playQUAKELIVE Points Cup #3

The Cyber Sports Network is proud to announce the playGAMES Cup Series. Each playGAMES Cup Series consists of 4 (four) single elimination bracket cups that run weekly or bi-weekly with each bracket rewarding teams and players for their participation, wins and final placement. Along with cash prizes, each playGAMES Series will earn participants playGAMES Points. These points are accumulated over the length of each series to determine the players or teams that will compete in a 'Finals Cup' for over $5300.00 in total cash prizes. Currently, the following games are included in Series 1; StarCraft II, League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, QuakeLive and Call of Duty: Black Ops.

All Cyber Sports Network playGAMES Cups will be free to join and will be streamed on the largest online gaming broadcast company, Twitch.tv, with commentary provided by professional gaming casters. Industry leading tournament technology and experienced staff members will administer all events.

The third playQUAKELIVE Cup Series Points Cup will be held Sunday November 6 at 7:30 PM EDT. The winner of each playQUAKELIVE Points Cup will take home $40, with second place winning $20. The playQUAKELIVE Cup Series 1 Finals will be held with the top 6 players based on points competing for $400.00 in prizing.

Registration begins now for the playQUAKELIVE Points Cup 3

Full Schedule:
Points Cup 1 - Sunday October 16 @ 7:30 PM EDT
Points Cup 2 - Sunday October 30 @ 7:30 PM EDT
Points Cup 3 - Sunday November 6 @ 7:30 PM EDT
Points Cup 4 - Wednesday November 9th @ 8:00 PM EDT

Finals Cup - Sunday November 13th @ 8:00 PM EST

Format:
Best of 3 maps for all rounds to Finals
Finals will be Best of 5 maps
3rd Place match must be played to determine bonus points.

Map Pool:
Lost World
Furious Heights
Aerowalk
Hektik
Toxicity
Blood Run
Vertical Vengeance

Map Picking:
Toss Toss Pick Pick
"better seed picks first"

Server Settings:
• Game Type: Duel
• Time Limit: Ten (10) minutes
• Overtime: Each overtime period is two (2) minutes
• Frag Limit: None
• Damage Through Floors: Off
• Allow Callvote: Pre-game Only
• Powerups: On
• Timeout Count: 3
•Timeout Length: 30 seconds
• Instagib Mode: Off
•Ramp Jumping: Off
• Gravity: 800
• Weapon Switch Speed: Default
• Quad Damage Factor: Not Applicable to Duel, leave at default (Standard (3x))

Timeouts
Each player may call up to three (3) timeouts per map for technical reasons. Players are not allowed to call any timeouts for tactical reasons; doing so may result in a map loss or score penalty.

Server Selection
Players must agree to a server location prior to the start of a match. The server should be chosen in a fair and neutral location. If a server location cannot be agreed upon by the players then a CSN Event Administrator will assign a server location for the match to be played on. Once a match has been started on a server the match must be played fully unless both players agree to restart the match and the match can be played within the scheduled times.

Ping Difference
The difference between two players ping in any given server location may not exceed 30 milliseconds unless both players agree to play under those conditions. If a suitable server is not found to meet the ping rule requirements the match may be played on split servers at the Administrators discretion.

Server setup
Players are allowed to set up their own servers until the quarterfinals, from that point on players are obliged to use CSN servers which will be provided to them by CSN Event Administrators. If the players choose to set up their own server then the password to that server must be given to a CSN Event Administrator. Failure to do so may result in forfeiting the match.
In the unlikely event of a server crash, client crash, or other technical failure (deemed as such by the Event Administrator), the appropriate measures will be decided on an individual basis.

Map Selection
The maps selection process will vary depending on the map pool and number of maps to be played for each match. All CSN Quake Live Duel Events will use map pool size of five (5) or seven (7) maps unless specifically noted otherwise. The higher seed (#1 seed is higher than a #2 seed) will always start the map selection process.

Map Selection for Best of Three Matches
Drop, Drop, Pick, Pick. Remaining map will be used for the 3rd map if needed.

Map Selection for Best of Five Matches
Pick, Pick, Pick, Pick. Remaining map will be used for the 5th map if needed.

QUAKELIVE Aliases and Player Accounts
All players are expected to use their “known” aliases and QUAKE LIVE accounts when participating in CSN QUAKE LIVE events to facilitate accurate and timely seeding. Any players using an “unknown” alias will be assumed to be an unknown player and could receive a lower seed as a result. Players are encouraged to have a Premium or Pro QUAKE LIVE account to play in events with a map pool that has premium maps but premium and pro accounts are not required.

