Intel World Open Rulebook

Intel World Open
Rulebook
Foreword
This document outlines the rules that should at all times be followed when
participating in an Intel World Open competition. Failure to adhere to these rules
may be penalized as outlined.
It should be remembered that it is always the administration of the tournament

that has the last word, and that decisions that are not specifically supported, or
detailed in this rulebook, or even go against this rulebook may be taken in
extreme cases, to preserve fair play and sportsmanship.
We at ESL hope that you as a participant, spectator, or press will have an

enjoyable competition to partake in and we will do our utmost to make it a fair,
fun, and exciting competition for everyone involved.
Yours sincerely
The Intel World Open Admin Staff
Contents
1 Definitions.......................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Range of Validity ........................................................................................................................................ 7
1.2 Participants ................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.3 Time Zone .................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.4 Penalties .................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4.1 Definitions and Scope of Penalties .................................................................................................... 7
1.4.2 Combination of Penalties................................................................................................................... 8
1.4.3 Penalties for Repeat Offences............................................................................................................ 8
1.4.4 League or Tournament Bans and Penalty Points Outside the Intel World Open ............................... 8
1.5 Live Matches .............................................................................................................................................. 8
1.6 Disciplines .................................................................................................................................................. 8
1.7 Tournament Organization .......................................................................................................................... 8
1.7.1 Administration List ............................................................................................................................. 8
2 General .............................................................................................................................................................. 8
2.1 Rule Changes ............................................................................................................................................. 8
2.2 Validity of the Rules ................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.1 Local Laws .......................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Changes in case of Emergency................................................................................................................... 8
2.4 Confidentiality ........................................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Additional Agreements .............................................................................................................................. 9
2.6 Match Broadcasting ................................................................................................................................... 9
2.6.1 Rights ................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.6.2 Waiving These Rights ......................................................................................................................... 9
2.6.3 Player Responsibility .......................................................................................................................... 9
2.7 Communication ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.7.1 E-Mail ................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.8 Conditions of Participation in the Intel World Open ................................................................................. 9
2.8.1 Age Restriction ................................................................................................................................... 9
2.8.2 Home Country/Region ....................................................................................................................... 9
2.8.3 Country/Region of Qualifiers ............................................................................................................. 9
2.8.4 Physical location during online matches............................................................................................ 9
2.9 Player Details ............................................................................................................................................. 9
2.9.1 Nicknames .......................................................................................................................................10
2.10 Team Accounts (Rocket League) ..............................................................................................................10
2.10.1 Standards .........................................................................................................................................10
2.10.2 Team Names ....................................................................................................................................10
2.10.3 Changes on the Team Accounts .......................................................................................................10
2.11 Licenses in the Intel World Open .............................................................................................................10
2.11.1 Definition .........................................................................................................................................10
2.11.2 Duration ...........................................................................................................................................10
2.11.3 Team License....................................................................................................................................10
2.11.4 Withdrawal of License .....................................................................................................................10
2.12 Sponsor Restrictions ................................................................................................................................10
2.13 Player Changes.........................................................................................................................................10
2.13.1 Restrictions for Additional Players ...................................................................................................11
2.13.2 Emergency Substitute ......................................................................................................................11
2.14 Prize Money .............................................................................................................................................11
2.14.1 Prize Deductions Due to Penalty Points...........................................................................................12
2.14.2 Prize Deductions Due to Monetary Fines ........................................................................................12
2.14.3 Withdrawal of Prize Money .............................................................................................................12
2.14.4 Transfer of Prize Money ...................................................................................................................12
2.15 Penalties and consequences for leaving the Intel World Open ...............................................................12
2.15.1 Leaving During an Event ..................................................................................................................12
2.15.2 Deletion of Matches ........................................................................................................................13
2.16 Match Start ..............................................................................................................................................13
2.16.1 Punctuality .......................................................................................................................................13
2.16.2 Not being Punctual for an online Match .........................................................................................13
2.16.3 Participants Not Showing ................................................................................................................13
2.17 Match Procedures....................................................................................................................................13
2.17.1 Line-up .............................................................................................................................................13
2.17.2 Determining the „better seed“ ........................................................................................................13
2.17.3 Match Result ....................................................................................................................................13
2.17.4 Storage and keeping of Match Media..............................................................................................13
2.18 Match Protests.........................................................................................................................................14
2.18.1 Definition .........................................................................................................................................14
2.18.2 Match Protest Rules.........................................................................................................................14
2.19 Results in Rematch...................................................................................................................................14
2.20 Interviews ................................................................................................................................................14
3 Qualification ....................................................................................................................................................14
3.1 Rocket League ..........................................................................................................................................14
3.1.1 Schedule ..........................................................................................................................................14
3.1.2 Format .............................................................................................................................................15
3.2 Street Fighter V ........................................................................................................................................15
3.2.1 Schedule ..........................................................................................................................................15
3.2.2 Format .............................................................................................................................................16
3.2.3 Submitting contact details ...............................................................................................................16
3.3 Team Replacements .................................................................................................................................16
3.3.1 Replacement Tiebreaker ..................................................................................................................16
3.3.2 Replacement Deadline.....................................................................................................................16
3.3.3 Qualified or Invited Event Group Stage or Playoff Participant.........................................................16
3.3.4 Online Final Qualifier Participant (Street Fighter only) ...................................................................16
4 Event Rules ......................................................................................................................................................16
4.1 Punctuality (Offline Only) ........................................................................................................................16
4.2 Causing Delay...........................................................................................................................................17
4.3 Equipment ...............................................................................................................................................17
4.3.1 Controllers .......................................................................................................................................17
4.4 Config and Drivers....................................................................................................................................18
4.5 Clothing....................................................................................................................................................18
4.6 Administrators .........................................................................................................................................18
4.7 Player Brief...............................................................................................................................................18
4.8 Technical Checklist ...................................................................................................................................18
4.9 Team Communication Tool ......................................................................................................................18
4.10 Media Obligations....................................................................................................................................18
4.10.1 Missing Media Obligations ..............................................................................................................18
4.11 Stage Matches .........................................................................................................................................19
4.12 Gaming Areas...........................................................................................................................................19
4.12.1 Food, Drinks, Smoking and Behaviour .............................................................................................19
4.12.2 Removable Media ............................................................................................................................19
4.12.3 Mobile phones, tablets, cameras or similar devices........................................................................19
4.12.4 Unused items ...................................................................................................................................19
4.13 Warm-up Period ......................................................................................................................................19
4.14 Demos and Replays..................................................................................................................................19
4.15 Demo and Replay Rights ..........................................................................................................................19
4.16 Photo and Other Media Rights ................................................................................................................19
4.17 Winners Ceremony ..................................................................................................................................20
4.18 ESL-provided Areas ..................................................................................................................................20
4.19 Schedule ..................................................................................................................................................20
5 Rule Violations, Penalties and ESIC..................................................................................................................20
5.1 Code of Conduct ......................................................................................................................................20
5.2 First-time and repeat offences.................................................................................................................20
5.3 Cheating ...................................................................................................................................................20
5.3.1 Cheat Software ................................................................................................................................20
5.3.2 Information Abuse ...........................................................................................................................20
5.3.3 Penalties for Cheating ......................................................................................................................20
5.3.4 Methods to Detect Cheating ...........................................................................................................20
5.4 Doping......................................................................................................................................................21
5.4.1 Refusing to be tested .......................................................................................................................21
5.4.2 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods ....................................................................................21
5.4.3 Prescribed medication .....................................................................................................................21
5.4.4 Penalties for Doping ........................................................................................................................21
5.5 Using Alcohol or Other Psychoactive Drugs ............................................................................................21
5.6 Betting .....................................................................................................................................................21
5.7 Competition Manipulation ......................................................................................................................21
5.7.1 Penalties for Competition Manipulation .........................................................................................21
5.8 Match Fixing ............................................................................................................................................21
5.8.1 Penalties for Match Fixing ...............................................................................................................21
5.9 Limitations for issuing penalties ..............................................................................................................21
5.10 Publisher or ESIC Bans .............................................................................................................................22
5.11 Breach of Netiquette ...............................................................................................................................22
5.11.1 Public Behaviour ..............................................................................................................................22
5.11.2 Insults...............................................................................................................................................22
5.11.3 Spamming ........................................................................................................................................22
5.11.4 Spamming In-game ..........................................................................................................................22
5.11.5 Damaging or Soiling .........................................................................................................................22
5.12 Unsportsmanlike Behaviour ....................................................................................................................22
5.12.1 Faking Match results ........................................................................................................................22
5.12.2 Faking Match media.........................................................................................................................22
5.12.3 Ringer/Faker.....................................................................................................................................23
5.12.4 Playing with Disallowed Player ........................................................................................................23
5.12.5 Misleading admins or players ..........................................................................................................23
6 Game Specific Rules Rocket League ................................................................................................................23
6.1 Before the Match .....................................................................................................................................23
6.1.1 Game Accounts ................................................................................................................................23
6.1.2 Map selection procedures ...............................................................................................................23
6.1.3 Battle-Car Selection .........................................................................................................................23
6.1.4 Game settings ..................................................................................................................................23
6.1.5 Seeding ............................................................................................................................................24
6.1.6 Before the match start .....................................................................................................................24
6.2 During the match (Offline only) ...............................................................................................................24
6.2.1 Disconnections.................................................................................................................................24
6.2.2 Pauses ..............................................................................................................................................24
6.2.3 Restarts ............................................................................................................................................24
6.3 After the match........................................................................................................................................24
6.3.1 Match media (Online only) ..............................................................................................................24
6.3.2 Breaks between Maps .....................................................................................................................24
6.4 Tiebreakers ..............................................................................................................................................24
6.5 Coaches....................................................................................................................................................25
7 Game Specific Rules Street Fighter V...............................................................................................................25
7.1 Match Format Definitions ........................................................................................................................25
7.1.1 Solo Battle ........................................................................................................................................25
7.1.2 Team Battle (Online) ........................................................................................................................25
7.1.3 Team Battle (Offline) ........................................................................................................................25
7.2 Before the match start .............................................................................................................................26
7.2.1 Game version ...................................................................................................................................26
7.2.2 Stage selection procedures..............................................................................................................26
7.2.3 Match settings .................................................................................................................................26
7.2.4 In-Game chat ...................................................................................................................................26
7.2.5 Seeding ............................................................................................................................................26
7.3 Match Procedures....................................................................................................................................26
7.3.1 Match Interruptions.........................................................................................................................26
7.3.2 Use of Bugs and Glitches .................................................................................................................26
7.4 After the match (Offline Only) .................................................................................................................26
7.5 Tiebreakers (Offline Only) ........................................................................................................................26
8 Appendix ..........................................................................................................................................................27
8.1 List of countries/territories and their assigned regions ..........................................................................27
9 Copyright Notice ..............................................................................................................................................33
1 Definitions
1.1 Range of Validity

