Sun, Dec 4, 2016 by doppel

Congratulations to all teams that made it to the­­ Grand Finals­ & ­3rd Place Run-off Matches!

Grand Finals, Bronze (3rd place) matches and Lower Bracket Finals Matches are played Best of 3 Maps (each map is played as 1 half only)

• Map 1: Home Team picks Map 1, Visiting Team picks starting color on Map 1 - Map is played on Home Team's server.
• Map 2: Visiting Team picks Map 2, Home Team picks starting color on Map 2 - Map is played on Visiting Team's server.
• Map 3: If a Tiebreaker is needed, Teams will play cp_process_final and Home Team picks starting color - Map is played on Home Team's server.

Remember that during the Grand Finals - Best of 3 we play each map a little differently than we did during the regular season. Please read below.

1. KOTH Maps - Played to 3 wins. This map type cannot be tied.
2. CP Maps - Played to 4 wins or highest score after 30 minutes.­­This map type can be tied after 30 minutes. If this occurs then you MUST play 1 additional Overtime round to determine the winner of the map. Whichever team caps all the points first in the OT round will be declared the winner of that map. ­If neither team manages to capture all points during the first OT round, a second special OT round is to be played. In this round, whichever team caps the center CP first wins the game. Note: This ONLY occurs if a 2nd OT round is actually needed.

• Only maps played in regular season or playoffs of the current season can be picked.

Scoring:

• Each map win counts as 1 point
• Possible scores are: 2-1 or 2-0
• Please post the map list you played and the scores per map in the Match Writeup box when you submit the scores.
• Matches without Match Comms and Match Writeup with detailed map scores (and maps played) will not be accepted!

NA Platinum and EU Platinum are using the Pick/Ban System for choosing maps for the Grand Finals.
Grand Finals are played Best of 3 Maps (with each map played as 1 half only)

1. Home Team bans 1st map
2. Visiting Team bans 2nd map
3. Home Team picks Map #1
4. Visiting Team picks Map #2
5. Visiting Team bans 3rd map
6. Home Team picks Map #3

Map #1 : Visiting Team picks starting color and map is played on Home Team's server.
Map #2 : Home Team picks starting color and map is played on Visiting Team's server.
Map #3 : Home Team picks starting color and map is played on Home Team's server.

Remember that during Best of 3 matches we play each map a little differently than we did during the regular season. Please read below.

• KOTH Maps - Played to 3 wins. This map type cannot be tied.
• CP Maps - Played to 4 wins or highest score after 30 minutes.**This map type can be tied after 30 minutes. If this occurs then you MUST play 1 additional Overtime round to determine the winner of the map. Whichever team caps all the points first in the OT round will be declared the winner of that map. *If neither team manages to capture all points during the first OT round, a second special OT round is to be played. In this round, whichever team caps the center CP first wins the game. Note: This ONLY occurs if a 2nd OT round is actually needed.
• Payload and Attack/Defend Maps - Played as *1 half (i.e. each team attacks and defends once).* These map types cannot be tied. Optional: Teams may agree to play Payload/AD like a normal match instead of just 1 half, but both must post their agreement in Match Comms prior to match.

Only maps played in regular season or playoffs of the current season can be picked.
Once a map is picked, it can't be picked again.
If a second Grand Finals BO3 needs to be played, then the map Pick/Ban System will be used again.
Map choices must be made in Match Comms in the proper order and will be reviewed by an admin.

Scoring:

• Each map win counts as 1 point
• Possible scores are: 2-1 or 2-0

GOOD LUCK TO ALL TEAMS!
- doppel
UGC Head Admin