News Venin Winter Tourney!

Description:
The tournament will be a single elimination style bracket. 4 matches of 4 teams each will compete with the winner of each match going on to the final round. Preliminaries and the Final match will have a 2 hour time limit. The only team remaining will move on to the finals. In the event, there is more than one team remaining at the time limit then the team with the most points (1 point per kill and 1 point for each surviving member) will be the finalist. The tab list will be used to determine the number of kills. The tournament champions will be the last team standing at the end of the final match.
Dates:
Preliminary matches will take place at set times on GMT Wednesday December 28th, 2016. The final match will be held on GMT Thursday December 29th, 2016. Time slots are set so when signing up please be sure you are choosing a time that is agreeable to your whole team.
Times:
Preliminary match times will be as follows:
Preliminary Match 1: 4AM GMT Wednesday December 28th
Preliminary Match 2: 2PM GMT Wednesday December 28th
Preliminary Match 3: 8PM GMT Wednesday December 28th

The teams that came 2nd in each of the first three prelims will have this opportunity to play again for a spot in the final!

Prelim playoff Match: 5PM GMT Thursday December 29th.
(The winner of this game will take the team 4 place in the finals).

The final is as scheduled below.
Final Match: 8PM GMT Thursday February 29th
Warning:

In the event of an unplanned early game end during a preliminary less than 30 mins into match, if we are able to do a fair restart within 30 mins, we will restart. In the case that the time limit is reached, the team with the most points will be declared winner. In the case that there are two teams with the same amount of points, the team with more kills will be the winner.


Please be sure your team is ready to play and on correct team at start time. Matches will not be delayed or restarted for errors in team joining or coming in late. Players on the wrong team when the match starts will be kicked and forfeited from competition. If there is a problem with logins or some reason matches must be delayed or moved to a different server, details will be posted on my wall and/or Glenn's wall so please watch those prior to your match if something seems to be wrong.
Locations:
All matches will take place on play.venin.eu on /server walls. It will be whitelisted. It is the responsibility of participants to know what IP to go to and what team to join.

Preliminary Match 1: (winner will be Team 1 in finals)
Preliminary Match 2: (winner be Team 2 in finals)
Preliminary Match 3: (winner will be Team 3 in finals)
Preliminary Match 4: (winner will be Team 4 in finals)
Championship Match: (winner will obtain yellow mvp tag)
Eligibility:
Players in good standing that have played a minimum of 10 venin walls games in the past 2 months can play in the tournament. Players who are banned, banned but appealing, or blocked from logging in for any reason at the time the match starts will not be able to play (This includes ban evasion and playing on an alternate account). Characters must be linked to enjin accounts in order to verify players.
Ban evasion will not be tolerated. Teams that are suspected of using banned players or otherwise ineligible players will be disqualified. The rules of Venin servers will apply so anyone that gets themselves banned in pre-game due to language, unapproved mods, or inappropriate skins/names etc. will forfeit their eligibility to compete. Teams that are short players at the start of the match will play shorthanded. Only players listed in the preliminaries may play in the finals and listed alternates only can be used as substitutes.

Warning:

Teams that contain an alternate Minecraft account where the main account is currently banned or already participating will be disqualified. Teams caught cheating will be disqualified. Alternate accounts are ok as long as it is not the alternate account of...

A] A player that is currently banned
B] A player that is already participating in the tournament

How to register:
In order to sign up, the captain must post a new thread here with a complete list of team members using the following format:

Thread subject: Team name, 1st Preliminary choice, 1st Team choice

Chosen time slot for Preliminary Match:
Preferred Team # choice:
Team Name:
Player 1 <link to profile> <IGN>
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4
Player 5

Alternate player 1

2nd Preliminary choice:
3rd Preliminary choice

A complete team includes at least 5 members (maximum of one optional alternate can be listed but a maximum of 5 players per team at game start will play). Each player on the roster must have an enjin account linked with their name. Include those profile links in front of their IGN. Whoever posts the sign up will be the Team captain and any communication regarding tournament will go through them and will be handled on their thread. Time slots and and team numbers will be assigned on a first to post (with a complete eligible team) basis. Biomes will be random. Sign ups with incomplete information will be disregarded. IGNs must be exact, check your spelling and caps so white-list can be handled efficiently. Errors in IGNs provided can result in a player not being on the white-list, and therefore unable to log in. One change only will be allowed to teams, so be sure you have a complete and finalized team before you send in your sign up. Sign ups will close February 17th and those sent after this time may not be counted. Each player may only compete on one team (including alternates). Team changes to substitute alternates can only be made by the team captain. Any time slots that are not filled will go on as scheduled with reduced teams. The captain will be notified after they post their sign up thread with information on how to have their team players confirm their participation. Only after all players have completed this registration process, will the team spot be reserved. Team captains will be notified when their place is in order.

THE FOUR FINALIST TEAMS MAY ADD ONE PLAYER TO THEIR ROSTER, OR THEY MAY USE THEIR ALT. PRELIMS WILL BE 5v5v5v5 AND FINALS WILL BE 6v6v6v6. YOU MUST ADD YOUR FINALS PLAYER TO YOUR ROSTER MINIMUM OF 1 HOUR BEFORE FINALS. You may use a player that has been eliminated as your 6th.

Warning:

The player who posts the team is team captain by default. Only team captains can request changes to teams. Do not sign up if your team is not complete; do not edit your time slot once you have requested one. If you need to change your time slot you need to request it. Make sure your IGNs are correct (caps and all)- I am not editing them for you.

If you have a player on your team that is playing on an alt - you need to declare at the time of posting the team who the actual player is. (Please heed the hiding banned players warning - no exceptions will be made do not be surprised if your team is disqualified as a result of falling foul to this rule).

ALL PLAYERS IN YOUR CLAN / TEAM MUST HAVE THE CLAN TAG IN GAME FOR YOUR TEAM. WE WILL NOT FIX THIS ON THE DAY - THEY WILL NOT GET INTO THE GAME.

Additional Info:
All players are responsible for knowing and following the rules. Moderation in games will continue and players banned during game play will be removed from the match. Anyone who is team killed will be out of the match, so be sure you are choosing your teammates wisely and understand that we can't be responsible for issues that are out of our control. Players caught with Xray or PvP hacks or gaining other unfair advantages for their team will lead to a whole team disqualification. No "truces" or alliances between teams will be allowed.

Spectating will probably not be available. We plan to have several streamers with 5 minute delays streaming the matches. GMs in game will be expected to have walls chat off throughout the duration of the matches. If assistance is needed, please be sure to let a spectating GM know.

In the event the Championship round is short teams the spaces will be filled. Replacement teams for the finals will be a second place team determined in order by:
1. Second place team with the most collective kills at the end of the preliminary match, determined by the tab list count of kills.
2. Second place team with the most survival time in preliminary match, determined by scoreboard clock at the time of the last members death.
Finalists that play in the Championship and win will get a special golden [mvp] server tag to mark their achievement as well as be listed in the hall of fame thread. It will be temporary until new MVPs are crowned (in subsequent tournaments).

In the event of something happening not covered in the rules here a ruling / judgement will be determine by either glennE or boophis .

Good Luck!
First official venin walls tournement!