Matcherino

<p>The longest running tournament series for Company of Heroes 2 returns!<br>
<br>
One day, 8 man, single elimination tournament. Each match will be a best of three. <br>
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</p><h3>Date:</h3><p><br>
Please note this tournament is aimed at players from 
America/Asia/Australasia and is timed accordingly. Pay attention to the 
time &amp; date, <a href="https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/" rel="nofollow">World Time Buddy</a> is recommended for time zone conversions.<br>
<br>
11:00 20th January 2019 NZDT which converts to:<br>
14:00 19th January PST<br>
17:00 19th January EST<br>
8:00 20th January AEDT<br>
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</p><h3>Format:</h3><p><br>
Starting with the lower seed, players will take turns vetoing maps from 
the given map pool. The first two games will be played on the last 
remaining map and the third game will be played on the last vetoed map. 
Higher seed locks in their faction &amp; commander load out first for 
game 1, lower seed locks in their faction &amp; commander load out first
 for game 2. Faction selection or locking in second for game three will 
be decided by the player that had the greatest number of Victory Points 
remaining in their win.<br>
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</p><h3>Map Pool:</h3><p><br>
Vilshanka, Faymonville Approach, Kholodny Ferma Summer, Crossing in the Woods, Crossroads, Caen<br>
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</p><h3>Faction Positions:</h3><p><br>
Allies in Position 1<br>
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</p><h3>Seeding:</h3><p><br>
Seeding will be based off the sum of the players best allied faction 
&amp; axis faction 1v1 automatch ranks (at the conclusion of the signup 
period)<br>
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</p><h3>Player selection:</h3><p><br>
The winner from tPI4, VonIvan has direct entry and seeding as #1.<br>
Registrations will be taken at <a href="https://www.coh2.org/topic/84892/tpi5-signups" rel="nofollow">this thread</a>
 on COH2.org. The 7 highest rank players will be selected from the 
registrations. 4 reserve players will be randomly selected from the 
remaining pool of registrations. Reserves have been required in 3/4 tPI 
events so far so do not despair if you don&#39;t get selected and it is 
worth entering even if you think your ranks are low.<br>
All players are required to join and check in on the <a href="https://discord.gg/NWS4fDx" rel="nofollow">tightrope discord</a><br>
If you have not checked in 15 minutes before the tournament starts, your
 place will be taken by the first reserve player to check in.<br></p>
<h3>Bugsplats:</h3><p><br>
A screenshot of the bugsplat screen is required with the date/time showing.<br>
If there is a bugsplat within 7 minutes the game will be replayed, 
unless there was an event leading to a suspect plug pull, in which case a
 referee will adjudicate. <br>
In other cases referees will adjudicate which player gets the win or whether there will be a rematch.<br>
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</p><h3>Prize:</h3><p><br>
At least $50 USD to the winner.<br>
You can contribute to improve the prize pool on <a href="https://matcherino.com/tournaments/13157" rel="nofollow">Matcherino</a>. Prize split is 2/3rds to 1st place, 1/3rd to second place.<br>
Winner gets guaranteed entry into the next tightrope Pacific Invitational event. <br>
<br>
</p><h3>Coverage:</h3><p><br>
Casted by: tightrope<br>
Live casting of the event available at <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/tightropexilo" rel="nofollow">www.twitch.tv/tightropexilo</a><br>
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</p><h3>Brackets:</h3><p><br>
<a href="https://challonge.com/tpifive" rel="nofollow">https://challonge.com/tpifive</a><br>
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</p><h3>Links:</h3><p><br>
<a href="http://www.twitch.tv/tightropexilo" rel="nofollow">www.twitch.tv/tightropexilo</a><br>
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<a href="https://discord.gg/NWS4fDx" rel="nofollow">https://discord.gg/NWS4fDx</a><br>
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<a href="https://matcherino.com/tournaments/13157" rel="nofollow">https://matcherino.com/tournaments/13157</a><br>
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<a href="https://challonge.com/tpifive" rel="nofollow">https://challonge.com/tpifive</a><br></p>

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