage, the game is a draw. If one player has an army advantage, casters will send a final attack prompt. The outcome of this last attack determines whether a winner or a draw is called, based on the base/slot building count afterwards. Draws result in both teams receiving a point on the scoreboard. If one player has a clear base and slot building count advantage and their opponent is not in a position to even out the game with the next attack, the player with more slot buildings wins. Replay match if the series ends on tie. The previous loser picks map in this case. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Depending on severity, penalties may range from match loss or disqualification to long-term or even permanent bans. Hosting Games will be hosted by the higher seeded player when staff is not present. Casters will host if they are present. Exceptions may apply based on judgement calls. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with money prizes without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban for the entire current and next season. Reoffending after the above season ban results in a permanent ban. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. Stalling games after final staff decisions will result in lateness penalties as well. No harassment or discrimination against players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. No public cheating accusations. Use our private Cheating Reports page, or DM our staff. Cheating players outside of our events (in matchmaking, or non-Meta Plays events) will be banned from events for 3 months. Players engaging in public witch hunts will receive the same penalty as cheaters. Reports must be private. Repeat offenses will double the previous penalty each time. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit prizes in this event, and will be permanently banned from all event participation. STABILITY RULES In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. In the event of a glitch where a building isn't building itself (the symbol preview never disappears): Within the first 3 minutes of the game, the player must type into the game chat, or notify the casters in DMs. Casters will need to confirm for validity. If the glitch is verified, an admin restart will be issued. If the glitch is not verified, the game should continue. Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. In the event of a disconnection or crash: If the game was relatively even: If all parties crash, re-play the game. The game doesn't count for score in the first instance. The player who didn't disconnect may choose a new map, and both players may choose a new leader. In the second instance, the player who didn't disconnect receives a point on the score board. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. If both sides crash 3 times, reset PC/Xbox and internet. If a player was significantly ahead: Admin win is awarded for the match for all cases. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. Johnson/Jerome crash: The Johnson/Jerome player loses. In the event of both players causing a crash, we will treat this case as a disconnect and follow rules around them. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 10 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer or currency conversion fees. To minimize the impact, we recommend to request bank transfers. You may request to receive your prize in your local currency. This tournament takes place during a war period. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and Belarus. In light of NATO sanctions against Russia and Belarus, we are not able to pay out prizes to residents of Russia or Belarus. Russian or Belarusian citizens are not affected by this if they reside in an un-sanctioned country, or have financial accounts in such a country able to receive payments. Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity unrelated to the war, chosen by our staff. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS: Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Content Partners: 60s delay is required. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @Hosticide for approval. You may upload videos at your leisure. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Non-partner Casters: 90s delay is required. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays or Content Partners. Please contact @Hosticide for approval. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site.

The first event for the Meta Plays Halo Wars 2 Rising Star 1v1 League Season 2! £285 and 2140 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. The tournament will take place on Saturday, March 15th, starting at 4 PM UTC. Brackets get locked at 3:45 PM UTC. This tournament is a ONE DAY EVENT - please ensure you have enough time to play in 1 go. Looking to contribute to this event? You may do so via our Donation Page, using the matching HW 2 option! @Hosticide is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). Participation Restrictions: A-F Tier players as per the Meta Plays Provisional Rankings can join Rising Star League events. S Tier players are not allowed in these events, as our goal is to support the growth of the wider player base. EVENT PRIZES Prize distribution is as follows: 1st place: £120 | 581 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: £80 | 432 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: £50 | 325 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: £35 | 239 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-6th place: 159 Meta Plays Ladder Points 7-8th place: 125 Meta Plays Ladder Points We thank our generous contributors to this tournament listed below (£10 lost to transfer fees). AgonizedStorm: £100 DarkAngel: £50 Blinx: £20 Gama115: £20 wiilllz: £5 Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Halo Wars 2 Season 7 announcement! GAME SETTINGS First map is picked by the higher seeded player. