We are once again happy to announce we are teaming up with Khaldor to announce a new tournament!
Giving the stage to our higher ranked teams, 16 teams can come and compete to be the greatest underdogs in the Nexus, this time extended over 3 weeks!
Overview:
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€150 to be shared between the top 2 teams
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Open to teams placed in division 2 or 3
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First rounds to take place on 10th and 11th of January
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Playoff Finals to take place on 24th and 25th of January
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Every hero can only be played once per match
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No pre-banned heroes
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16 places available!
Further Details:
Eligibility to play
Teams must be already registered and playing in Heroes Lounge EU Season 28 Division 2 or 3 to sign up for this tournament or have a top 3 MMR that is below 3064
All matches will be played on EU servers
Format
The event will be played as a single elimination round of 16 in the first week, followed by a double elimination format over the next 2 weekends. Teams may need to be available for either of the days of the first 2 weekends, and both days for the final weekend.
All games will be Bo3 except the ones played on the final day, which are Bo5. Games will start at 15:00 CET all days except for Saturday 24th when they start 16:00 CET.
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).
All games are best of 3 except for the final day (25th of January), where all games are best of 5.
Substitutions:
If teams need substitution players, these players will need to have a Heroes Lounge account registered before 10th of January 2025 with an account MMR below 3065.
A maximum of 2 substitution players can be used per map.
Prize pool
A prize pool of €150 will be provided and distributed by Khaldor.
The top 2 teams will be eligible for prize money
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 teams highlighted again by Khaldor!
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