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Calista Nichols - Redby
Jamie Auginash - Red Lake
Jayla Caldwell – Redby
Rez Dogs - 1st Place GZGC24 Valorant Tournament team
Tristan Jourdain - Red Lake
Kohl Belgrade - Hackensack
Hunter Jackson - Cass Lake
Centinals - 2nd Place GZGC24 Valorant Tournament team
Tyler Miller – Jenkins
Lainey Priglmeier – Brainerd
Jacob Witt - Burnsville
Raiders - 3rd Place GZGC24 Valorant Tournament team
GZGC24 Valorant Tournament Bracket
Valorant is a 5v5 strategic shooter comprised of an attacking and defending team. The attacker’s goal is to plant a bomb and defend it until it explodes or eliminate the defenders. The defender’s goal is to protect the plant sites until timer runs out, or defuse the planted bomb, or eliminate the attackers. Custom games can support any number of players on either team. Games are played on Valorant’s servers.
Tournament Rules
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULING
There will be a limit of 12 teams to register. Your team will be notified in person by the tournament organizer on-site as to when your team will play. If your team cannot join the lobby within 15 minutes of notification of the start time for a round, your team faces disqualification.
Exceptions can be made due to technical issues on the event organizers’ end.
FORMAT
3v3
ROUNDS
Single elimination matches
PLAYERS
- All player are required to sign up for a GZG Player Profile to compete.
- Players can sign in with their account or use the provided GZG account.
- Must accept tournament invitation
- Players can bring and use their own mice and headsets if they don’t require dedicated software. A Glorious keyboard and mouse and Logitech headset will be provided.
- All Participants are required to act in a respectful and sportsmanlike manner and abide by the Official Tournament Rules. Gigazone Gaming Staff maintains the sole right to judge for violating these rules and standards of integrity for good sportsmanship.
MATCH SETTINGS
- Lobby: Invite Only
- Map: Map Ban
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Presets:
- Cheats Off
- Tournament Mode On
- Overtime Off
- Play Out All Rounds Off
- Hide Match History Off
MATCH PAUSING
If a player disconnects during a round, the GZG staff must pause only after the round is over. Each team is allowed two pauses due to unforeseen issues during the game. Both pauses cannot exceed 5 minutes in length, at which point play will resume regardless of circumstances. Pausing during a round is prohibited; any ongoing round must conclude before pausing.
If you require more time for a pause, notify a member of the GZG staff immediately.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Teams are allowed only two substitutes.
You must declare this before the start of the match on the GZG Discord server.
Substitutes are allowed as long as it is declared before the tournament starts who that might be. Players can substitute only if substitutes have been declared as part of their roster before ANY matches have begun. Please DM bikingfox to declare your substitutes.
CHEATING
GZG staff reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify Tournament competition, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, human error, or any other factor within or outside of GZG staff’s control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of Tournament competition, as determined by GZG staff. If the Tournament competition is so terminated, GZG staff reserves the right to determine the winners of the said competition from among all non-suspect, eligible Participants.
General Rules
REGISTRATION RULES AND TIMES
- Platform: PC
- Game Type: 3v3
- Registration is FREE
- Players must have a mailing address in the 218 area code of Minnesota, U.S.A.
TO PARTICIPATE, YOU MUST:
- Have registered for the Valorant Tournament
- Read through all the rules above.
- 13 years old and up
Game Settings
- Matches will have a time limit of 55 minutes.
- Game mode will be standard, with 3v3 teams, with no modifications to the default Valorant settings other than the duration limit of the matches and tournament mode.
- The two competing teams will select the map through map bans from the provided list of maps.
- The Gigazone Gaming staff reserves the right to change the tournament settings anytime.
General Guidelines
| Platform | Windows PC |
| Map | The game map will be chosen through Map Ban. Map roster TBD |
| Customization | There is no skin customization during the match in the interest of time. |
| Single Elimination | After losing a Match, Teams will be eliminated from the Bracket. |
| Double Forfeit | If a Match is not played and neither Team submits a Ticket requesting the Forfeit win, or both Teams otherwise Forfeit a Game/Match, the Game/Match win will be awarded to the higher-seeded Team. |
| Seeding | Teams will be randomly seeded at the close of Registration. Seeds are done in ascending order. Seed one is the highest. |
| Match Length | Rounds up to finals will be single Games. The finalist will be the best of 3 |
| Warm-up | No warm-up or practice Games are permitted once the Match’s first Game has begun. Matches played before registration closes will not count as official results. |
| Delays | Teams may not delay the start of a Match beyond its scheduled start time without the approval of a Tournament Official. Teams may delay a Match between Games for up to five minutes. Teams can request that a Tournament Official enforce this five-minute time limit. After five minutes of a Tournament Official enforced delay, if the delaying Team does not have the minimum required Players, they will Forfeit the Match. |
| Minimum Required Players | Teams may only be shorthanded by one player to start a Game. A Team will Forfeit the Match if they are missing more than one player by 5 minutes after a Match’s default start time (Grace Period). Teams will be forced to start a Game at the end of a Grace Period. |
| Disconnections | All Games must be restarted if a Player disconnects in the first 60 seconds and before the first round. If a player disconnects from a Game after the first 60 seconds or after the first round, the Game must continue and the Player may rejoin the Game. |
| Overtime | Due to time restrictions, there is no win by two in overtime. |
| Outside Players/Spectators | After a Custom Game has been created, only eligible Players on the two Teams and Staff members may be invited/join. If an ineligible Player joins a Game, the Game must be ended if the player affects the game and/or doesn’t leave within 30 seconds of joining. If a Player is found to have invited an ineligible Player to a Game, they will Forfeit the Game. |
| Cheating | Breaking any rule and any form of cheating, glitching, abusing in-game mechanics, or unsportsmanlike behavior may result in a Game forfeit. A Tournament Official must verify accusations of cheating, glitching, and abusing in-game mechanics. Punishable unsportsmanlike behavior includes but is not limited to, excessive use of foul or degrading language. |
| Concessions | Teams may request that they be allowed to concede victory in a Game. |
| Premature Game Ending | Teams that force the game to end prematurely by the player(s) switching teams, leaving the game, inviting outside players, and/or the host ending the game may result in the loss of the game. |
| Equipment | Players must use the computers and devices the tournament provides. |
| Lack of Cooperation | Failing to comply with the Support Staff’s directions and/or requests may result in a forfeit. |
Winners
| Place | Prize | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| First Place | $600.00 | Rez Dogs Calista Nichols – Redby, Jamie Auginash – Red Lake, Jayla Caldwell – Redby |
| Second Place | $300.00 | Centinals Tristan Jourdain – Red Lake, Kohl Belgrade – Hackensack, Hunter Jackson -Cass Lake |
| Third Place | $150.00 | Raiders Tyler Miller – Jenkins, Lainey Priglmeier – Brainerd, Jacob Witt – Burnsville |
