Rules

OVERWATCH 2 RULES

Player ​and ​Team ​Eligibility

1.1. Player ​eligibility

1.1.1. To ​be ​eligible ​to ​compete ​in ​the ​British Esports Student Champs, ​each player ​must ​have ​satisfied all of the following conditions:

1.1.1.1. Be ​registered in full-time education ​at ​an Institution ​of Secondary or Further Education as defined in sections 1.1 and 1.2 within the General Rules.

1.1.1.2. They ​must ​have ​a ​EU ​account on Overwatch 2.

1.1.1.3. A ​Players ​account ​name ​must ​not ​be ​offensive ​and ​if ​the British Esports ​considers ​this ​to ​be ​the ​case, ​that ​player ​will ​be ​required to ​change ​their ​name.

1.1.1.4. A Player must be aged 12+ to compete.

1.1.1.5 Refer to ‘Overall Rules’ for general eligibility also.

1.1.2. Ineligible ​Students

The ​following ​students ​are ​ineligible ​to ​participate:

1.1.2.1 British Esports Student Champs tournament admins

1.2. Team ​eligibility

1.2.1. Each ​team ​must ​have ​a ​designated ​Leader that satisfies the following conditions:

1.2.1.1. A registered staff member at the Institution that the team represents. In exceptional circumstances, a student with written permission from their school or college may be designated leader, subject to British Esports approval.

1.2.1.2. Must act as representative and point of contact for British Esports.

1.2.1.3. Must supervise all online interaction between Players at that Institution. This can include before and after games as well as during.

1.2.1.4. The leader cannot participate, only supervise.

1.2.2. A ​team ​must consist ​of ​between ​5 ​and no more than ​7 ​players that must be ​from ​the ​same Institution.

1.2.3. A ​player ​must ​be ​only ​on ​one ​team ​at ​once, ​however ​players ​may change ​teams ​throughout ​the ​season.

1.2.3.1. Players must only play for one team per week, although they can change teams throughout the season. 

1.2.3.2. Each substitute player can be used on multiple team rosters at the same time. Even if they are on multiple rosters at once, rule 1.2.3.1. still applies to subs.

1.2.3.3. Each team can have max 2 subs on the roster at once. This can be updated throughout the season if necessary.

1.2.4. If ​a ​team ​splits ​up, ​the ​majority ​of ​the ​team ​has ​right ​to ​ownership ​of the ​team ​and ​any ​seedings/qualification ​spots ​it ​has ​earnt.

1.2.5. A ​team ​may ​request ​a ​name ​change ​at ​any ​point ​during ​a ​season. ​To change ​a ​team’s ​name ​an ​admin ​must ​be ​contacted ​with ​desired change.

1.2.6. A ​Teams ​name ​must ​not ​be ​explicitly ​offensive ​and ​if ​the ​British Esports Student Champs considers ​this ​to ​be ​the ​case, ​that ​team ​will ​be ​required ​to ​change their ​name.

Match ​Rules

2.1. Match ​Setup ​and Hero Select

2.1.1. All ​games ​must be played ​on ​the ​European ​server.

2.1.2. Players ​must ​use ​the Battle.net ​account ​associated ​to ​their ​British Esports Student Champs profile. ​If ​this account ​information ​is ​not ​up ​to ​date ​it ​will ​lead ​to ​a ​loss ​of ​map pick ​in ​the first ​incident ​with ​increasing ​penalty ​for ​repeat ​offence.

2.1.3. All players must stay on their chosen role for the duration of the map. Role swaps are only permitted in between maps.

2.2. Map choice.

“Home” team is the one displayed on the left of the fixture list. “Away” team is on the right. “Home” team get choice of Push map, then the loser of each of the subsequent maps chooses the next map. Winners choose the starting side (attack or defense).

2.2.1. Maps must be chosen from a pool of 8 containing: 2 “Push”, 2 “Hybrid”, 2 “Control”, 2 “Escort”.

  • Push: New Queen Street / Esperança
  • Hybrid: Blizzard World / Midtown
  • Control: Busan / Nepal
  • Escort: Rialto / Route 66
  • Push: New Queen Street / Esperança (whichever was not picked first)

Please note: This map pool may change over the course of the season with new additions to the game. Sufficient notice will be given to all teams if this is the case.

2.2.2. Fixtures will be Best of 5. First to win 3 maps.

2.2.3. In the event of a map draw (e.g. 3-3 on Kings Row), one round of Lijiang Tower will be played to determine the winner of the drawn map. This map is to be played at the end of the match series.

2.2.3.1. In the case of a Map Draw, the Team that selected the previous map selects the next map.

2.2.4. Either ​team may ​create the lobby ​and the captain of the opposing team must be contacted and invited to the lobby.

