Friday nights at Esports Arena will feature a tournament for the battle royale mode of Fortnite. There will be a 15-and-Under bracket starting at 5:30 pm, and our main bracket starting at 7:30 pm (players need to be 13 or older in order to take home prize money). The top competitor throughout our 4th season will be competing to represent their location in our season finals, and to be crowned our Season 4 Champion. Each night the 15-and-Under players will be competing for swag, and the Main bracket will be competing for a prize pool of $100 (minimum 10 entrants).

Overview:
Entry:
$15 to enter 15-and-Under tournament (playing for swag prizes)
$15 to enter the Main tournament (playing for $100, minimum of 10 entrants)
Time:
15-and-Under Tournament: 5:30 - 7:30 pm (OC/OAK ends at 7:00)
Main Tournament: 7:30 - 11:00 pm (OC/OAK starts at 7:00)
Dates: 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8 (double points), 11/15 (double points), 11/22 (Finals)

Rewards
Each night, the 15-and-Under players will be competing for swag, and the Main bracket will be competing for a prize pool of $100 (Minimum 10 entrants)

Nightly Prize Distribution:
(10 Players or more)
1st 60%
2nd 30%
3rd 10%

Players who are under 13 are not eligible for cash payout. Store hours or swag prizes will be given instead. If there are less than 10 players, swag prizes or store hours will be given out.

Players that place in the top 8 each night of the main tournament will also earn points that count towards their Season 4 rank.
We will go through the following list to break a tie between players:
Match History
The result of the most recent match between the tied players will break the tie.
Most Recent Placement
If the players have no match history then it will go to most recent placement in the same bracket.
If they have not been in the same bracket, then we will look at each player’s most recent bracket, first look at placement, and then if necessary break the tie by the size of each bracket (with a larger bracket being worth more).

Here is a breakdown of the Season 4 rewards for placing in the top 3 at your location:

3rd Place - Choice of standard Esports Arena apparel item, 10 in-store free hours
2nd Place - Choice of standard Esports Arena apparel item, 10 in-store free hours
1st Place - Custom Esports Arena Jersey, Choice of standard Esports Arena apparel item, 10 in-store free hours, an invitation to compete in the Esports Arena Season 4 FNF finals (an online tournament between all Esports Arena locations - November 22nd)

Finals - November 22nd
The top ranking player in season points from each location will compete against each other in an online tournament to become the Season 4 Champion and take home $400. 2nd place in the finals will receive $100. Seeding will be determined by how the location finished in the Season 3 Finals.

Points accumulate over the 8 week period, and are awarded each league night.
Point distribution (awarded each league night for the Main tournament):
(8 Players or more)
1st: 10
2nd: 6
3rd: 5
4th: 4
5th-8th: 3

(Less than 8 players)
1st: 5
2nd: 3
3rd: 2
4th: 1

Tournament Format & Rules:

15-and-Under tournament
Players will have until 7:30 (7:00 in OC) to get the highest scoring game. The player with the single game with the highest eliminations (eliminations between games do not accumulate) will walk away the champion for the night.

Main tournament
Each Player will be matched up with an opponent and queue together as a Duo. Placement does not matter, the objective is to get more eliminations than your opponent in each game. Competitors will play two games, and the player with the higher combined score from the two games, advances in the bracket. A player is not allowed to obstruct their duo partner in any way. Tournament officials can review game replay files if necessary, and tournament officials can decide if a match needs to be either replayed or forfeited.

Tie Breaker
If both players are tied in kills after 2 games, a third game will be played. The player that gets 5 kills first, wins the tiebreaker and the match. If neither player gets 5 kills, then the player with the highest kills wins. If the players are still tied in the third game then a fourth tiebreaker game will be played with the same rules. This is repeated until a winner is determined.

Avoid Dropping with your Opponent:
For Game 1, while the players are in the loading lobby, the player that is displayed on top in the bracket needs to mark on the map where they will drop. The player that is displayed on the bottom in the bracket then marks on the map where they will drop, and it needs to be in a different area than the first player.
As a rule-of-thumb for how far apart the players should drop: if the first player chooses to land in Tilted Towers, the second player should land further away than Loot Lake, or Shifty Shafts, but as a courtesy, try to land on different halves of the map.
For Game 2, The player that is displayed on the bottom in the bracket will choose their landing spot first.
If both players agree before the match, they may drop closer, or even within the same location.
After the first circle has finished closing, it is legal for players to move to the same area as their opponent.
No Sabotage:
Do not destroy opponent's builds. This will result in a deduction of 1 elimination from your score (-1 point)
No running over opponent with vehicles (-1 point)
No stealing opponent’s loot. The player that gets the elimination (the person who knocked the enemy player) has rights to the defeated player’s loot. If a player is obviously setting down loot in order to heal, etc. do not take that loot. (-1 point)
No walling in opponents (penalty at TO’s discretion)
No stealing vehicles. A player that gets into a vehicle first, owns that vehicle. Even if the player gets out of the vehicle, you may not take it. Only if the player gets into a 2nd vehicle is it clearly established that you may now take the first vehicle. (penalty at TO’s discretion)

Additional Player Responsibility:

It is a player's responsibility to call any form of misconduct in their matches.
All players must have replays on
Players must stay in after they die to spectate opponent
Players must keep calm level mindset. I.E. No: aggressive attitude, slurs, threats, bullying, forms of aggression that can be viewed as hostile. Penalties may range from a verbal warning to disqualification, and will be determined by the staff based on the situation.

Cheating/Hacking & Glitches:

Any players found exploiting glitches or cheating in game will forfeit the match, and may even be disqualified from the tournament (offense will be determined based on what happened).
Examples:
Out of bounds god mode
Wall hacks
Exploiting getting under the map
Invincibility
Aim botting
Players giving you kills/loot from friends list
Throwing/giving your opponent the win

Additional Rules:
Can not kill players that are AFK from bus (Penalty: kills will not count)
Refusal to listen to tournament organizers/employees (1st offense: warning strike. 2nd offense: loss of match)
No Stretched Resolution (Penalty: loss of match)

Locations:

Esports Arena Tulsa

6625 S Memorial Dr, Tulsa, OK 74133

Contact: 9187774057 or email tulsa@esportsarena.com

Esports Arena Fort Worth

3851 Airport Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76111

Contact: 8177755214 or email fortworth@esportsarena.com

Esports Arena Colorado Springs

8250 Razorback Rd Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Contact: 7193985958 or email coloradosprings@esportsarena.com

Esports Arena Orange County

120 W 5th St Santa Ana, CA 92701

Contact: 7144625592 or sam@esportsarena.com

Esports Arena Oakland

255 2nd St, Oakland, CA 94607

Contact: 5106022827 or sam@esportsarena.com

Esports Arena Roseville

900 Pleasant Grove Blvd Roseville, CA 95678

Contact: 9165475347 or email roseville@esportsarena.com

Esports Arena Spokane Valley

15727 E Broadway Ave Spokane Valley, WA 99037

Contact: 5092232671 or email spokanevalley@esportsarena.com

FAQ

Can I bring my own mouse? - Yes

Can I bring my own controller? - Yes

Are the monitors 144hz? - Yes

Can I play stretched Res? - Sorry, but following the official rule change by Epic, we will be banning stretched Red

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