Valorant @ Lan ETS 2025

1. General

1.1 General Information

• Each player must join the Discord ([https://discord.gg/SRNExsnZyP]) and frequently monitor their tournament announcements before and during the tournament.
• Each player must read, understand, and agree to the ETS Lan Tournament Participation Rules. Players agree and consent to these rules, as well as the authority of Lan ETS to enforce them, as a condition of their participation. Each player is therefore bound by the rules, and any breach of them will result in punitive measures.
• Each player on the team must have a BYOC ticket.
• Each player must be physically present at Lan ETS to participate in a tournament.
• Each player must play with their main account throughout the tournament. No smurfing is allowed.
• Each team must have an appropriate name. Any team attempting to register for a tournament with a name deemed inappropriate will be asked to create a new team name in order to participate.
• Each member of the team must be present in the channel assigned to their team name during their matches.
• The rules are subject to change by the tournament administrators at any time if they deem it necessary.
• All tournament administrator decisions are final.

1.2 Definitions

• Tournament Administrator: The person in charge of your tournament. You can find out who your tournament administrators are by looking at the Discord roles.
• Tournament Platform: The website where you registered to join the tournament. Most often on Toornament.
• Team: A group of players who participate in the tournament as a unit. If the tournament is played solo, the team or captain refers to the player.
• Match: A single confrontation between two teams.
• Series: A contest between two teams over multiple matches. The number of matches depends on the phase of the tournament.
• Team Captain: The captain is the leader of the team. He must be an example by his behavior on and off the field of play.
• Substitute: A person who can replace a player in case of an emergency or technical problems.

2 Schedule

• The tournament will run from March 7 to 9, 2025.
• The team captain and/or team leader must report to the administration table on Friday, March 7 before 10:59 pm EST to confirm their presence. After 11:00 pm EST, registrations will be closed.
• The tournament will start on Saturday, March 9, 2025 at 9:00 am EST. It is your responsibility to contact the opposing team captain to start your games as soon as possible.
• Each team is responsible for being aware of their schedule at all times and being ready to play their match on time. If a team is not fully present and ready to play 15 minutes after the scheduled time, a penalty will be automatically applied to the team.
• The schedule must be respected. Schedule changes are at the discretion of the tournament administrators and will be announced to the players.
• The Grand Final on stage will start at 11:30 am EST until 2:15 pm EST.

-The team that wins a cash prize IS RESPONSIBLE for providing their personal information for the transaction of their share to a member of Lan ETS. If the team does not provide the necessary information, they will not be able to access it.

3. Participant Eligibility

3.1 Registration Criteria:

• The Valorant tournament is open to all holders of a valid "BYOC" (Bring Your Own Computer) ticket for Lan ETS.
• Each player must provide their rank and Riot ID upon confirming their registration.

Team Composition:

• Teams must consist of at least five players.
• One substitute per team is allowed, and they must also hold a valid "BYOC" ticket.
• Players must register as a team; individual registrations are not allowed.

3.2Restrictions:

• Minors may participate if they provide parental consent. The parental consent form is available on the Lan ETS website.

4. Tournament Organization

• The exact tournament format will be announced on Saturday morning after confirming the number of participating teams.

4.1 Match Result Reporting:

• After each match, a representative from each team must report the result to the tournament administrator. Once confirmed, the next match will be posted on the tournament platform.

4.2 Delay Management:

• Any delay must be immediately reported to an administrator. Unjustified delays exceeding 10 minutes (as determined by administrators) will result in a forfeit.

5. Game Rules

5.1 Game Version:

• Players must use the latest version of Valorant provided by Riot Games.

5.2 Match Settings:

• Allow Cheats: Off
• Tournament Mode: On
• Play Out All Rounds: Off
• Overtime: Win by Two: On
• Server Selection: "US East" by default

5.3 Maps:

• Bind
• Abyss
• Haven
• Fracture
• Lotus
• Pearl
• Split

5.4 Cypher Camera:

• Fair Play: Using Cypher’s camera to gain an unfair competitive advantage, especially by exploiting bugs, is prohibited.
• Visibility and Destruction: The camera must be visible and detectable by both teams and must be destructible.
• Map Compliance: The camera must not be placed in a way that exploits map textures to create a one-sided field of view.

5.5 Agents

• It is forbidden to use Waylay during the entire tournament. Selecting this new agent will result in the team's disqualification.

6. Match Flow

6.1 Map Selection Process

Determining the Starting Team:

• A coin toss determines which team (A or B) starts the map selection process.
• If ranking is applicable (e.g., a team from the winner's bracket), the higher-ranked team wins the coin toss.

6.2 Map Selection Process:

• Teams take turns banning and selecting maps.
• The team that picks a map allows the opposing team to choose their starting side (attack or defense).

Best-of-One (Bo1):

1. Teams alternately ban maps until two remain.
2. Team B selects the map to be played.
3. Team A selects their starting side.

Best-of-Three (Bo3):

1. Each team bans one map.
2. Each team selects one map and their starting side.
3. Each team bans another map. The remaining map becomes the third map.
4. Team A selects their starting side for the third map.

7. Pause Management & Technical Issues

7.1 Pauses:

• Each team has a maximum pause time of 15 minutes to resolve technical issues (disconnects, hardware failures, etc.) or disputes.
• After this period, the match must resume regardless of whether the issue is resolved.
• The team requesting the pause must specify the reason before or immediately after the pause request.
• The host/moderator/player must immediately pause the game when a pause is requested in chat.

7.2 Round Restarts:

A round may be replayed if a disconnection occurs under the following conditions:

• Within the first minute of the round.
• Before any damage has been inflicted.
• Before the "spike" has been planted.
• Upon immediate notification to the opposing team or a referee.

Outside of these conditions, the round continues as normal.