Adico's Proving Grounds #1
Adico's Proving Grounds is a monthly (maybe), open, and free-to-enter competitive tournament made to test ZeroSpace players.
The event is broken down into regional brackets to facilitate participation from players across the globe.
For more details, such as dates, format, start times, rules, etc. Review the widgets below. If you need help at any point, reach out to @adico via Discord.
Swiss Stage:
- 5 Rounds of Best of 1 (Bo1) series.
- The Top 8 Players advance.
- Seeding is done over the global check-in period and based on the official leaderboard.
- Wins are worth 3pts.
- Tie Breakers:
- Head to Head
- Game Win %
- Opponents Game Win %
- Opponent point total (median Buchholz score)
- Bye rules:
- A bye can happen when there is an odd number of participants; in such cases, the player with a bye will earn 1pt.
- The player to receive the bye is selected based on complex criteria by the Start.gg system that will prioritize creating pairs in the upper half of the group.
- Expansion:
- In the event of there being 64+ players registered, the Swiss Stage splits into 2 groups, with the Top 8 of each group advancing.
- Draws:
- Admins reserve the right to call a game a draw, such as a long game; both players will be awarded 1pt.
Single-Elimination Finals:
- Seeding based on Swiss Stage standings.
- Quarter & Semi-Finals are Best of 3 (Bo3)
- Finals are Best of 5 (Bo5)
Standard 1v1 default rules.
No Show / Delays
- Players have 10 minutes to check in and begin talking with their opponents; failing to do so will result in a game loss for the delaying player.
- After another 5 minutes, the player will be given another loss, and so on, until they either show or lose the series.
- Depending on the circumstances, the admin team may allow more delay time.
- Only if the delaying player has communicated these circumstances with the admins.
Hosting
- Game 1 is hosted by the High Seed (player on the left side of the start.gg match window).
- In Best of 3+ Series, the loser of Game 1 will be the host of Game 2, and so on.
- For players competing out of their home region: They cannot be the host of the matches if the other player is in the bracket's home region.
- Neutral grounds: If players agree, they can contact a third party to host in a neutral or more neutral ping location. Admins will not police the quality of the connection if players agree to use a third-party host.
Map Pick Order
- Swiss Stage:
- Draft link: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/LOjIU
- BAAB Map bans down to 3 maps
- Low seed picks 1 from 3
- Pause - server is made
- Hidden simultaneous pick of Faction and Merc
- Bracket Stage:
- Bo3 Draft link: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/LOjIU
- Same as Bo1, after G1, loser picks from the unbanned maps
- Bo5 Draft Link: https://aoe2cm.net/preset/bewxC
- After G1, loser picks from the unbanned maps
Mid Series Faction/Merc Switch
The most recent game loser can switch to a different faction/merc; they must communicate this decision via chat. If they do so, the winning player can switch after them before game start.
Bug / Exploit Abuse
At this time, no extensive list of exploits exists; each instance will be investigated via replays. The first violation of the spirit of fair play will not carry a punishment but a warning, which will be communicated to all players and registered as a known exploit.
Crashes
- In the event of a crash, the game is replayed.
- The event organizers may rule the game won or lost depending on bracket circumstances or in-game replay review.
Post-Game
- Both players must fill in and confirm the game details in Start.gg after each game.
- See the "Tasks" tab at the top of the Stat.gg match window for details.
- Players must bundle all their replays and send them to the main admin of the bracket at the end of their competition for archiving.
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