Newcomer Tournament NS2

Maps and Sides in the Semifinals and Finals

We implemented the following ruling into the Help-Document[docs.google.com]. It is the "Standard-Procedure" for NSL-Finals, with a the little difference that each team can veto one map - giving them a bit more control over the maps, which might be played.

Here is the complete ruling for how to choose sides and teams in the semifinals and finals:

The semifinals and finals are played in a best of five (5) format, meaning the first team winning three (3) rounds wins a match.

In the following we name the better seeded team “Team A” and its opponent “Team B”.

The map-pool of Day 2 is:

• Summit
  
• Tram
  
• Biodome
  
• Veil
  
• Descent
  
• Jambi

Team B vetoes one map of that pool. That map will not be played in the match between Team A and Team B. Afterwards Team A vetoes another map, reducing the map-pool to a total of 4 maps.

Team A then picks either: The side they want to play on (Marines or Aliens) or the first map (which must come from the above reduced map-pool).

Team B afterwards specifies sides or map, depending on Team A’s choice.

From now on the sides switches each round.

The choice of map switches from team to team every map, regardless of who picked the first map. Each map of the map-pool can only be picked once.

Team A is better seeded versus Team B. Team B vetoes Summit and then Team A vetoes Veil, leaving the map-pool with: Tram, Biodome, Descent and Jambi. Team A picks Aliens as side for the first round, leaving the choice for the first map to Team B, who picks Jambi. So, denoting the Marine-team first, the first two rounds are:
Team B vs. Team A on Jambi
Team A vs. Team B on Jambi

Afterwards the choice of map switches to Team A. They can pick any of Tram, Biodome and Descent. They decide for Tram. So the third round is:
Team B vs. Team A on Tram

If no team has won 3 rounds yet, the fourth round is:
Team A vs. Team B on Tram

If still no winner is determined, a tie-breaker needs to be played, the choice of map switches again to Team B. They can pick either Biodome or Descent. Team B will also play Marines on this last map.

The better seeded teams in the two semifinals are PreAlpha and Swipey's Walkerfades. For finals the seedings are from top to bottom:

PreAlpha/Swipey's Walkerfades (both have the same amount of points and wins)
Insert Team Here
NAllStars

If both PreAlpha and Swipey's Walkerfades reach the finals the team, which lost less rounds in the Semifinals is seeded better. If there is still a tie the seeding will be decided by lottery.

Vetoeing and picking sides/teams will happen at match time and is moderated by the Casters/Refs.

In case of a match between an EU and NA team, the team, which picks map first also decides, if the first map will be played on an EU or NA server. Afterwards - as in the group stage - the server will be changed, as maps are changed.