Rules

VALORANT RULES

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 For general ruleset on Nationals format, reschedules, and no shows, see rules here.

1. 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 VALORANT.

1.1.1.3. A Player must be aged 16+.

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

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. Able to act as representative and point of contact for British Esports.

1.2.1.3. Able to supervise all online interaction between Players at that Institution. This must 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 ​at least ​5 ​but no more than ​7 ​players that must be ​from ​the ​same Institution.

1.2.3. 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.

1.2.4. A ​Teams ​name ​should ​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.

2. Match ​Rules

2.1. Match ​Setup ​and Agent ​Select

2.1.1. All ​matches ​are ​to ​be ​played ​on ​the London ​server.

2.1.2. Players ​must ​use ​the VALORANT ​account ​associated ​to ​their ​British Esports Student Champs account. ​If ​this account ​information ​is ​not ​up ​to ​date ​it ​will ​lead ​to ​​a rule strike (please see section 2.6 or 3.6 in General Rules for more information on Rule Strikes based on Nationals or Open).

2.1.3. The school/college shown on the left of the match page is the “home team” and should host the lobby.

2.1.4. Game Settings

The home team will create and host the lobby and invite the away team. The lobby must be setup as follows:

  • Lobby: Custom (closed)

  • Mode: Standard

  • Server: London

  • Map: Chosen Map as determined by the pick/ban phase

  • Allow Cheats: Off

  • Tournament Mode: On

  • Overtime Win by Two: On

  • Blood: Disabled

  • Play All Rounds: Off

2.1.4.1. The ​maps should be chosen from the current map pool:

  • Sunset

  • Ascent

  • Bind

  • Haven

  • Lotus

  • Icebox

  • Abyss

2.1.4.2 Home team is the team on the left, away team is the team on the right.

2.1.4.3. Regular season games are Best of 1. BO1 Map Selection Process:

  • Away team (team on the right) bans a map from the map pool.
  • Home team (team on left) bans a map from the map pool.
  • Away team (team on the right) bans a map from the map pool.
  • Home team (team on left) bans a map from the map pool.
  • Away team (team on the right) bans a map from the map pool.
  • Home team (team on left) picks 1 of the 2 remaining maps.
  • Away team (team on the right) picks a side (Attackers/Defenders) to start on.

2.1.4.4. LCQ & Playoffs will be B03. BO3 Map Selection Process

The higher seeded team (team on the left hand side) chooses whether they are Team A or Team B. 

  • Team A bans one Map

  • Team B bans one Map

  • Team A picks Map 1

  • Team B picks the side for Map 1

  • Team B picks Map 2

  • Team A picks the side for Map 2

  • Team A bans one Map

  • Team B choses map 3

  • Team A picks the side for Map 3

The choice of side will go to the team that did not choose the map in which they will play on.

2.1.5. Team ​size must ​be ​5. Max 7 with subs.

2.1.5.1 If a Team has a coach, then that coach may be present for every Match in which the Team participates. Coaches are only allowed to communicate with their respective teams during agent select, timeouts, halftime, prior to entering overtime, and in between maps (if applicable). If a coach is in the lobby, we ask you to record full game communications (including game chat) to ensure teams and coaches are following the rules. This is to ensure there are no accusations of foul play.

2.1.6 Once ​both ​teams ​have ​joined ​the ​lobby ​and ​stated ​they ​are ​ready, ​they may start the pick/ban phase.

2.1.7 New agents ​may ​not ​be ​used ​until ​they ​have ​been ​available in Ranked ​for ​at least ​one ​week.

2.1.8 Agents ​which ​have ​been majorly ​reworked ​may ​not ​be ​used ​until ​a ​week has ​passed ​since ​patch ​date.

2.1.9 All skins and cosmetics are allowed to be used.

2.2. Tactical Timeouts

2.2.1. Each team can call a tactical timeout a maximum of once per half (twice per map in total). Each timeout lasts 60 seconds and will freeze all player movements.

2.2.2. Use of a tactical timeout does not count towards the maximum of 15 minutes that teams are allowed for technical pauses.

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.

2.3.5. These spectators must be locked to the side of their affiliation e.g. a coach for the attackers team must be “locked to the attacking side”.

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

3. 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 ​they ​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:

  • Loss ​of ​a ​ban. In this instance, the offending team must select “None” in place of their first ban.

  • Issue of ​a ​warning on the record of that team.

  • Forfeit ​of ​a ​match.

  • Temporary ​suspension ​of ​a ​player. If this results in <5 players on the team, the team will become ineligible (according to 1.2.2) unless a substitute is brought in.

  • Permanent ​ban ​of ​a ​player.

  • 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.

  • Disqualification ​of ​team ​from ​a ​tournament

  • Disqualification ​of ​team ​from ​the ​British Esports Student Champs

4. 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 ​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 Riot Games, Inc. or VALORANT Esports.