The Intel World Open is operated by ESL Gaming GmbH.
This is the only rulebook which is valid for the Intel World Open, its participants and all matches played within the
scope of the Intel World Open. With his participation the participant states that they understand and accept all
rules.
1.2 Participants
An Intel World Open participant is a team or a player that is participating in an Intel World Open competition. Any
member of an Intel World Open team is a participant of that team and locked to it regardless of whether the
person has played for said team. No participant can at the same time be part of more than one team.
1.3 Time Zone

The Intel World Open website (www.intelworldopen.gg) will have times displayed in the time zone assigned to
them from their Geo-IP location.
1.4 Penalties
1.4.1 Definitions and Scope of Penalties
Penalties are given for rule violations within the Intel World Open. They may be either minor or major penalty
points, monetary fines, default losses, player/team barrages or disqualification, dependent on the incident in
question and often combinations of two or more of those. Participants will be informed about the penalty by mail
and will be given a time until which they can appeal the decision. Only the license-holder (see 2.11 ) or his
designated spokesperson are eligible to make appeals.
1.4.1.1 Minor Penalty Points

Minor penalty points are given for minor incidents such as not uploading required match media, insufficient match
statements, insufficient information on a team account or other related material, and so on. Every minor penalty
point deducts one percent (1%) of the overall prize money received by the team or player in the competition it is
given.
1.4.1.2 Major Penalty Points

Major penalty points are given for major incidents such as deliberately deceiving admins, failing to show up for
matches, repeated rule breaking, and so on. Every major penalty point deducts ten percent (10%) of the overall
prize money for that competition.
1.4.1.3 Monetary Fines

Monetary fines are given for failure to fulfil obligations that are not directly related to the tournament, like
press/media appointments, or planned sessions for fan interaction.
1.4.1.4 Bans/Barrages
Bans or barrages are given for very severe incidents like ringing or use of an unallowed player. They can be
awarded either to a player or an organization. They might be given for Intel World Open events only, or for all ESL
organized events, depending on the severity of the case.
1.4.1.5 Disqualification
A disqualification will happen in the most severe cases of rule violations. The disqualified participant forfeits all
prize money accumulated for the competition in question and gets banned until the end of that competition. In
team competitions, the organization and all its members get banned until the end of that competition.
1.4.1.6 Additional Methods of Penalisation

In special cases, the tournament administration can define and come up with other methods of penalisation.
1.4.2 Combination of Penalties
The listed methods of penalisation are not mutually exclusive and may be given in combination as seen fit by the
tournament administration.
1.4.3 Penalties for Repeat Offences