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. After the first map is picked, the higher seeded player hosts a leader draft: Bo 1: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/ywzVZ - 2 bans, 2 picks per player BO 3: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/AFYgq - 2 bans, 4 picks per player Bo 5: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/PekZM - 2 bans, 5 picks per player Bo 7: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/PlOlF - 1 ban, 7 picks per player The draft link must be shared in the Meta Plays Discord. No repeat leaders in a series. Otherwise, any leader within with the pool of the players' own picks may be used. You may not use a leader from your opponent's pick pool (ergo there are no mirror matchups). No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. Players must use in-game chat or DMs to notify casters of the node-strat. Casters will need to confirm for validity. Mild cases of node strat will result in a warning (eg accidental retreats). 3 warnings will result in a match loss. Severe cases of node strat will result in a match loss (eg purposefully forced capture or cloak-based node strat). Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. 1 hour time limit. If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither player has a large army advantage, the game is a draw. If one player has an army advantage, casters will send a final attack prompt. The outcome of this last attack determines whether a winner or a draw is called, based on the base/slot building count afterwards. Draws result in both teams receiving a point on the scoreboard. If one player has a clear base and slot building count advantage and their opponent is not in a position to even out the game with the next attack, the player with more slot buildings wins. Replay match if the series ends on tie. The previous loser picks map in this case. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Depending on severity, penalties may range from match loss or disqualification to long-term or even permanent bans. Hosting Games will be hosted by the higher seeded player when staff is not present. Casters will host if they are present. Exceptions may apply based on judgement calls. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with money prizes without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban for the entire current and next season. Reoffending after the above season ban results in a permanent ban. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. Stalling games after final staff decisions will result in lateness penalties as well. No harassment or discrimination against players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. No public cheating accusations. Use our private Cheating Reports page, or DM our staff. Cheating players outside of our events (in matchmaking, or non-Meta Plays events) will be banned from events for 3 months. Players engaging in public witch hunts will receive the same penalty as cheaters. Reports must be private. Repeat offenses will double the previous penalty each time. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit prizes in this event, and will be permanently banned from all event participation. STABILITY RULES In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. In the event of a glitch where a building isn't building itself (the symbol preview never disappears): Within the first 3 minutes of the game, the player must type into the game chat, or notify the casters in DMs. Casters will need to confirm for validity. If the glitch is verified, an admin restart will be issued. If the glitch is not verified, the game should continue. Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. In the event of a disconnection or crash: If the game was relatively even: If all parties crash, re-play the game. The game doesn't count for score in the first instance. The player who didn't disconnect may choose a new map, and both players may choose a new leader. In the second instance, the player who didn't disconnect receives a point on the score board. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. If both sides crash 3 times, reset PC/Xbox and internet. If a player was significantly ahead: Admin win is awarded for the match for all cases. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. Johnson/Jerome crash: The Johnson/Jerome player loses. In the event of both players causing a crash, we will treat this case as a disconnect and follow rules around them. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 10 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer or currency conversion fees. To minimize the impact, we recommend to request bank transfers. You may request to receive your prize in your local currency. This tournament takes place during a war period. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and Belarus. In light of NATO sanctions against Russia and Belarus, we are not able to pay out prizes to residents of Russia or Belarus. Russian or Belarusian citizens are not affected by this if they reside in an un-sanctioned country, or have financial accounts in such a country able to receive payments. Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity unrelated to the war, chosen by our staff. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS: Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Content Partners: 60s delay is required. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @Hosticide for approval. You may upload videos at your leisure. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Non-partner Casters: 90s delay is required. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays or Content Partners. Please contact @Hosticide for approval. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site.

