*** Prerequisites ***
By playing on FACEIT you agree to all of the rules defined within here.

2 - Tournament Structure

2.1 - Tournament format:
All tournaments will be in a Best of 1 format.
All tournaments have overtime enabled and will use MR5 16k as the settings.
All tournaments are played as single elimination.

3 - Game settings

3.1 - Game version
All matches played on the FACEIT will use the latest version of CS:GO. If your game isn't up to date and you attempt to join the server you will not be allowed so please make sure it is up to date before joining the tournament, else you risk of getting disqualified from the tournament.

3.2 - Player's settings
External tools or software to alter in-game settings are not allowed in FACEIT matches.
Recommended client settings:
cl_interp 0
cl_interp_ratio 1
rate 128000
cl_cmdrate 128
cl_updaterate 128
cl_allowdownload 1
cl_downloadfilter 0
ds_get_newest_subscribed_files
voice_enable 1

3.3 - Server settings
All matches will be played on FACEIT's servers.

The following game settings will be used:
mp_startmoney 800
mp_roundtime 1.75
mp_freezetime 15
mp_maxrounds 30
mp_c4timer 35
sv_pausable 1
ammo_grenade_limit_default 1
ammo_grenade_limit_flashbang 2
ammo_grenade_limit_total 4

Settings for overtime:
mp_maxrounds 5
mp_startmoney 16000

4 - Match procedure
4.1.1 - Check in
Only Captains can check in for a match if any other player/s checks in for the match you will not be checked in to the event and risk loosing your spot in the event. If you check in and you are not the captain you also risk loosing one of the four free Unlimited Cup joins as a free user or your free Premium Cup join as a Unlimited user.

4.1.2 - Before the match start
You have a total of 15 minutes to vote, if you use more than this your team will be disqualified from the tournament.

4.1.3 - Map Pool

de_dust2
de_mirage
de_train
de_inferno
de_overpass
de_cobble
de_cache

4.3 - Play Button/Ip Notification
Once this button appears you have 15 minutes to join the server. You can join the server by clicking on the “PLAY” button or copying the “connect serverip” command into your CS:GO console.

4.3 - Warm-up/Match Start
Both captains have to type “!ready” to start the match, you have a total of 15 minutes to use the command else the match will be aborted and the team with most AFK players will be disqualified from the tournament, if both teams have the same amount of AFK the team with highest ELO will advance in the tournament. The match will go into the knife round. Once the knife round has been completed the winning captain needs to pick a side by using the “!stay”/”!switch” commands. If the captain fails to select a side within 1 minute of winning the round the sides will be randomly decided by the server.
You are allowed to play 4vs5 but you will have to use the !ready command before the 15mins pass

4.4 - During the match

4.4.1 - Communication
All communication with Live Support admins is expected to be in English. All communication in game and on the website is also expected to be in English.

4.4.2 - Match interrupted
If a match is involuntary interrupted (player crash, server crash, network cuts,…) the Live Support Admin may decide to resume the match to a round before the issue was present to give both teams a fair chance.

4.4.3 - POV Demo
Players are required to record their own in-game demo. If a player disconnects, for whatever reason, players must start recording again, with a different demo file name. To record an in eye demo please type in your game console when the match starts: record putnamehere
The demo must have all rounds that you played, including the knife round.
Players can request a protest if they feel their opponent is cheating. This is done by the player requesting a in eye demo to from our Live Support Admins:
Only Captains can request demos and they must request demos within 5 minutes of the match finishing.
Only the losing team is allowed to request demos, the demos can’t be collected before the match is completed. The losing team can only request 2 demos.
Final round demo requests must be made before the match is over, but not before the first half has completed. Please !pause the game and the Captain can contact Live Support. We then can request the demos during the pause time to be uploaded once the match is completed.
If a in eye demo can not be produced the team will receive an automatic forfeit loss the team that requested the demo will not be advanced in their place.
If a demo is produced by the suspected player our demo team will look at the demo and make a decision based on what they see.

4.4.4 - Pause
A team may “pause” the game at the end of the current round or during freeze time to allow a player to come back. A team can’t “pause” the game during the current round unless it has been expressly authorized by the Live Support Admin. The maximum allowed pause time is 15 minutes, once the pause timer countdown runs out you will not be able to pause and the match will still continue.

4.5 - After the match
When the match has been completed the result is automatically sent to the website and the winning team will advanced in the tournament.

5 - Rules and violations

5.1 - Forbidden in-game actions
The following actions are strictly prohibited during a game and can result in your account being suspended:
Any form of external script is forbidden.
Using bugs which change the game principle (i.e. spawn bugs) is illegal.
Moving through walls, floors and roofs is strictly forbidden. This also includes skywalking.
Planting bombs so that they cannot be defused is illegal. This does not include plants where multiple players are needed to defuse.
Boosting with the help of teammates is allowed in general, but it is forbidden in places where the textures, walls, ceilings, floors become transparent or penetrable.
- “Flash bugs” are forbidden
- “Map swimming” or “Floating” is illegal.
- “Pixelwalking” is illegal (sitting or standing on invisible map edges).
- Using 16 bit graphics.
- HE/Flash/smoke throw script
All 3rd party software that isn't allowed by the game publisher and that can give an unfair advantage to a player or team are classed as cheating.

5.2 - Sanction
A player may be cautioned and receive a ban if he commits any of the following offences:
Refuses to follow Live Support Admin instructions.
Shows dissent by word or action towards other players.
Uses insulting language and/or gestures towards other players.
Is guilty of unsporting behaviour in a match.
Griefing/Trolling
Ghosting
Mislead or dupe any Live Support Admins

6 - Other

6.1 - Anti-cheat
All FACEIT Servers have our own in house Anti-Cheat enabled on all of our servers that you play on.

If you are detect