All penalties outlined in this rulebook are applicable for first-time offences. Repeat offences will usually be
penalised more severely than listed in the appropriate section of these rules, in proportion to the penalties listed
there.
1.4.4 League or Tournament Bans and Penalty Points Outside the Intel World Open
League or Tournament bans and penalty points outside the Intel World Open do normally not apply towards the
Intel World Open except when the penalty has been awarded for cheating. Some other misbehaviours like
ringing/faking, harassment or insults can also be penalised, depending on the severity.
1.5 Live Matches

The term “Live Matches” refers to matches that take place in a public location, during events, matches in a studio,
or matches broadcast by ESL TV or an official partner.
1.6 Disciplines
Games played in the Intel World Open are:
• Rocket League by Psyonix (© 2015-2020 Psyonix LLC. Rocket League, Psyonix, and all related marks
and logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Psyonix LLC. All rights reserved. All other
trademarks are property of their respective owners.)
• Street Fighter V by Capcom (Street Fighter® V ©CAPCOM U.S.A., INC. 2016, 2020 ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED.)
1.7 Tournament Organization

The Intel World Open is organized by Intel and operated by ESL Gaming GmbH.
ESL Gaming GmbH

Schanzenstr. 23
51063 Köln
Germany
https://www.eslgaming.com/
1.7.1 Administration List

Name Role
Alexander 'crtmN' Nehr Tournament Director
Carsten 'Storch' Kramer Director League Operations
Joep ‘Narendur’ van ’t Hof Head Referee
2 General
2.1 Rule Changes

ESL reserves the right to amend, remove, or otherwise change the rules, without further notice. ESL also
reserves the right to make judgment on cases not specifically covered by the rulebook in order to preserve the
spirit of fair competition and sportsmanship.
2.2 Validity of the Rules

If a provision of this rulebook is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that shall not affect
the validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other provision of this rulebook or the validity or
enforceability in other jurisdictions of that or any other provision of this rulebook.
2.2.1 Local Laws

If any rules or procedures are in conflict with local laws, they will be adjusted to be aligned with the laws in a way
to stay as close as possible to the originally intended effect.
2.3 Changes in case of Emergency

ESL and Intel retain the right to terminate or reschedule the Intel World Open in case of an emergency situation.
2.4 Confidentiality
The content of protests, support tickets, discussions or any other correspondence with tournament officials and
administrators are deemed strictly confidential. The publication of such material is prohibited without a written
consent from the Intel World Open tournament directors.
2.5 Additional Agreements

The Intel World Open administration is not responsible for any additional agreements, nor do they agree to
enforce any such agreements made between individual players or teams. The Intel World Open highly
discourages such agreements taking place, and such agreements that are contradicting the Intel World Open
rulebook are under no circumstances allowed.
2.6 Match Broadcasting

2.6.1 Rights
All broadcasting rights of Intel World Open are owned by the ESL Gaming GmbH. This includes but is not limited
to: IRC bots, shoutcast streams, video streams (e.g. PoV-streams), replays, demos or TV broadcasts.
2.6.2 Waiving These Rights

ESL Gaming GmbH has the right to award broadcasting rights for one or multiple matches to a third party or the
participants themselves. In such cases the broadcasts must have been arranged with a head admin before the
start of the match. For the necessary contact details please look at 1.7.1 and make sure any additional broadcast
has been approved before the match in question starts.
2.6.3 Player Responsibility

Players cannot refuse to have their matches broadcast by ESL-authorized broadcasts, nor can they choose in
what manner the match will be broadcast. The broadcast can only be rejected by an admin. The player agrees to
make sufficient accommodation so that broadcasting of matches can take place.
2.7 Communication
2.7.1 E-Mail
The main official communication method of the Intel World Open is email, the Intel World Open may use the
email that has been registered (either through play.intelworldopen.gg or through the Street Fighter Form found on
the website once qualifiers start), and therefore this email address should always be kept updated so that no
important announcements are missed.
2.8 Conditions of Participation in the Intel World Open

The following conditions must be met in order to participate in the Intel World Open.
2.8.1 Age Restriction

All participants of Intel World Open have to be over 16 years of age.
2.8.2 Home Country/Region

A player’s home country is the country where his main place of residence is (proven by legal registration or long-
term visa in connection with evidence of long-time habitation - 90-day visas are not enough). This decision can be
made anew for every Intel World Open event, but once made it will be final and irreversible for that event and its
qualifiers. The home region is the region that this country belongs to (see 8.1). All players on a team must have
the same home country.
2.8.3 Country/Region of Qualifiers

Qualifiers for Intel World Open are usually restricted to a country, a region or a sub-region (we will call it region for
the rest of the paragraph). A player or team is only allowed to take part in qualifiers for their respective home
region.
2.8.4 Physical location during online matches

Online matches have to be played from the region of the competition or qualifier they belong to. An exception to
this rule is only possible by written consent from ESL. It can only be granted if the participant can explain and
prove having a valid reason to play from elsewhere.
2.9 Player Details

When requested, players are required to send us all needed information including but not limited to full name,
contact details, date of birth, address and photo.
2.9.1 Nicknames
A change in nickname must be notified to the administration before the change can be undertaken. The general
ESL rules for the choice of nicknames apply.
2.10 Team Accounts (Rocket League)

2.10.1 Standards
The Intel World Open team account must be a team account only used for the Intel World Open, and no other
tournament. This team account should have no history before entering the Intel World Open for the first time. If a
team is taking part in the Intel World Open for the second time, the team account that was used the first time has
to be used again.
The Intel World Open account must have a Team Captain who represents the Team for all official decisions and
serves as a main point of contact for the Team.
The team name should be written according to rule 2.10.2 .
2.10.2 Team Names

The Intel World Open team name may not have any extensions such as “RL team” and may not have any
sponsor or branding. To prevent confusion, only names that are not already being used by another team in the
tournament are allowed. Furthermore, ESL has the right to decline team names if they are inappropriate. As a
baseline, team names must follow the Code of Conduct.
Team Names are only used during National and Regional qualifiers. Teams will play under their country/territory’s
name during offline events.
2.10.3 Changes on the Team Accounts

Any changes in the team account should be approved by the Intel World Open administration before the changes
are allowed to take place. This includes but is not limited to:
• Adding or removing players
• Changing the team name
2.11 Licenses in the Intel World Open

2.11.1 Definition
An Intel World Open license grants a team the right to compete in live events of the Intel World Open.
Once players have qualified for the Live Qualifier in Katowice, Poland or the Intel World Open Finals in Tokyo,
ESL will award an Intel World Open License to the participating teams. In most cases, these are participants that:
• have qualified through Intel World Open national qualifiers
• have qualified through Intel World Open regional qualifiers
2.11.2 Duration
Intel World Open licenses are valid for one Intel World Open event, only.
2.11.3 Team License

