Amateur 1v1 League Season 1 - Tournament 1 - SpellForce 3 Tournaments

The first event of the Meta Plays SpellForce 3 Amateur League Season 1! 1000 Meta Plays Ladder Points are up for grabs.

The tournament will start on Saturday, September 13th, and players will have to complete 1 round per week.

SpellForce 3 will be sporadically covered via Nakamura's personal channels using replays, rather than live on Meta Plays.
Please ensure you are in Nakamura's Discord by start time, as we will kick missing players from the tournament.

Please note this is a LONG TERM EVENT. Make sure you are able to freely schedule at least 1 round every week.

Amateur League events are intended for lower level or new players.

In the future, only players of a certain Provisional Ranking will be able to join.

For this first event, access will be arbitrarily restricted and seeding will be arbitrary as well.

The total amount of tournament points is subject to change based on sign ups.

@Nakamura 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: 261 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Gold Medal Icon
2nd place: 191 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Silver Medal Icon
3rd place: 141 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Bronze Medal Icon
4th place: 101 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon
5-6th place: 64 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon
7-8th place: 42 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon
9-12th place: 25 Meta Plays Ladder Points | Copper Medal Icon

Confused about the tournament system? Check our Tournament and Ladder info posts, and the SpellForce 3 Season 4 announcement!

GAME SETTINGS

Platform: Steam, Epic or GoG. Other platforms are currently incompatible.
Mode: Skirmish
Game Mods:
- Mandatory: Skirmish Maps
- Optional (either player may opt out):
  - Skirmish Heroes
  - Undead Faction
Objective: Capital Destruction
Max heroes: 1
Resource Abundance: x1
Economy Multiplier: 100%
Valid maps:
- Ancient City
- Breathing Swamps
- Caldera Springs
- Empyrian Coast
- Evergreen Forest
- Greykeep Gardens
- Hard Rock
- Jungle Crossroads
- Fortress Stoneguard
- Laranian Catacombs
- Red Wastes
- Wasteland of Xu
- Windwall Forests

Hosting, Bans and Picks

Players must start by banning maps using the corresponding tool for each series size:
- Best of 3: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/VcLKK
- Best of 5: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/wKpoK
- Best of 7: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/nuTfC
- Note: the admin-picked maps at the end of the draft are available for the players to use.
Higher seeded player picks the starting map and hosts it. Losing player picks the next map each time.
Players must blind pick their faction using this tool each game.
- Once joining the lobby, you must use the race you announced.
  - Restart the game if an incorrect pick is made.
- You may switch factions between games.
- Random pick is allowed.
- Contact @Nakamura for race pick disputes.
Host takes slot 1, other player takes slot 2.
- On 4 player maps, set up a cross spawn if both players agree.
Use blue (player 1) vs red (player 2) colours for ideal spectating visibility.
No cheating or exploits of any form.

SOCIAL RULES

Participants must be in the Nakamura's Discord. Report match results there, with replays.
- Replays should be named with the following format: Round X - Player 1 Name vs Player 2 Name - Game #
- We will not count matches that you fail to properly report. Please cooperate for the sake of timeliness.
Forfeiting/not showing up to any top 4 match without notice will result in disqualification.
- 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.
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 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.
Ensure in-game names are not modified for color. You may symbols so long as your name remains readable.

STABILITY RULES

In the event of player lag disputes, players must submit speed test 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 crash or disconnection:
- Create a save file ASAP to continue the game from (load a multiplayer save lobby).
In the event of a crash that can't be recovered:
- 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.
  - 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 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 crash wins the series.

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.
- We recommend you use the Meta Plays Casting Tool for the best viewer experience.
Content Partners:
- 60s delay is required.
- You may cover any match. Please contact @Nakamura for approval.
- You may upload videos at your leisure.
Non-Partners:
- 90s delay is required.
- You cover any match. Please contact @Nakamura for approval.
- We request you wait with video uploads until the Meta Plays channel has posted its version of the identical match.

Start Date: 09/13/2025 12:00 AM Tournament Format: Double Elimination Seasonal League Ladders: 1v1 Amateur League League Ranking Class to Join: S Class, A Class, B Class, C Class, D Class Provisional Ranking Tier to Join: S Tier, A Tier, B Tier, C Tier, D Tier, E Tier, F Tier Total League Point Pool: 1000 Player/Team Limit: 16 Team Size: 1 Seeding: By Provisional Ranking Tournament Status: live Custom Medals: No Invitational Tournament: No Media Labels: Yes

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Winners Round
Winners Round 1	Winners Round 2	Winners Semifinals	Winners Finals
1 _TheLegend_ - Seed 16 - 2 Seed 8 - Seed 9 - 3 Bargmeps - Seed 13 - 4 Seed 5 - Seed 12 - 5 DRAXX - Seed 15 - 6 Seed 7 - Seed 10 - 7 zizi - Seed 14 - 8 Seed 6 - Seed 11 -	9 - - 10 - - 11 - - 12 - -	13 - - 14 - -	15 - -

Winners Round

Winners Round 1

Winners Round 2

Winners Semifinals

Winners Finals

_TheLegend_

Seed 16

Seed 8

Seed 9

Bargmeps

Seed 13

Seed 5

Seed 12

DRAXX

Seed 15

Seed 7

Seed 10

zizi

Seed 14

Seed 6

Seed 11

Losers Round
Losers Round 1	Losers Round 2	Losers Round 3	Losers Round 4	Losers Semifinals	Losers Finals
16 Loser of 1 - Loser of 2 - 17 Loser of 3 - Loser of 4 - 18 Loser of 5 - Loser of 6 - 19 Loser of 7 - Loser of 8 -	20 Loser of 12 - - 21 Loser of 11 - - 22 Loser of 10 - - 23 Loser of 9 - -	24 - - 25 - -	26 Loser of 13 - - 27 Loser of 14 - -	28 - -	29 Loser of 15 - -