The ​lobby ​should ​be ​set ​up ​as ​follows:

2.2.4.1 Preset: Competitive

2.2.4.2. Lobby.

Tournament code: FDEB3

Map rotation: after a mirror match

Return to lobby: after a mirror match

Team balancing: off

Swap teams after match: yes

Team 1 max players: 5

Team 2 max players: 5

Max FFA players: 0

Max spectators: 2

Match voice chat: disabled

Pause game on player disconnect: yes

2.2.4.3.
Click ‘Modes’ then ‘All’

Enemy health bars: enabled

Game mode start: all slots filled

Health pack respawn time scalar: 100%

Kill cam: disabled

Kill feed: enabled

Skins: disabled

Push Map Timer: 10 Minutes plus overtime

Spawn health packs: determined by mode

Allow hero switching: enabled

Hero limit: 1 per team

Limit roles: 2 of each role per team. This enforces 1-2-2 lock.

Respawn as random hero: disabled

Respawn time scalar: 100%

2.2.4.4. Maps

Disable all but the one to be played next. E.g. if Colosseo is next, turn all but Colosseo to “OFF”.

2.2.4.5 Click ‘Heroes’ then ‘Hero roster’

All heroes enabled, unless new / released in beta (see 2.2.6, 2.2.7)

2.2.4.6. All skins and cosmetics are banned.

2.2.5. Once ​both ​teams ​have ​joined ​the ​lobby ​and ​stated ​they ​are ​ready, ​the lobby ​leader must click Start.

2.2.6. New ​heroes ​may ​not ​be ​used ​until ​they ​have ​been ​available in Competitive play ​for ​at ​least ​one ​week.

2.2.7. Heroes ​which ​have ​been majorly ​reworked ​may ​not ​be ​used ​until ​one ​week has ​passed ​since ​patch ​date.

2.3. Casting ​of ​Games

2.3.1 Champs matches can only be streamed if agreed by both teams. Those wishing to stream should reach out to the opposing staff leader and team ahead of the match to gain permission. If one of the teams in a fixture does not agree to be streamed, then the match must not be streamed.

2.3.2. Tournament ​admins ​and ​people ​that ​are ​explicitly permitted ​to ​spectate ​by ​British Esports Student Champs ​(e.g. ​shoutcasters or ​streamers) ​may ​ask ​to ​spectate. ​You cannot refuse to invite a tournament admin.

2.3.3. Players ​must ​wait ​for ​casters ​to ​declare ​they ​are ​ready ​before starting.

2.3.4. Coaches, managers or anyone not explicitly permitted to spectate may spectate with permission from both teams.

2.3.4.1. Spectators such as coaches and managers must be locked to the side of their affiliation e.g. a coach for the blue team must be “locked to blue side”.

2.3.5. Spectators wishing to cast and stream may request permission from both teams to not be ‘locked’ to the side of their affiliation.

2.3.6. Stream delay of at least 180 seconds must be enabled in the streaming software to prevent cheating.

Penalties

3.1. Any ​person ​found ​to ​have ​engaged ​in ​or ​attempted ​to ​engage ​in ​any act ​that ​British Esports Student Champs ​believes, ​in ​its ​sole ​and ​absolute ​discretion, ​constitutes unfair ​play, ​will ​be ​subject ​to ​penalty. ​The ​nature ​and ​extent ​of ​the penalties ​imposed ​due ​to ​such ​acts ​shall ​be ​in ​the ​sole and ​absolute discretion ​of ​the ​British Esports Student Champs.

3.2. If ​any ​team ​or ​player ​is ​suspected ​of ​breaking ​any ​rules, ​admins should ​be ​informed by the Leader. At this ​point ​admins ​may ​ask ​for ​screenshots ​or other ​evidence ​of ​misconduct.

3.3. Upon ​discovery ​of ​any ​team ​member ​committing ​any ​violations ​of ​the rules ​listed ​above, ​the ​British Esports Student Champs ​may, ​without ​limitation ​issue ​the following ​penalties to a team:

3.3.1. Loss ​of ​a ​map pick. In this instance, the opponent is given the map choice.

3.3.2. Issue of ​a ​warning on the team’s permanent record.

3.3.3. Forfeit ​of ​a ​match.

3.3.4. Temporary ​suspension ​of ​a ​player. If this results in <5 players on the team, the team will become ineligible (according to 1.3.2) unless a substitute is brought in.

3.3.5. Permanent ​ban ​of ​a ​player.

3.3.6. Deduction ​of ​points ​or ​seeding ​for ​the ​current ​or ​next tournament. Penalties are carried over with the majority of the offending team for the full academic year.

3.3.7. Disqualification ​of ​team ​from ​a ​tournament.

3.3.8. Disqualification ​of ​team ​from ​the ​British Esports Student Champs.

Spirit ​of ​the ​Rules

4.1. These ​Rules ​may ​be ​amended, ​modified ​or ​supplemented ​by ​the ​British Esports Student Champs, ​from time ​to ​time, ​in ​order ​to ​ensure ​fair ​play ​and ​the ​integrity ​of ​the ​British Esports Student Champs.

4.2. All ​decisions ​regarding ​the ​interpretation ​of ​these ​rules ​lie ​solely ​with ​the British Esports Student Champs, ​the ​decisions ​of ​which ​are ​final.

This competition is not affiliated with or sponsored by Blizzard, or Overwatch 2 esports.