The license will be awarded to the actual team, where the team leader or organizer will be designated contact
person for this team. This person will be responsible for keeping the team in order.
The license holder or representative is responsible for all actions and commitments of the team. Any changes in
the team license must be reported to and accepted by the Intel World Open administration before it can be
followed through. Failure to report any changes in the license or omitting any needed information about the team
may be penalised with penalty points or other sanctions.
The License holder is the entity that decides about the recipient of the prize money won under its license.
If the License holder is not a legal entity, prize money will, by default, be split equally among the main roster and
sent to individual players. Teams can request for it to be sent to one account or to have different distribution, but
all players need to agree to this.
2.11.4 Withdrawal of License

ESL reserves the right to withdraw an Intel World Open license from any participant(s), if the Intel World Open
feels that the participant(s) in question have not behaved within the guidelines set out by the Intel World Open,
and its governing organization.
2.12 Sponsor Restrictions

Player/team sponsors of any kind are not allowed for the Intel World Open unless specifically approved by ESL.
2.13 Player Changes

If a team for any reason does not have the sufficient number of players to participate in an Intel World Open
event, the team will be removed, and its license expires.
2.13.1 Restrictions for Additional Players
Teams can register one substitute to their roster, but do not need to do this before playing in the qualifiers. A
single substitute can be added to the roster before the next tournament’s phase. However, only players that have
not played in any offline part of the tournament are eligible to play as a substitute. Substitutes can only be added
to the main roster in case of an emergency as described in 2.13.2 .
2.13.2 Emergency Substitute

In case of a serious and short notice emergency (e.g. unforeseeable cancellation of all flights or a severe illness
or injury of a player) that leaves a team without a full line-up to play with, the tournament direction can decide to
allow an emergency substitute. Players must inform the tournament administrator as soon as possible once they
know this might happen and they must keep them up to date.
2.14 Prize Money

Rocket League
Tokyo
1 $75,000
2 $40,000
3/4 $27,500
3/4 $27,500
5/8 $10,000
5/8 $10,000
5/8 $10,000
5/8 $10,000
Katowice – Second Stage (Double Elimination)

1 Tokyo
2 Tokyo
3 Tokyo
4 $6,000
5/6 $5,000
5/6 $5,000
7/8 $4,500
7/8 $4,500
Katowice – First Stage (Groups)

1/2 Tokyo
1/2 Tokyo
3/4 Tokyo
3/4 Tokyo
5/6 Second Stage
5/6 Second Stage
7/8 Second Stage
7/8 Second Stage
9/10 Second Stage
9/10 Second Stage
11/12 Second Stage
11/12 Second Stage
13/14 $4,000
13/14 $4,000
15/16 $3,500
15/16 $3,500
Street Fighter V
Tokyo
1 $75,000
2 $40,000
3/4 $27,500
3/4 $27,500
5/6 $10,000
5/6 $10,000
7/8 $8,000
7/8 $8,000
Katowice – Second Stage (Double Elimination)

1 Tokyo
2 Tokyo
3 Tokyo
4 Tokyo
5/6 $5,000
5/6 $5,000
7/8 $4,000
7/8 $4,000
Katowice – First Stage (Groups)

Americas EMEA APAC
1 Tokyo 1 Tokyo 1 Tokyo
2 Second Stage 2 Second Stage 2 Second Stage
3 Second Stage 3 Second Stage 3 Second Stage
4 Second Stage 4 Second Stage 4 $3,500
5 $3,000 5 $3,000 5 $3,250
6 $2,500 6 $2,500 6 $3,000
7 $2,750
8 $2,500
All prize money should ideally be paid out 90 days after the Intel World Open event in question has been
completed, but it may take as long as 180 days for the payment to be completed.
If a team or player is missing the proper payment information in their Intel World Open license sheet and hasn't
provided it by other means to the head administration either, the prize money will not be paid out until a
reasonable time after this has been rectified.
2.14.1 Prize Deductions Due to Penalty Points

Every penalty point that a participant acquires during an event or its qualifiers is penalized with a prize money
deduction. The deductions are as follows:
• For every minor penalty point a 1% overall prize money deduction will occur.
• For every major penalty point a 10% overall prize money deduction will occur.
The deduction is calculated out of the grand total of prize money awarded to the participant at the end of the last
part of the competition in question, including both online and offline won prizes, but excluding the part that is
meant to compensate for travel expenses (if any). The deducted prize money will be proportionally added upon
the other teams; thus, no prize money gets lost through penalty points.
It should be noted that a team that received extremely high prize money deduction in total over several of the
tournament stages may be disqualified.
2.14.2 Prize Deductions Due to Monetary Fines

Monetary fines are not redistributed to the other participants but just removed from the winnings of the team in
question.
2.14.3 Withdrawal of Prize Money

As long as the prize money for the Intel World Open has not been paid out, ESL reserves the right to cancel any
pending payment if any evidence of fraud or foul play have been discovered.
2.14.4 Transfer of Prize Money

The prize money will be sent as a bank transfer or over PayPal as specified by the License holder. Failure to
provide sufficient information for the payments to be complete will result in payments not being made. If a
participant has not collected their winnings or redeemed the cheque within one year of the initial payment date
the prizes are forfeited.
2.15 Penalties and consequences for leaving the Intel World Open
2.15.1 Leaving During an Event
If a participant leaves the Intel World Open during an ongoing event (i.e. between qualifier/wildcard-invite and
event or between two stages of qualification or even between accepting the invitation to a qualifier and the
qualifier), the participant forfeits all prize money accumulated for the event that stage belongs to and all its
members get banned until the end of main event.
The next time that participant plays in an event within the next 365 days, the player will be penalized with
between five (5) minor penalty points and one (1) major penalty point for that event, depending on the reasons
and timing of the cancellation. Also, cancelling an offline stage is considered a more severe offense than
cancelling an online stage.
Higher penalties, not being invited, barrages, suspensions or similar sanctions may also come into effect,
especially on very late cancellations, according to what the tournament administration sees fit.
2.15.2 Deletion of Matches

All matches involving teams or solo players that have left a stage of the Intel World Open before it ended will be
reset and deleted. In playoff brackets, the most recent or the next upcoming match (depending on the situation)
of the participant will be considered a default win for his opponent.
2.16 Match Start

2.16.1 Punctuality
All matches in the Intel World Open should start as stated on the website, any changes in the time must be
accepted by the opposing party and administrators (if rescheduling is generally possible). All participants in a
match should be on the server and ready to go at the latest 10 minutes before the match is to start.
2.16.2 Not being Punctual for an online Match

