FA Online Apex Legends Tournament Rules

Tournament Format:

Online Tournament uses single-elimination gameplay with multiple rounds of competition.

Teams will be randomly distributed into two(2) groups of up to twenty (20) at the start of the tournament. Teams will be randomly seeded within these groups (Group A & Group B)

Each round will feature four (4) matches, with teams accumulating points in each match. The points awarded are described in Section Scoring*.

Teams Results after a set number of matches in each round will be compared to determine advancement to the next round.

The top 10 scoring teams between Group A & Group B at the end of the first round will move on to the next round and play together in the Final Group.
The Final Group round will feature five (5) matches, with teams accumulating points in each match to determine the tournament winner.

Scoring:

At the end of each Match, Teams are awarded points for their placement and the Team’s total number of kills “Match Score”.

The points awarded in each Match are:

If a Team misses a match (no players from the team competed in the match), then the team will not be awarded any points for that match.

Match & Gameplay Settings:

-All settings in each Match will be the default settings of a Ranked Leagues match of Apex Legends.

-The map to be played will be World’s Edge

General Rules:

Competitors are responsible for their equipment and network connection during the tournament.
Competitors that choose to stream their matches must have a minimum five (5) minute delay.
Competitors may not quit out of a Match before it has ended.
Competitors may not intentionally delay the start of a Match.
Competitors may not use any game-changing scripts.
Competitors may not exploit a game mechanic to enter and exit map geometry, invisible walls or abuse out of bound timers.
Competitors may not exploit a Legend’s ability in order to gain an unintended competitive advantage.
Players may not utilize any 3rd party applications or programs that may impact gameplay or give them an advantage over other competitors.
Any attempt to glitch the game is prohibited.
Matches will continue if players disconnect or fail to load into the game.

If more than one fourth (¼) of the Competitors in a group’s in-Game Match lobby disconnect during a game or fail to load into a game, or a Match is unable to be concluded, the Tournament Official may remake the lobby.
Matches may be started at the scheduled start time without all Competitors or Teams present (Competitors or Teams that miss a Match may join the next Match in the round)

Score Tiebreakers:

In the event two (2) or more Teams are tied in Round Score, the tie will be resolved by the following, in descending order of priority:

-Single Match Scores-

Each tied Team's single highest Match Score is compared against all tied Teams' single highest Match Score. These may have been in the same or different Matches in the round for each tied Team. The Team that earned the highest single Match Score will win the tiebreaker. Example: Team 1 and Team 2 have tied Round Scores of 67. Team 1's highest single Match Score is 20 points in the first Match of the round and Team 2's highest singleMatch Score is 22 points in the second Match of the round. Team 2 would win the SingleMatch Score Tiebreaker. This is repeated for all remaining Match Scores from Matchesplayed in the round until all ties are broken or no additional individual Match Scores are available. Example: Team 1's and Team 2's single highest Match Score is 20 points inMatches 1 & 3 respectively. Team 1's next highest single Match Score is 18 Points fromMatch 3, while Team 2's next highest single Match Score is 15 in Match 2. Team 1 would win the Single Match Score Tiebreaker. If two (2) or more teams are still tied after review ofSingle Match Scores, then ties will be resolved using Single Match Best Placement

-Single Match Best Placement-

Each tied Team's best placement in a single Match is compared against the best placement in a single match of all tied Teams. These best placements may have been in the same or different Matches for each tied Team. The Team with the best placement (lowest number)will win the tiebreaker. A 1st place finish in a single match is the best possible placement.This is repeated for all remaining placements from Matches played in the round until all ties are broken or no additional individual Match placements are available. If two (2) or more teams are still tied after review of Single Match Scores and Single Match Best Placement,then ties will be resolved using Single Match Total Kills.

-Single Match Total Kills-

Each tied Team's highest total kills in a single Match is compared against all tied Teams' highest total kills in a single Match. These highest total kills may have been in the same or different Matches for each tied Team. The Team with the most kills in a single Match will win the tiebreaker. This is repeated for all remaining highest total kills from Matches played in the round until all ties are broken or no additional Matches are available.