Introducing: Khaldor's Underdog Cup - €150 prize pool!

Long standing professional caster Khaldor has been supporting Heroes of the Storm and Heroes Lounge for quite some time.
Now he is bringing a spotlight to the teams who make up the bulk of our league, Division 2 & 3.

Overview:

• €150 prize pool (split between 1st & 2nd)
• Open to Division 2 & 3 teams and players
• Group Stage 29/30th March (one day per group)
• Double Elimination Playoffs 5/6th April
• Every hero can only be played once per match
• No pre-banned heroes
• Only 8 places available!

Sign up here: https://heroeslounge.gg/tournament/khaldors-underdog-cup

Further Details:

Eligibility to play

Teams must be already registered and playing in Heroes Lounge EU Season 26 Division 2 or Division 3 to sign up for this tournament.

All matches will be played on EU servers

Format

This tournament is available to 8 teams, on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Teams who sign up and fail to turn up to any matches may be excluded from any future events. 

Initial group stages will take place on 29th & 30th of March.

Groups are comprised of 2 groups of 4 teams.

Group A teams will play 3, best of 3, matches on Saturday 29th of March.

Group B team will play 3, best of 3, matches on Sunday 30th of March.

The top two teams from each group qualify for Playoffs on 5/6th April.

Playoffs are a Double Elimination format. 

All games in the Double Elimination Playoffs are Best of 5.

Draft Rules

Heroes in this tournament will only be allowed to play once per match.

In the case of a disallowed Hero being picked, the draft should be remade the same way until the pick phase where the disallowed hero was picked (including the other pick in the case of a double pick).

Substitutions:

If teams need substitution players, these players must be already registered to an existing Heroes Lounge EU Season 26 Division 2, 3, 4 or 5 team.

A maximum of 2 substitution players can be used per map.

Prize pool

The prize pool is provided and distributed by Khaldor. 

The top 2 teams will be eligible for a proportion of the prize pool. 

Rules

The tournament will follow Heroes lounge banned bugs and cosmetics list, which can be found at https://heroeslounge.gg/general/ruleset.

Pauses may only be started for technical difficulties.

The time pool for pauses per map is 10 minutes, after which the game will resume.

Teams must keep replays up to 15 days after the matches. Replays should be uploaded to the Heroes Lounge website after each game. See the captain's guide for how to do this.

At Heroes Lounge we are grateful for the support from this event, and look forward to seeing our Division 2 & 3 teams highlighted by Khaldor!

Sign up for Khaldor's Underdog Cup here: https://heroeslounge.gg/tournament/khaldors-underdog-cup