Two (2) minor penalty points can be awarded if a participant is not ready to play at the latest 10 minutes before
the announced starting times. This penalty gets increased by one (1) additional minor penalty point every 5
minutes until 15 minutes after the scheduled start of the match. At that point, the match will be postponed and
instead of the delay penalties, a no-show (see 2.16.3 ) will be awarded. If the match is broadcast by ESL TV or in
any other way a live match, three (3) additional minor penalty points will be awarded for any delay in the match
start caused by a team.
2.16.3 Participants Not Showing

If a participant is not ready to play until 10 minutes after the scheduled start of the match, they are considered a
no-show. In that case, the participant will be penalized, and the match will have to be rescheduled, if the schedule
allows it. Otherwise, the opponent will receive a default win from the administration.
2.17 Match Procedures

2.17.1 Line-up
Teams have to submit their line-up for offline and online events before deadline given by tournament
administration.
2.17.2 Determining the „better seed“

Coin tosses are the last resort, so whenever a clear seeding is given, we will avoid them and declare one
participant the “better seed”.
• In online cups/qualifiers, the cup seeding (see round one of the upper bracket) determines who has the
better seed.
• If a clear seeding was implemented for the first stage of an event (e.g. in the group distribution process),
it will remain valid.
• In offline playoffs that are following upon a previous offline round that gave a clear ranking, whenever one
participant has his first match in the playoffs (round 1 or round 2 after a free round in round 1 for group
winners), the participant that had the higher group ranking is considered the “better seed”.
• In all other cases (e.g. later playoffs rounds), we will stick to coin tosses.
If a case is not covered here or still unclear for any reasons, contact an admin.
2.17.3 Match Result

The result must be immediately added and confirmed by both parties, even if more match records are missing
and in need of uploads. A protest may still be made even after a match result has been confirmed and accepted
by ESL. Please refer to the game specific rules for what match records and media need to be uploaded.
2.17.4 Storage and keeping of Match Media

All match media (screenshots / demos / replays / etc.) must be stored by the participants for a minimum of 2
weeks after the match has ended. If there is a protest on the match, the records need to be stored by the
participants for a minimum of 2 weeks after the protest has been closed and resolved.
2.18 Match Protests
2.18.1 Definition
A protest is for problems that affect the match outcome; a protest may even be filed during a match for things like
incorrect server settings, cheating and other issues. A protest is the official communication between the parties
and an admin.
2.18.2 Match Protest Rules
2.18.2.1 Deadline for Match Protests

The latest time that participants are allowed to issue a match protest is the earliest of the three following:
• 72 hours after the scheduled starting time of the match
• The beginning of the next match for either of the two participants
• Only at offline events: The end of the event day (departure of the admins)
2.18.2.2 Contents of a Match Protest

The protest must contain detailed info about why the protest was filed, how the discrepancy came to be and
when the discrepancy occurred. A protest may be declined if proper documentation is not presented. A simple
„they are cheaters“ will not do.
2.18.2.3 People in a Match Protest

In team matches, only one representative per team is supposed to be writing in the protest, violations can be
penalised with one (1) minor penalty point.
2.18.2.4 Behaviour in Match Protests

Insults and flaming are strictly prohibited in a protest and may result in penalty points or the protest being ruled
against the insulting party.
2.19 Results in Rematch

If the rules stipulate that a rematch is to be played, the victim of the incident is to decide whether or not this
rematch is actually to be played. If the victim of the offence decides that a rematch is to be played, then the old
result is null and void, and only the new result will count in the rankings.
2.20 Interviews
For every game that is broadcast by ESL, one player from each team must be available for a remote interview.
The team has to provide contact information for an interview in that case. The player should also be available for
a comment after the match. Solo players should always be available for pre- and post-match interviews.
3 Qualification
3.1 Rocket League
Online qualifiers will take place in May 2020.
With the exception of the European Regional Qualifier, all qualifiers (both for regions and for countries/territories)
have only their winner go to the Live Qualifier in Katowice, Poland.
The European Qualifier instead has 3 slots. Both upper bracket finalists as well as the lower bracket finalist earn
a qualification slot. The bracket will be played out for seeding. In case multiple teams from the same
country/territory in the European Qualifier make it to top 3, only the best team from that country/territory will move
on to the Offline Qualifier. The remaining slot(s) will instead go to the next best team from a different
country/territory.
3.1.1 Schedule
May 2-3: Intel Open - Qualifier 1
Countries/Territories:
• Japan
Regions:
• Africa
• Asia Mainland
• Middle-East
• Latin America

• Australia
• Brazil
• China
Regions:
• Asia Maritime & Oceania

• Canada
• France
• Germany
• United Kingdom
• United States
Regions:
• Europe

Optional, in case of regions running longer than one weekend.
3.1.2 Format
All online qualifiers will have a double elimination bracket.
Rounds with more than 32 teams in the Upper Bracket Best of 3

Round with 32 or fewer teams in the Upper Bracket Best of 5
Rounds with more than 16 team in the Loser Bracket Best of 3
Rounds with 16 teams or fewer in the Loser Bracket Best of 5
Grand Final The team coming from the Upper Bracket team will have a 1 map advantage.
3.2 Street Fighter V

Online qualifiers will take place from March to May 2020.
Top 3 players from National Qualifiers form a team automatically and advance to the Live Qualifier in Katowice,
Poland.
Winning teams from Regional Qualifiers advance straight to the Live Qualifier in Katowice, Poland.
Top 3 players from the Japan Qualifier advance directly to the Intel World Open Finals.
3.2.1 Schedule
Qualifiers will take place across a span of 2 months before concluding with a Qualifier Final in the weekend of 16-
17 May for all countries and regions.
National/Territorial Qualifiers will take place on the following dates:

• Japan and USA: March 21, March 28, April 4, April 11, April 18, April 25, May 2, May 9
• Brazil, China, France, “Hong Kong, China“, and the UK: March 21, March 28, April 4, April 18, April 25,
May 2
• Korea and Chinese Taipei: March 28, April 11, April 25, May 9
• Dominican Republic, Russia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates: April 4, April 25
National/Territorial Qualifier Finals will take place on May 16.
Regional Qualifiers will take place on the following dates:

• Europe 1 and North America: March 22, March 29, April 5, April 12, April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10
• Europe 2 and South America: March 29, April 12, April 26, May 10
• Central America, Middle East & Africa, Oceania, Asia: April 5, April 26
Regional Qualifier Finals will take place on May 17.