The first event for the Meta Plays Halo Wars 2 Rising Star 2v2 League Season 1! £150 and 1500 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. The tournament will take place on Saturday, February 1st, starting at 4 PM UTC. Brackets get locked at 3:45 PM UTC. This tournament is a ONE DAY EVENT - please ensure you have enough time to play in 1 go. Looking to contribute to this event? You may do so via our Donation Page, using the matching HW 2 option! @Hosticide is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). Participation Restrictions: A-F Tier players as per the Meta Plays Provisional Rankings can join Rising Star League events. S Tier players are not allowed in these events, as our goal is to support the growth of the wider player base. EVENT PRIZES Prize distribution is as follows: 1st place: £60 | 382 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: £40 | 277 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: £30 | 202 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: £20 | 142 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-6th place: 81 Meta Plays Ladder Points 7-8th place: 55 Meta Plays Ladder Points 9-12th place: 36 Meta Plays Ladder Points 13-16th place: 25 Meta Plays Ladder Points Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Halo Wars 2 Season 7 announcement! GAME SETTINGS First map is picked by the higher seeded team. Losing team each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. Following the first map pick, each team bans 1 leader globally. Higher seed bans first. No repeat leaders in a series. No double leaders in a team. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. Players must use in-game chat or DMs to notify casters of the node-strat. Casters will need to confirm for validity. Mild cases of node strat will result in a warning (eg accidental retreats). 3 warnings will result in a match loss. Severe cases of node strat will result in a match loss (eg purposefully forced capture or cloak-based node strat). Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. 1 hour time limit. If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither team has a large army advantage, the game is a draw. If one team has an army advantage, casters will send a final attack prompt. The outcome of this last attack determines whether a winner or a draw is called, based on the base/slot building count afterwards. Draws result in both teams receiving a point on the scoreboard. If one team has a clear base and slot building count advantage and their opponent is not in a position to even out the game with the next attack, the team with more slot buildings wins. Replay match if the series ends on tie. The previous loser picks map in this case. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Hosting Games will be hosted by the higher seeded team when staff is not present. Casters will host if they are present. Exceptions may apply based on judgement calls. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with money prizes without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban for the entire current and next season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 team is ready and neither team is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a team wins via lateness penalties, the late team is disqualified. No harassment, discrimination, or false cheating accusations against players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. Cheating accusations are meant to handled in private with Meta Plays staff. Stalling games after final staff decisions (e.g. via cheating accusation arguments) will result in lateness penalties. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit prizes in this event, and will be permanently banned from all event participation. STABILITY RULES In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. In the event of a glitch where a building isn't building itself (the symbol preview never disappears): Within the first 3 minutes of the game, the player must type into the game chat, or notify the casters in DMs. Casters will need to confirm for validity. If the glitch is verified, an admin restart will be issued. If the glitch is not verified, the game should continue. Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. In the event of a disconnection or crash: If the game was relatively even: If all parties crash, re-play the game. The game doesn't count for score in the first instance. The team who didn't disconnect may choose a new map, and both teams may choose a new leader. In the second instance, the team who didn't disconnect receives a point on the score board. In the third instance, the team who didn't disconnect wins the series. If both sides crash 3 times, reset PC/Xbox and internet. If a team was significantly ahead: Admin win is awarded for the match for all cases. In the third instance, the team who didn't disconnect wins the series. Johnson/Jerome crash: The Johnson/Jerome team loses. In the event of both teams causing a crash, we will treat this case as a disconnect and follow rules around them. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 10 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer or currency conversion fees. To minimize the impact, we recommend to request bank transfers. You may request to receive your prize in your local currency. This tournament takes place during a war period. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and Belarus. In light of NATO sanctions against Russia and Belarus, we are not able to pay out prizes to residents of Russia or Belarus. Russian or Belarusian citizens are not affected by this if they reside in an un-sanctioned country, or have financial accounts in such a country able to receive payments. Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity unrelated to the war, chosen by our staff. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS: Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Content Partners: 60s delay is required. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @Hosticide for approval. You may upload videos at your leisure. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Non-partner Casters: 90s delay is required. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays or Content Partners. Please contact @Hosticide for approval. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site.

The third tournament for Season 2 in Halo Wars 2! $100 and 1000 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. Starting on Saturday, April 23 at 4 PM GMT. Brackets get locked at 3:50 PM GMT. Please note this is a ONE DAY EVENT. You must complete the tournament in 1 sitting. The event might take 6+ hours. Make sure you have enough time before you sign up. Seeding is based on the Season 2 ladder standings first, and the 1v1 Solo War ladder second. The total amount of tournament points is subject to change based on sign ups. @_TheLegend_ is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). EVENT PRIZES 1st place: $40 | 261 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: $30 | 191 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: $20 | 141 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: $10 | 101 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-6th place: 64 Meta Plays Ladder Points 7-8th place: 42 Meta Plays Ladder Points 9-12th place: 25 Meta Plays Ladder Points GAME SETTINGS First map is picked by the worse seed Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. No repeat leaders in a series. No Voridus. Accidental Voridus pick results in loss. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. 1 hour time limit. Casters must either call the winner, or give both sides 1 point. Replay match if the series ends on tie. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Hosting Games will be hosted by the higher seeded player when staff is not present. Casters will host if they are present. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there, with replays. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with prizes and without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban from the entire season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 2-5 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamurawith your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. We can pay out via bank transfers or Paypal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer fees. This tournament takes place during a war period between Russia and Ukraine. In light of NATO sanctions against Russia, we will not be paying out prizes to Russian competitors. Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity chosen by our staff. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS You may stream your own matches, but a minimum of 60s delay is required. Third party casters may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval. 60s delay is required. Third party cast videos may be uploaded 1 day after Meta Plays uploads. Please contact @_TheLegend_ for approval. If you are casting our event, please consider giving us a shout-out, and sharing the next tournament with your community.

