Meta Plays Monthly #3

The third tournament for Season 1 in Warcraft III! $100 and 1500 ladder points are up for grabs in this open, Single Elimination event.

Starting on Tuesday, August 24 at 5 PM GMT. Brackets get locked at 4:50 PM GMT. 

Please note this is a ONE DAY EVENT. You must complete the tournament in 1 sitting. The event might take 5+ hours. Make sure you have enough time before you sign up.

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

@Olvadi 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 | 395 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard gold medal icon
• 2nd place: $30 | 290 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard silver medal icon
• 3rd place: $20 | 215 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard bronze medal icon
• 4th place: $10 | 155 Meta Plays Ladder Points | standard copper medal icon
• 5-8th place: 60 Meta Plays Ladder Points
• 9-16th place: 27 Meta Plays Ladder Points

GAME SETTINGS

• Use W3C for all matches.
• 1 map veto per player per series (higher seed first).
• First map is picked by the higher seed after bans.
• Losing player each game picks next map. Each map may only be played once.
• Map pool: Amazonia, Autumn Leaves, Concealed Hill, Echo Isles, Last Refuge, Northern Isles, Terenas Stand, Tidehunters, Twisted Meadows
• Use Classic Mode (as in not Reforged)
• No cheating of any form allowed.
• Players have to use the default color scheme (blue and red)

Hosting

• Recommended server is EU. Players located in other regions are welcome to join. In case of dispute around what server to use, refer to the default server crosstable in the spoiler.
• Games will be hosted by the higher seeded player when staff is not present.
• Casters will host if they are present.
• Hosting players are allowed to start matches if both participants are ready. Players have to make sure that the correct map is hosted.
• A protest after the match has been played for more than one minute is void.
• If one of the participants experiences temporary difficulties during a match, they have to communicate this to his opponent by taking a timeout.

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 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.
• 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 of 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 of 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.

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.
• We recommend bank payments as there are likely fewer fees.
• Paypal is a valid alternative that we support.
• We do not pay out via other methods.