3.2.2 Format
All open qualifiers will have a single elimination bracket. The closed qualifiers will be double elimination.
3.2.3 Submitting contact details

After players have qualified themselves for the Closed Qualifier, they must submit their contact details on the Intel
World Open website through the correct form within 72 hours. If a player or team does not submit their contact
details within those 72 hours, they will give up the slot and the next player or team from that week’s open qualifier
will be granted the slot instead.
3.3 Team Replacements

If a team is for any reason unable to compete any more in the Intel World Open, a replacement will be called up.
If this happens before the replacement deadline, the replacement will inherit any financial benefits like paid flights
and hotels from the dropped participant.
Usually tournament groups or brackets will not be reseeded if they were already publicly announced before the
drop-out happened. In special cases, when the fairness of the competition is in jeopardy, the administration can
still change or even re-draw the tournament.
Replacement participants will be considered and contacted to ask whether or not they want to participate.
3.3.1 Replacement Tiebreaker

If participants have an identical score/position on/in the relevant invite list or qualifier, the tournament
administration will make a choice based on other results or/and random draw.
3.3.2 Replacement Deadline

A replacement deadline will be set by the tournament administration. Its passing does not mean that there will be
no further replacement, but the rules for replacing are different from that point on, see 3.3.3 -3.3.4. If no
replacement can be found, the stage may start with one less participant instead.
If no earlier deadline has been set, the public announcement of the tournament drawing is usually the
replacement deadline.
3.3.3 Qualified or Invited Event Group Stage or Playoff Participant

a) Before the replacement deadline
The next in line will replace from the same qualifier.
b) After the replacement deadline

The administration will try to find a replacement by all available means.
3.3.4 Online Final Qualifier Participant (Street Fighter only)

In case a team needs to be replaced for online final qualifiers, the below rules will be followed for filling the slot.
3.3.4.1 Before the relevant open qualifier grid has been finalized
The next in line from the open qualifier will be invited.
3.3.4.2 After the final qualifier grid has been finalized but before the first round of
the final qualifier has ended
The next in line from the open qualifier will directly replace the dropped-out participant in the grid.
3.3.4.3 After the first round of the final qualifier has ended
The slot remains empty.
4 Event Rules
4.1 Punctuality (Offline Only)

We expect every player to be at the tournament area as stated in the tournament directions info mails to setup,
prepare and solve any technical problems that might occur. If you notice at any point you will be late on one of
the days, please inform a tournament official as soon as possible! Mitigating circumstances and attempts to
inform ESL about the lateness and minimize the impact will be benevolently considered.
The following penalties apply in the first case (repeat offences will be more severely penalised):
• arriving between the requested time and 30 minutes before match start – warning
• for every 5 minutes later arrival (29-25 / 24-20 / 19-15 / etc.) – one Minor Penalty
If a participant is not ready to play at the latest 15 minutes after the scheduled time, the tournament
administration can decide to award (partial) default losses or disqualify the participant.
4.2 Causing Delay

If the match gets delayed due to late arrival (e.g. because of technical problems that could have been discovered
beforehand without the lateness) or because of general misbehaviour (e.g. as listed in 5.11.1 ):
• for every (partial) 5 minutes delay in the match start caused by this (1-5 / 6-10 / 11-15 / etc) – three Minor
Penalties
4.3 Equipment
ESL always provides monitors and computers. Depending on the discipline and the stage of the tournament,
noise-cancelling headphones may be provided as well. Participants have to bring their own equipment (in
particular: Controllers, Keyboard, Mouse, Mousepad, In-Ear headphones with long enough cables, PS2->USB
adapters if needed). Our machines do not support PS2-keyboards. Furthermore, wireless controllers are not
permitted at offline events.
All player equipment is subject to the approval of ESL administration. ESL reserves the right to deny the use of
any equipment and/or device providing an unfair competitive advantage. Players might be asked to hand in their
equipment for additional checks.
Equipment may not contain any third-party branding (i.e. branding other than that of the manufacturer).
4.3.1 Controllers
Players can use the controller of their preference.
Controllers need to be connected via cable.
Use of macros, turbos, or any peripheral which tampers with standard game functionality is prohibited.
Tournament administrators will have the right to check the controller at any time during the tournament. If the
player’s preferred controller is denied of use, they must play with a substitute controller.
If the controller is not immediately recognized by the PC after connection, the tournament administrator will
propose advancing the matches with a substitute controller.
When a tournament administrator finds the controllers against the rules during IWO matches, they have the right
to stop the use of said controllers, and switch to a substitute.
Below is the proposed controller for Rocket League in case a replacement controller is required:
1. PlayStation4® Controller (DUALSHOCK 4) CUH-ZCT1 or CUH-ZCT2
Below are the proposed controllers for Street Fighter V in case a replacement controller is required:
2. PlayStation4® Controller (DUALSHOCK 4) CUH-ZCT1 or CUH-ZCT2
3. RAZER PANTHERA STREET FIGHTER V EDITION
Tournament administrators will not limit cosmetic or functional controller customizations providing fairness and
above-mentioned limitations are maintained. Additionally, we recognize certain customizations may be required
so that players with physical impairments can compete.
Customization includes, but is not limited to the repositioning of buttons and inputs as well as the creation of a
custom controller from scratch. However any customization beyond the capibilities of a standard PS4
DUALSHOCK 4 is not recommended.
4.3.1.1 Customization Rules for Street Fighter V

Limited customization is permitated as long as fairness is maintained, therefore:
a) The maximum amount of attack command inputs is eight (8), and it is prohibited to assign the same
command into multiple buttons. E.g., you cannot assign the same attacking command in two (2) different
buttons. When using the controller with more than eight (8) attacking inputs, a player must take action to
deactivate those inputs. The L3 and R3 buttons on DUALSHOCK 4 are the exceptions since these are
not the attacking inputs.
b) The maximum amount of directional command input is four (4), and it is prohibited to put the same
command into multiple buttons. E.g., you cannot assign the same directional command in two (2)
different buttons.
c) When assigning a directional command to a button, instead of a Directional Button on DUALSHOCK™,
directional lever or analog stick, it is called a move button. A controller can have both move button and a
lever at simultaneously, however, the controller must give up the corresponding input on the lever . E.g.
when you assign the upward action into a move button, you must lose the upward input with lever.
d) A controller can have an analog stick along with Directional Buttons on DUALSHOCK™, a lever or
direction buttons. However, the inputs from directional actions with analog stick must stay on analog. E.g.
it is prohibited to convert mechanical ability of analog stick to lever or buttons.
e) When both Right and Left directional keys are input at the same time, a controller has to either maintain
both of the inputs or abandon both.
f) Above rules will be applied to keyboards as well.
4.4 Config and Drivers