The first Meta Plays "Skirmish" tournament in season 1 for Halo Wars 2! This tournament is intended for newer or lower skill level players. Known champion players, as well as S, A and B class players are excluded from this event. Sign up deadline is Sunday, August 22. From there, each group will schedule their play-day. The final stage will be scheduled on a separate day. Please note this is a MULTI DAY EVENT. You must be available in the next 2 weeks after August 22. Make sure you have enough time before you sign up. The total amount of tournament points is subject to change based on sign ups. @_TheLegend_ is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). EVENT PRIZES 1st place: 29 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard gold medal icon 2nd place: 22 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard silver medal icon 3rd place: 17 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard bronze medal icon 4th place: 13 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard copper medal icon 5-6th place: 7 Meta Plays Ladder Points 7-9th place: 5 Meta Plays Ladder Points GAME SETTINGS First map per round is defined in the bracket. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Fissures, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. 1 hour time limit. Casters must either call the winner, or give both sides 1 point. Replay match if the series ends on tie. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. HOSTING Games will be hosted by the higher seeded player when staff is not present. Casters will host if they are present. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there, with links. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with prizes will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban from the entire season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Repeat offenders will receive a ban from the entire season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Not showing up = late by over 10 minutes. Max 5 min break between games in a series. Exceptions for emergencies only. No harassment or discrimination of players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. You may stream your own matches, but a minimum of 2 minutes of delay is required. Streaming without delay results in a forfeit. Third party casters may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact our manager for this event for approval. 2 minute delay is required. If you are streaming our event, please consider giving us a shout-out or two, and sharing the next tournament with your community. This is optional, but we would return the favor.

The main event for for the Meta Plays Halo Wars 2 Rising Star League Season 1! £250 and 1250 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. The tournament will take place on Sunday, October 27th, starting at 4 PM UTC. Brackets get locked at 3:45 PM UTC. This tournament is a ONE DAY EVENT - please ensure you have enough time to play in 1 go. For those looking to contribute to the prize pool, you may do so via our Donation Page, using the HW 2 option! @Hosticide is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). Participation Restrictions: This is an invitational event. Only the top 9 players in the Season 6 Rising Star League Ladder may participate. EVENT PRIZES Prize distribution is as follows: 1st place: £100 | 385 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: £75 | 298 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: £50 | 236 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: £25 | 186 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-6th place: 74 Meta Plays Ladder Points Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Halo Wars 2 Season 6 announcement! Thanks to the following contributors who increased the prize pool from the £100 base: S1r L1am: £70 DarkAngel: $75 Willz: £5 GAME SETTINGS First map is picked by the higher seeded player. 1 global leader ban per player, meaning neither player may use the banned leaders. Lower seed bans first. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. No repeat leaders in a series. Accidental repeat or banned leader picks carry a penalty: the opponent may ban a leader. Voridus players may NOT use Combat Spoils. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. Players must use in-game chat or DMs to notify casters of the node-strat. Casters will need to confirm for validity. Mild cases of node strat will result in a warning (eg accidental retreats). 3 warnings will result in a match loss. Severe cases of node strat will result in a match loss (eg purposefully forced capture or cloak-based node strat). Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. 1 hour time limit. If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither player has a large army advantage, the game is a draw. If one player has an army advantage, casters will send a final attack prompt. The outcome of this last attack determines whether a winner or a draw is called, based on the base/slot building count afterwards. If one player has a clear base and slot building count advantage and their opponent is not in a position to even out the game with the next attack, the player with more slot buildings wins. Replay match if the series ends on tie. The previous loser picks map in this case. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Hosting Games will be hosted by the higher seeded player when staff is not present. Casters will host if they are present. Exceptions may apply based on judgement calls. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with money prizes without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban for the entire current and next season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. No harassment, discrimination, or false cheating accusations against players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. Cheating accusations are meant to handled in private with Meta Plays staff. Stalling games after final staff decisions (e.g. via cheating accusation arguments) will result in lateness penalties. