• Matches will be played on the newest version of RTCWPro in Stopwatch Mode. 

• 1 panzer/flamethrower or venom allowed per team.

• No intentional blocking of spawns or doors with revives.

• Each team has three pauses per round. 

• Scoreboard and console messages. Accept the console message to determine who won the round.

• base/brewdog (Only one can be played, the team picking this can choose which version is being played).

• beach

• ice

• village

• frostbite

• adlernest

• escape

• radar

• operation

The tournament is split in two phases, depending on signups: Groupstage and Final(s). 

In the case of 4 Signed up teams the Final will be played. If 5 or more teams the ranking will be based on the group stage.

Group stage:

• You will play each team once in a round robin

• You will play two maps using the ABBA format

• Draws are allowed

• Map choice is decided by a cointoss. The winner of the cointoss bans the first map, the loser the 2nd map. The winner then bans another map, then the loser bans another map. The loser then picks the 2nd map after which the winner picks the 2nd map.

• Note: If applicable timewise. The top two teams of the group phase go on to the final. If there have been too many delays and players no longer want to commit to an extra game the ranking of the groupstage of the round robin is used as the final result.

• The ranking of the groupstage is decided in the following order: 

  • Amount of wins

  • Amount of draws

  • Head-to-head victory

  • Sum of round wins

  • Win/Loss differences

  • In case of a complete tie a decider match may be played:

    • 1 stopwatch, cointoss loser to remove first, map elimination from the remaining maps till only one is left, loser of the cointos pick side. Map picking is made with the whole mappool.

Note: If enough teams are possible the organisation may change the group stage by including multiple groups or changing to an AB format for the group stage.

• The final ranking is decided by the final results

During the final teams can pick any map based on elimination.

• • Winner of the cointoss eliminates first.

  • Loser of the cointoss eliminates second.

  • Winner of the cointoss eliminates third.

  • Loser of the cointoss eliminates fourth.

  • Loser of the cointoss picks first map, winner of the cointoss picks side.

  • Winner of the cointoss picks second map, loser of the cointoss picks side.

Note: Playoffs/Finals only:

• • Loser of the cointoss eliminates map.

  • Winner of the cointoss eliminates map.

  • Last map is the decider

• Players may only play for one team (can merc if agreed by opponent)

• Teams must use a tag

• Teams must not use an extremely long clan tag

• Players must use the name they signed up with

• Players must record demos and submit them if requested

• Mercs are allowed if agreed by the other team

• Teams should try try to keep to the schedule as much as possible

• Teams that delay the start of a game by more than 10 minutes forfeit the first stopwatch round of the game, each subsequent 10 minutes will result in another round forfeited. This does not include delays due to previous games overrunning

• Teams who continuously delay the start of matches will be removed from the cup

• All games should be played on the servers provided on the servers page

• Agree a server with your opponent, speak to an admin if you have issues sorting a server

• If the admins decide you have purposely crashed the server this will result in the current stopwatch round being forfeited

• Weapon boosting is forbidden. However, accidental/incidental boosting does occur and it is legal. However, if a team feels that an "accidental boost" was intentional, they may contact the admins who will review the case.

• On mp_village, the documents ARE NOT allowed to be passed on through the gate located near allied bridge/spawn. Doing so results in a forfeit of the round.

• One panzer per team at one time. Player who spawns with a panzer is the only one who can shoot the panzer. No panzer swapping is allowed.

• On mp_beach, teleporting through the floor/sinking into the ground near the basement barracks is ILLEGAL. Using this tactic will result in an immediate round loss.

• Document duplication glitch: In the rare event that the documents become duplicated on any map, you are NOT allowed to transmit the fake documents to complete the round. Doing so will result in an immediate round loss. Utilizing a pause as soon as this happens to straighten out the situation is highly recommended.

• If your team has a question about the legality of a possible tactic or exploit, contact an admin as soon as possible to avoid being penalized. If a player/team is found guilty of using an exploit that gained an obvious advantage, "It wasn't explicitly stated as being an exploit in the rules", "I/We didn't know," and "Everybody else is doing it," are NOT valid excuses. Spending an inordinate amount of time searching for the next undocumented exploit that gains your team an advantage in a match will almost certainly result in a penalty/forfeited round.

• The usage of any external applications or devices is strictly forbidden (external mouse button controls are allowed). Players caught using one of these will result in a ban and possible team disqualification.

• Use of external crosshairs is forbidden.

• The admins reserve the right to modify the following rules as necessary. Teams should check the rules on a regular basis and prior to every match to ensure they are in complete compliance. Rules are marked with an update date and we provide a log of changes to assist in this capacity. These rules are guidelines by which the this group of tournaments operate to ensure a fun and even playing field for all teams. At all times, these rules are subject to interpretation by admins. While our cup strives to provide the most comprehensive rules possible, not every scenario can be anticipated. Those matters are left to admin discretion based on the spirit of these rules and the situation at hand. Remember, this is just a game and good sportsmanship should be displayed at all times throughout the cup. 

• Players and teams will be held responsible for your actions. We recommend good judgment when making decisions that could impact your team and teammates while playing with us during this cup. Use common sense! Community discord rules apply.