All participants have to send in their configs and drivers until a specific deadline set by the tournament direction
before the event. If any player or team doesn’t send in their configs and drivers, they have to manually setup their
config on site and play with default drivers.
4.5 Clothing
The Intel World Open will provide jerseys for all players at offline events. Wearing something else in the
tournament area is not allowed. Players need to ensure that they are wearing their IWO jerseys, orderly long
trousers and closed shoes (i.e. shorts or flip-flops are not allowed). Any kind of headwear is forbidden. Penalties
will be awarded for minor violations of this rule, but in major cases (for example but not limited to offensive
content, other team clothing etc.), players will not be allowed to start their matches before the problematic piece
of clothing has been replaced. If possible and deemed appropriate by the administration, ESL will provide suitable
clothing for the participants that are not dressed according to the rule. The cost of provided clothing will then be
subtracted from the prize money paid out to the participants.
Any delay caused by change of clothing will be considered the players fault and penalised according to the rules
of punctuality.
4.6 Administrators
The instructions of administrators should always be obeyed and followed. Failure to do so may result in penalty
points being awarded.
4.7 Player Brief

The player brief is a document that will be sent to the participants by email before the tournament. It is meant as
an extension to the rulebook for a specific offline event and equally binding.
4.8 Technical Checklist

After completing their setup process the player will sign off on the ESL admins technical checklist. This process
exists to ensure the integrity of the system used to compete before the match starts. Technical pauses caused by
problems that would have been noticed if the checklist had been properly followed will be penalised with one (1)
minor penalty.
4.9 Team Communication Tool

ESL will provide local TeamSpeak servers for all participants in team games to use as the main voice
communication system. The communication on the voice server will be monitored by the tournament referees.
ESL reserves the right to record all TeamSpeak communication during the event.
No other communication tools are allowed.
4.10 Media Obligations

If the Intel World Open decides that one or more players need to be part of interviews (short pre-/post-match
interviews and/or longer interview-sessions), a press conference or an autograph-, photograph- or video-session,
then the players cannot deny this and must attend. Most events will have a mandatory media day, where
participants will be photographed, filmed and interviewed by the ESL crew for the event presentation.
The participants will receive a media schedule beforehand to be informed about nature, duration and schedule of
any activities of this kind that take more than 5 minutes.
4.10.1 Missing Media Obligations

Not fulfilling the media obligations will result in monetary fines. Their range depends on the details. The following
fines are standard penalties for the most common cases:
– Not showing up complete and on time for the media day: $4000 + 5% of the prize money winnings
– Appearing incomplete or too late for a signing session:
1-30% of the line-up missing: $600 + 0.75% of the prize money winnings
31-50% of the line-up missing: $800 + 1% of the prize money winnings
51-70% of the line-up missing: $1000 +1.25% of the prize money winnings
100% of the line-up missing: $2000 + 2.5% of the prize money winnings
– Appearing incomplete or too late for a press conference:
51-70% of the line-up missing: $600 +0.75% of the prize money winnings
100% of the line-up missing: $1200 + 1.5% of the prize money winnings
Similar penalties will be applied if other, comparable media obligations are missed.
The fines can be reduced if the participant shows up with delay but still early enough to create the required
content/have a reasonable session. The fines can be also/further reduced if the participant delivers proof of
mitigating circumstances. The decision about that will be made by the administration alone.
4.11 Stage Matches

Each participant is required to play his/their stage matches, if they reach them. This part is an integral component
of the tournament and exceptions will not be allowed.
4.12 Gaming Areas

4.12.1 Food, Drinks, Smoking and Behaviour
If nothing else has been announced, it is forbidden to bring or eat any food in the tournament areas. Smoking or
vaping is also strictly prohibited. Players are allowed to have beverages, but only in cups or bottles that have
been provided by ESL, and only below the table unless told otherwise. Exaggerated loud noise and offensive
language are forbidden.
Participants have to follow the hotel or venue rules in the practice areas.
Any violations can be penalised with penalty points.
4.12.2 Removable Media

It is strictly forbidden to connect or use any removable media on the tournament computers without prior
examination and approval from the tournament administrators.
4.12.3 Mobile phones, tablets, cameras or similar devices

Participants are not allowed to bring any electronic devices, cameras or similar devices into the gaming area
unless prior permitted by the head admin. Such devices have to be handed to tournament officials before starting
to setup before the first match.
Participants are not allowed to take photos and/or make any recordings on stage and during the opening
ceremonies.
Paper versions of documents for tactical purposes are allowed in reasonable sizes and numbers (e.g. a
notebook).
4.12.4 Unused items

Items that are not immediately necessary (e.g. clothing that is not being worn, bags etc) have to be stored out of
sight as indicated by ESL.
4.13 Warm-up Period

A warm-up period of 30 minutes is normally provided before an IWO Live match, although this period may not be
guaranteed.
4.14 Demos and Replays

All demos or replays must be made available if requested by the administrators.
4.15 Demo and Replay Rights

By participating, you grant to ESL and/or its affiliates, their respective licensees the right to play, edit and/or
upload all demos and replays that are recorded in an ESL arrangement, including your likeness (e.g. nickname)
in the demos and replays.
4.16 Photo and Other Media Rights

By participating, all players and other team members grant ESL, Psyonix, Capcom and Intel the right to use any
photographic, audio or video material on their website or for any other promotional purpose.Additionally, each
player must sign two copies of a release form that they will receive beforehand for reading and must sign before
they start their first match.
4.17 Winners Ceremony
Participants must stay in the tournament area for the winner’s ceremony after the Grand Final.
4.18 ESL-provided Areas

Only marketing activities that have been authorized by ESL are allowed in any ESL-provided areas (e.g.
tournament areas, practice rooms, hotel rooms etc.).
4.19 Schedule
Rocket League Live Qualifier matches will take place in Katowice, Poland from 11-14 June 2020.
Street Fighter Live Qualifier matches will take place in Katowice, Poland from 18-21 June 2020.
Intel World Open Finals will take place in Tokyo, Japan from 22-24 July 2020.
A more detailed schedule will be provided separately later.
5 Rule Violations, Penalties and ESIC

ESL and its tournaments are part of ESIC, the Esports Integrity Commission. That means that all rules and
regulations of ESIC apply to all ESL tournaments, including Intel World Open. You can look them up on their
website at https://esic.gg/.
The following sub-paragraphs are meant to give you an impression about what things are forbidden. For more
detailed information, please also visit the ESIC website.
5.1 Code of Conduct

All Intel World Open participants agree to behave in an appropriate and respectful manner towards other
participants, spectators, the press, ESL TV, and Intel World Open administration. Being role models is the
occupational hazard of being an Intel World Open player or organizer and we should behave accordingly. Any
sort of harassment should be reported to the above listed administrators immediately. Harassment includes but is
not limited to offensive statements or actions related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual
orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, politics, race, religion.
Also considered harassment are things like sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking,
following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate
physical contact and unwelcome sexual attention.
Similar restrictions apply not only to the participants, but every single person involved with or present at a stage
of the Intel World Open. Anyone breaking this code of conduct may be penalised, including expulsion and
possibly criminal prosecution.
5.2 First-time and repeat offences