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit prizes in this event, and will be permanently banned from all event participation. STABILITY RULES In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. In the event of a glitch where a building isn't building itself (the symbol preview never disappears): Within the first 3 minutes of the game, the player must type into the game chat, or notify the casters in DMs. Casters will need to confirm for validity. If the glitch is verified, an admin restart will be issued. If the glitch is not verified, the game should continue. Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. In the event of a disconnection or crash: If the game was relatively even: If all parties crash, re-play the game. The game doesn't count for score in the first instance. The player who didn't disconnect may choose a new map, and both players may choose a new leader. In the second instance, the player who didn't disconnect receives a point on the score board. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. If both sides crash 3 times, reset PC/Xbox and internet. If a player was significantly ahead: Admin win is awarded for the match for all cases. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. Johnson/Jerome crash: The Johnson/Jerome player loses. In the event of both players causing a crash, we will treat this case as a disconnect and follow rules around them. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 10 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer or currency conversion fees. To minimize the impact, we recommend to request bank transfers. You may request to receive your prize in your local currency. This tournament takes place during a war period. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and Belarus. In light of NATO sanctions against Russia and Belarus, we are not able to pay out prizes to residents of Russia or Belarus. Russian or Belarusian citizens are not affected by this if they reside in an un-sanctioned country, or have financial accounts in such a country able to receive payments. Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity unrelated to the war, chosen by our staff. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS: Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Content Partners: 60s delay is required. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @Hosticide for approval. You may upload videos at your leisure. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Non-partner Casters: 90s delay is required. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays or Content Partners. Please contact @Hosticide for approval. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Players waiting for their next match may not cast during the event. If they are eliminated, they may.

The second qualifier for for the Meta Plays Halo Wars 2 Rising Star League Season 1! £50 and 500 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs. The tournament will take place on Sunday, October 13th, starting at 4 PM UTC. Brackets get locked at 3:45 PM UTC. This tournament is a ONE DAY EVENT - please ensure you have enough time to play in 1 go. For those looking to contribute to the main event, you may do so via our Donation Page, using the matching HW 2 option! @Hosticide is the manager for this tournament. For any questions, concerns or requests, please reach out to him on Discord, or @ him in the comments here (if not urgent). Participation Restrictions: A-F Tier players as per the Meta Plays Provisional Rankings can join Rising Star League Qualifier events. S Tier players are not allowed in these events, as our goal is to support the growth of the wider player base. We will invite the top 8 players by Seasonal Ladder standings to the Rising Star League Main Event. Invited players could be S Tier, but so long as they have collected the needed Rising Star League points, they get invited. EVENT PRIZES Prize distribution is as follows: 1st place: £20 | 255 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon 2nd place: £15 | 185 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon 3rd place: £10 | 135 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon 4th place: £5 | 95 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon 5-6th place: 54 Meta Plays Ladder Points 7-8th place: 37 Meta Plays Ladder Points 9-12th place: 24 Meta Plays Ladder Points 13-16th place: 17 Meta Plays Ladder Points Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the Halo Wars 2 Season 6 announcement! GAME SETTINGS First map is picked by the higher seeded player. Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once. Valid maps: Ashes, Badlands, Bedrock, Frontier, Mirage, Rift, Vault. No repeat leaders in a series. No Combat Spoils when playing as Voridus. No node strat - do not take nodes without the intent of killing Sentinels. Exception: you can draw the Sentinels to attack an enemy minibase or units, and still capture the node. Exception: Cannon Fodder can take nodes any way you want. Players must use in-game chat or DMs to notify casters of the node-strat. Casters will need to confirm for validity. Mild cases of node strat will result in a warning (eg accidental retreats). 3 warnings will result in a match loss. Severe cases of node strat will result in a match loss (eg purposefully forced capture or cloak-based node strat). Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. 