Welcome to the DreamHack Qualifier 1

Please follow all site procedures, including but not limited to: 
Report the results of your match in the UGC Esports Discord after your series has concluded.

Your team must be available and ready to play at the start of each round. If your previous round is still being played, it is the responsibility of the team running behind schedule to notify a UGC admin to extend a grace period before disqualification for late arrival.

Follow all rules in the rules tab of the tournament

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Admins can answer any questions you may have 


Tournament Dates & Start Time
Sunday, January 19th, 12:00PM Central Time
Saturday, January 25th, 12:00PM Central Time
Saturday, February 1st, 12:00PM Central Time
Saturday, February 8th, 12:00 PM Central Time


Format
4 vs 4
Single-elimination
64 teams
Best-of-five games (BO5)



Roster Lock
You must play with the players on your roster at the time you enter the tournament. Roster lock will occur on the day of the tournament at 10:00 AM Central Time, two hours before the tournament starts. Any substitutions or changes to your roster made after the roster lock will result in a loss of seeding position for that tournament. Once you join the tournament, the only way to change your lineup or enact a substitution is to go through a UGC admin. Again, these changes need to be made prior to the roster lock to retain your seeding position for that tournament.
Substitutions:
- Each team is allowed one (1) substitution per tournament. 
- The substitution must be on the team’s roster, or they will be considered ineligible.
- You are only able to enact a substitution BEFORE THE ROSTER LOCK for each tournament. 
- If you are caught playing with someone who is NOT on your roster or is an eligible member, your team will be disqualified from that tournament.
Delays
The UGC will not tolerate tournament delays in any capacity. We will do our best to enact fair judgment on any reasonable delay placed on the tournament as long as a competitor(s) contact and notify a UGC admin.

If you are still in a series and don’t think you will make the next round start time, please contact a UGC admin and inform them.

UGC maintains a zero-tolerance policy on the purposeful delay of a tournament
You have 15 mins from the time the round starts to start your game in the series. 
If your team is not prepared by 20 mins to play, your team will be penalized. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Penalties are as follows:
First offense: (15 mins after start time) Forfeit Game 1 
Second offense: (20 mins after start time) Forfeit Game 2
Third offense: (25 mins after start time) Forfeit Series


Host:
Best-of-five (BO5):
The host will be determined by the current seeding placement for the tournament.

Game 1: Higher seed

Game 2: Lower seed
Game 3: Higher seed
Game 4: Lower seed
Game 5: Higher seed



Party Privacy:
It is the responsibility of the team hosting a game to make sure the party is set to invite-only. 
If players join your match and you are the hosting team, you will be penalized. 

First Offense: Warning by UGC admin
Second Offense: The hosting team will forfeit the map
Third Offense: The hosting team will forfeit the series
Connection Issues:
If a player lags out during the first 30 seconds or before the first kill, the map should be ended and restarted. If a player lags out after the first kill or first 30 seconds, the game shall continue. The player may rejoin the current game. 

DO NOT end the game if you have a player lag out after 30 seconds have passed in-game, or the first kill has occurred. If the other team can prove that the host is unplayable, it will be up to the UGC admin overseeing the event to make a decision to play or switch hosts. 



Restarts:
For all game modes, the hosting team is responsible for starting the games with the correct settings. If the game is started with incorrect settings, or the map isn't correct, the hosting team will be penalized. 

Restart penalties are as follows:
First Offense: Warning by UGC admin
Second Offense: The hosting team will forfeit the map
Third Offense: The hosting team will forfeit the series



Cheating:
All accusations of cheating or violation of any of the listed rules require proof from the accusing party. UGC admins will make the best judgment around accusations of cheating to enforce any penalties and to make the best-informed decision. The burden of proof is on the accusing party. We highly suggest that as many players as possible take pictures/screenshots and/or videos of their matches to support their claims. If no proof can be provided of a cheating accusation, the results of the match will stand.


Disqualification:
Any and all disqualifications are at the sole discretion of the UGC admin overseeing the tournament.
Bracket

The first bracket will be randomly seeded. Every bracket to follow will be seeded by a running total of the above events and the previous week(s) points. See Points tab for a breakdown.

Points Breakdown: 
1st = 150 pts
2nd = 100 pts
3-4th = 70 pts
5-8th = 40 pts
9-16th  = 30 pts
17-32 = 20 pts
33rd-64th= 10pts



Official qualifier maps & game variants:

All Games 
Primary Weapon: DMR
Bloom: Zero
Sprint: No
Grenades: Frag x2
Player Speed: 120%
Jump Height: 110%
Player Gravity: 150%
Melee Damage: 100%
Motion Tracker Mode: Off 
Suicide Penalty: None
Betrayal Penalty: None

Team Slayer v7
Score to Win: 50
Time Limit: 15 Minutes
Teams: Enabled
Armor Abilities: Map Pickup

CTF 5 Flag v7 
Captures to Win: 5 
Flag Return Time: 3 Seconds 
Flag Reset Time: 15  Seconds 
Time Limit: 30 Minutes 
Sudden Death: 2 Minutes 
Flag Carrier Traits
Damage Modifier: 75% 

CTF Sanctuary v7 
Flag Return Time: Never 
Flag Reset Time: 15  Seconds 
Flag At Home: No
Flag Carrier Cooldown: Disabled
Time Limit: 30 Minutes 
Sudden Death: 2 Minutes
Respawn Time: 10 seconds
Flag Carrier Traits
Damage Modifier: 75% 

CTF Pit v7 
Score to Win: 5  
Flag Return Time: Never  
Flag Reset Time: 15 Seconds  
Flag at Home: No  
Flag Carrier Cooldown: Disabled
Time Limit: 30 Minutes  
Sudden Death: 2 Minutes  
Respawn Time: 10 Seconds  
Custom Powerup Traits
Duration: 30 Seconds  
Damage Resistance: 200%  
Shield Recharge Rate: 50% (Slower)  
Player Speed: Unchanged  
Forced Color: White  
Flag Carrier Traits
Damage Modifier: 75%

King v8 
Score to Win: 250 
Hill Movement: 2 Minutes 
Time Limit: 15 Minutes 
Respawn Time: 10  Seconds 



Map Rotation:

Round of 64
M1: Countdown v7 CTF
M2: Zealot v7 Slayer
M3: Nexus v7 KOTH
M4: The Pit v7 CTF
M5: Battle Canyon v7 Slayer

Round of 32
M1: Zealot v7 CTF
M2: The Pit v7 Slayer
M3: Battle Canyon KOTH
M4: Sanctuary v7 CTF
M5: Countdown v7 Slayer

Round of 16
M1: The Pit v7 CTF
M2: Battle Canyon v7 Slayer
M3: Nexus v7 KOTH
M4: Countdown v7 CTF
M5: Zealotv7 Slayer

Round of 8
M1: Sanctuary v7 CTF
M2: The Pit v7 Slayer
M3: Battle Canyon v7 KOTH
M4: Zealot v7 CTF
M5: Countdown v7 Slayer

Semi-Finals 
M1: Countdown v7 CTF
M2: Battle Canyon v7 Slayer
M3: Nexus v7 KOTH
M4: Zealot CTF
M5: Sanctuary v7 Slayer

Finals
M1: Sanctuary v7 CTF
M2: Countdownv7 Slayer
M3: Battle Canyon v7 KOTH
M4: The Pit v7 CTF
M5: Zealot v7 Slayer