• Qualifiers will be split into two days, Saturday and Sunday, with the schedule being:
• Saturday will continue until midnight local time.
• For EU: Play begins at 2pm CET, and ends at 11:59 pm CET.
• For SA: Play begins at 2pm BRT, and ends at 11:59 pm BRT.
• For NA: Play begins at 2pm PT, and ends at 11:59 pm PT.
• At this time the bracket will freeze, and the rest of the matches will be completed on Sunday.
• Match setup: The highest seeded team creates a custom match in tournament mode then invites their opponent using the Lobby ID
• The higher seeded team will be allowed side selection for each odd-numbered game (1, 3), while the lower seeded team will be allowed side selection for even-numbered games (2)
• Matches: Best of One
• Winner's Round of 16 and on: Best of Three
• Loser's Round of 8 and on: Best of Three
• Tournament structure: Double Elimination

• Game Mode: Custom, Tournament mode
• In-game pick and ban system must be used before each match
• Heroes: Any newly released heroes in a game update must be out for 1 week before they are eligible to be played in the Valor Series and will be globally banned. In the event a newly released hero is picked or banned before they are eligible, the game will immediately be remade and all picks and bans up to that point shall be the same. (The tournament administration reserves the right to ban any hero from use in the tournament. In the event of a hero ban, that banned hero may not be played)
• Map: Antaris Battlefield

• If a participant is not ready to play 15 minutes after the scheduled match time, please submit a support ticket. Any delays must be immediately brought to a tournament administrator’s attention. If a team fails to show up for a match within the given time, penalties may be applied. Penalties include, but are not limited to, forfeiting the game, forfeiting a map or penalty points

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• "Highest Seed" :- Seeding is the term used to rank a team/players by number. This number changes over time based on a their cup progression and placement. You can view your seeding via the Bracket information where the lower the number, the higher the seed ranking is.
• "Best of" :- This term is given to the number of matches played per round. For example in the first round of the bracket, you may be asked to play 3 matches to determine which team can win the most of those 3 matches i.e 3-0, 2-1. This is a best of 3 series.
• "Single Elimination" :- This term is used when no second chances are given once a contestant loses a round. Once you lose a "best of" series, you are no longer in the tournament. In double elimination tournaments, contestants would be moved to a "lower/losers" bracket and given one more chance to win a "best of" series against other contestants who have lost a "best of" series. From here contestants must win every round to stay in the tournament.