1 hour time limit. If base and slot building count is even/very close, and neither player has a large army advantage, the game is a draw. If one player has an army advantage, casters will send a final attack prompt. The outcome of this last attack determines whether a winner or a draw is called, based on the base/slot building count afterwards. If one player has a clear base and slot building count advantage and their opponent is not in a position to even out the game with the next attack, the player with more slot buildings wins. Replay match if the series ends on tie. The previous loser picks map in this case. No cheating or intentional exploiting of any form allowed. Hosting Games will be hosted by the higher seeded player when staff is not present. Casters will host if they are present. Exceptions may apply based on judgement calls. SOCIAL RULES Participants must be in the Meta Plays Discord. Report match results there. Forfeiting/not showing up to any match with money prizes without notice will result in disqualification and you forfeiting the prizes. 1 rescheduling opportunity is granted when external conditions force it. There will not be a second rescheduling. Forfeiting players that break rules on any of our platforms, or do so out of malicious intent will be banned from the next event. Repeat offenders will receive a ban for the entire current and next season. There will not be a fourth chance after the season-long ban expires. Penalties for not showing up: Timer starts when 1 player is ready and neither player is currently playing a match. Late by over 10 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win. This is the wait time BEFORE a series begins. BETWEEN games in a series, the lateness limit is 5 minutes. Late by additional 5 minutes: opponent gains 1 match win for each 5 min. Once a player wins via lateness penalties, the late player is disqualified. No harassment, discrimination, or false cheating accusations against players/viewers/staff on any of our platforms. You will be disqualified, forfeit of prizes in this event, and be permanently banned from all event participation. Cheating accusations are meant to handled in private with Meta Plays staff. Stalling games after final staff decisions (e.g. via cheating accusation arguments) will result in lateness penalties. No excessively derogatory messaging targeting our staff on any platform. This will result in a permanent ban on all Meta Plays platforms. Win trading will result in forfeit. Do your best to win. You may resign if you are clearly losing. Live coaching or any other external communication during matches is unacceptable and will result in a permanent ban from all Meta Plays events. Do not sign up with smurfs. Match all account usernames. We will remove suspicious sign-ups. No account sharing. You will be disqualified, forfeit prizes in this event, and will be permanently banned from all event participation. STABILITY RULES In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speedtest results. The event manager will make a judgement call. In the event of a glitch where a building isn't building itself (the symbol preview never disappears): Within the first 3 minutes of the game, the player must type into the game chat, or notify the casters in DMs. Casters will need to confirm for validity. If the glitch is verified, an admin restart will be issued. If the glitch is not verified, the game should continue. Resigning without admin permission will be counted as a loss. In the event of a disconnection or crash: If the game was relatively even: If all parties crash, re-play the game. The game doesn't count for score in the first instance. The player who didn't disconnect may choose a new map, and both players may choose a new leader. In the second instance, the player who didn't disconnect receives a point on the score board. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. If both sides crash 3 times, reset PC/Xbox and internet. If a player was significantly ahead: Admin win is awarded for the match for all cases. In the third instance, the player who didn't disconnect wins the series. Johnson/Jerome crash: The Johnson/Jerome player loses. In the event of both players causing a crash, we will treat this case as a disconnect and follow rules around them. PAYMENT You will be paid approximately 10 work days after the event. Please reach out to @Nakamura with your payment information after the event. If you do not provide payment information despite requests within 60 days after the event, you forfeit the prize money. You confirm that the account you provide is owned by you. We do not take responsibility for funds getting lost to third parties in the event of the account not belonging to you. We will not pay out to a known third party. We can pay out via bank transfers or PayPal. We do not pay out via other methods. We do not pay extra to cover transfer or currency conversion fees. To minimize the impact, we recommend to request bank transfers. You may request to receive your prize in your local currency. This tournament takes place during a war period. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and Belarus. In light of NATO sanctions against Russia and Belarus, we are not able to pay out prizes to residents of Russia or Belarus. Russian or Belarusian citizens are not affected by this if they reside in an un-sanctioned country, or have financial accounts in such a country able to receive payments. Affected prizes will be paid to a selected charity unrelated to the war, chosen by our staff. LIVE STREAMING & VIDEOS: Players: You may stream all of your own matches. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Content Partners: 60s delay is required. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays. Please contact @Hosticide for approval. You may upload videos at your leisure. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site. Non-partner Casters: 90s delay is required. You are required to feature the provided Meta Plays Logo over gameplay at all times. You may stream matches that aren't marked to be covered by Meta Plays or Content Partners. Please contact @Hosticide for approval. We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match. For casting, we recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience. We request you give Meta Plays one shout-out mid-commentary, such as an invitation to make an account on the site.