Menu, Console Commands, and Cheating
Players may use the in-game GUI or console for configuration settings. All options available via the in-game menus are authorized for use in tournament play. Device drivers which permit players to see through walls, or enable any form of transparency not intended by QUAKE LIVE are strictly forbidden and grounds for immediate removal from Events.

Players may use alias binding, however, no alias may be used which assists players in determining spawn times, or performing any action which in any way inhibits the ability of an opponent to perform a legal action in the game. Except for control drivers and device settings, no commands are allowed outside the game or in the command line. Except for control drivers, custom HUDs, and device settings, no alteration, deletion, or addition of files is permitted.

Your player model and colors must remain the same throughout the course of a match. Any commands or combination of commands that allow seeing through walls, player warping, message spamming, auto-aim, radar, or similar action will be considered cheating and grounds for disqualification.

Questions regarding setting of variables and commands and how they relate to cheating should be brought to a tournament official before your first match. There is zero tolerance for cheating. If a participant is caught cheating, they will face disciplinary actions up to and including disqualification from competition.

Custom HUDs will be allowed. Custom Player HUDs should not relay additional information beyond what is available on the official Small, Normal, or Large Player HUDs.

Fair Play Rule
Participants are expected to play at their full capacity at all times. Deliberately losing will not be tolerated and will result in disqualification from future QuakeLive Events.

Warm-up Time
It is the responsibility of all players to be ready to play at the scheduled event start times.

Round	Players	Match times	Format	Map
Round 1	32	Sun 11/6/11 7:30pm EST - 8:15pm	bo3
Round 2	16	Sun 11/6/11 8:20pm EST - 9:00pm	bo3
Quarter finals	8	Sun 11/6/11 9:05pm EST - 9:45pm	bo3
Semi finals	4	Sun 11/6/11 9:50pm EST - 10:30pm	bo3
3rd place match	2	Sun 11/6/11 10:35pm EST	bo5
Finals	2	Sun 11/6/11 10:35pm EST	bo5

Registered Players
	• 1 ZeRo4 Thu 11/3/11 9:24am EDT		• 2 egchance Sun 10/30/11 11:14pm EDT
	• 3 rey_ Tue 11/1/11 10:03am EDT		• 4 mavLP Sun 11/6/11 12:14am EDT
	• 5 Yz50 Thu 11/3/11 6:00am EDT		• 6 StywoO Wed 11/2/11 9:31pm EDT
	• 7 undertaker12 Sun 10/30/11 11:00pm EDT		• 8 coveryfire Wed 11/2/11 9:46pm EDT
	• 9 grimm_ Tue 11/1/11 8:38pm EDT		• 10 stv_ Sun 11/6/11 5:50pm EST
	• 11 yufli Sun 11/6/11 5:02pm EST		• 12 sixers Wed 11/2/11 9:09pm EDT
	• 13 PetCIAMole Sun 10/30/11 9:45pm EDT		• 14 Arrival Sat 11/5/11 4:44am EDT
	• 15 ChillOut Thu 11/3/11 4:20am EDT		• 16 xfactor_ Sun 10/30/11 10:59pm EDT
	• 17 shope513 Sat 11/5/11 4:33am EDT		• 18 v1nce Wed 11/2/11 7:45pm EDT
	• Apathy Tue 11/1/11 8:18pm EDT		• everkill_ Mon 10/31/11 8:13pm EDT
	• Mastertouch Mon 10/31/11 3:51pm EDT		• Necrophag1st Sun 11/6/11 6:06pm EST
	• SMOOGS Sat 11/5/11 12:03am EDT		• tehblister Tue 11/1/11 12:48pm EDT
	• TheSaberGuy Sun 10/30/11 7:41pm EDT		• thrill Thu 11/3/11 2:02pm EDT
	• vorp Sun 10/30/11 10:45pm EDT		• whally Sun 10/30/11 2:51pm EDT

playQUAKELIVE Cup Series #1 Leaderboard

Final results

	Name	R 1	R 2	R 3	R 4	R 5	Total
	ZeRo4	4	5	5	5	17	36
	egchance	4	5	5	5	11	30
	rey_	4	5	5	3	9	26
	mavLP	4	5	5	3	5	22
	grimm_	4	5	3			12
	stv_	4	5	3			12
	StywoO	4	5	3			12
	Yz50	4	5	3			12
	ChillOut	5	3				8
	shope513	5	3				8
	Arrival	4	3				7
	coveryfire	4	3				7
	PetCIAMole	4	3				7
	sixers	4	3				7
	undertaker12	4	3				7
	yufli	4	3				7
	v1nce	3					3
	xfactor_	3					3