All penalties listed below are meant for first-time offences. Repeat offenders (both the specific player and - in
team competitions - his team) will be penalised proportionally harder.
5.3 Cheating
5.3.1 Cheat Software
The use of the following programs is considered cheating: Multihacks, Wallhack, Aimbot, Colored Models, No-
Recoil, No-Flash and Sound changes.
These are only examples, other programs or methods may be considered cheats as well.
5.3.2 Information Abuse

Communication during the match with people not involved in the match is strictly forbidden, the same is true for
using information about your game from other external sources (e.g. streams).
5.3.3 Penalties for Cheating

When cheating is uncovered in the Intel World Open, the result(s) of the match(es) in question will be voided. The
player will be disqualified, forfeit his prize money, receive twelve (12) (ESL-) penalty points and be banned from
all competitions in ESL for a duration of normally 5 years. This duration can be lower, if significant mitigating
factors are in play, but also higher, if there are aggravating circumstances.
In team competitions, the team will be disqualified from the Intel World Open event where the cheating occurred.
5.3.4 Methods to Detect Cheating

ESL reserves the right to use different methods to inspect participants and their equipment, with or without prior
information. One of these is the use of metal detectors on participants entering the stage. Participants are not
allowed to refuse these inspections.
5.4 Doping
5.4.1 Refusing to be tested
Refusing to be tested is considered doping. Penalties will be the same as for severe cases of substance abuse.
5.4.2 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods

The List of Prohibited Substances and Methods created by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) is valid for
the Intel World Open tournaments. The Iist can be found here:
https://esic.gg/codes/esic-prohibited-list/
Any unsanctioned use of these substances is considered doping.
5.4.3 Prescribed medication

If players have an active prescription for a substance on the WADA list, they have to send proof to the
tournament administration before the first day of the tournament (deadline in local time). They may still be subject
to a doping test, but a positive result for the prescribed substance will be disregarded.
5.4.4 Penalties for Doping

Mild cases of doping will be penalised with a warning and possibly minor penalty points for the participant.
Severe cases (i.e. use of drugs containing performance enhancing substances, like Adderall) will be penalised
with nullification of the results achieved under the influence of the substance, a ban of one to two (1-2) years,
forfeiture of the prize money won, as well as disqualification of the participant.
If a player is found guilty of a severe case of doping only after the last match of the tournament has already been
over for at least 24 hours, the player will still get a ban, but the tournament result will remain in place and there
are no consequences for the team. Mild cases will not be penalised at all, after that time.
5.5 Using Alcohol or Other Psychoactive Drugs

To play a match, be it online or offline, under the influence of alcohol or other psychoactive drugs, even if not
among the penalisable substances linked under 5.4.2 , is strictly prohibited, and may lead to severe penalties.
Moderate consumption of alcohol outside the active tournament hours for a participant is permitted if not in
conflict with local/national law.
5.6 Betting
No players, team managers, staff or management of attending organizations may be involved in betting or
gambling, associate with betters or gamblers, or provide anyone any information that may assist betting or
gambling, either directly or indirectly, for any of the ESL matches or the tournament in general. Any betting or
gambling against your own organizations matches will lead to an immediate disqualification of the organization
and a minimal ban of 1 year from all ESL competitions for all persons involved. Any other violation will be
penalized at the sole discretion of the tournament direction.
5.7 Competition Manipulation

Offering money/benefits, making threats or exerting pressure towards anyone involved with Intel World Open with
the goal of influencing a result of a match is considered competition manipulation. The most common example is
offering your opponent money to let you win.
5.7.1 Penalties for Competition Manipulation

When attempted competition manipulation is uncovered in the Intel World Open, the result(s) of the match(es) in
question will be voided. The player will be disqualified, forfeit his prize money and be banned from all
competitions in ESL for a duration of between one and two (1-2) years. A monetary fine is possible.
In team competitions, the team will be disqualified from the Intel World Open event where the attempt occurred.
5.8 Match Fixing

Using any means to manipulate the outcome of a match for purposes that are not sportive success in the
tournament in question is considered match fixing. The most common example is intentionally losing a match to
manipulate a bet on the match.
5.8.1 Penalties for Match Fixing

When match fixing is uncovered in the Intel World Open, the result(s) of the match(es) in question will be voided.
The player will be disqualified, forfeit his prize money and be banned from all competitions in ESL for a duration
of normally 5 years. This duration can be lower, if significant mitigating factors are in play, but also higher, if there
are aggravating circumstances. A monetary fine is possible.
5.9 Limitations for issuing penalties

Penalties can be issued by ESL for a limited amount of time after the incident that is being penalised. In case of
cheating and match-fixing, this duration is set to 10 years. For infractions like ringing, faking, lying about legally
relevant personal information (name, age, nationality, residency, …), the duration is set to 5 years. Smaller
infractions may expire earlier.
5.10 Publisher or ESIC Bans

ESL reserves the right to refuse players who have standing bans from the game publisher to take part in Intel
World Open tournaments.
Also, ESIC bans will be honoured and translated into ESL bans.
5.11 Breach of Netiquette

For an orderly and pleasant game, it is essential that all players have a sportive and fair attitude. Breaches of this
rule will be penalised with one (1) to six (6) minor penalty points. The most important and most common offenses
are listed below. However, the administration may assign penalties for not explicitly listed types of breach of
netiquette (e.g. harassment).
5.11.1 Public Behaviour

All participants shall abstain, at all times, from poor, undesirable, or negative behaviour towards anybody involved
with the tournament in any way.
All participants shall abstain, at all times, from any action or inaction that brings anybody involved with the
tournament in any way into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reduces the public
relations or commercial value of any involved party. This includes derogatory comments aimed at ESL, its
partners or products in interviews, statements and/or social media channels.
5.11.2 Insults
All insults occurring in connection with the Intel World Open will be penalised. This primarily applies to insults
during a match but also on the ESL website (forums, match comments, player guestbooks, support and protest
tickets, etc.). Insults on IRC, IM programs, E-mail or other means of communication will be penalised if they can
be linked to the Intel World Open and the evidence is clear.
Particularly severe abuse cases with radical statements or the threat of physical violence can result in
significantly heavier penalties including the exclusion or to the disqualification of the player.
Depending on the nature and severity of the insult the penalty will be assigned to the player or to the team in
team leagues. In team competitions players may also be barred from playing for one or more match weeks.
5.11.3 Spamming
The excessive posting of senseless, harassing or offensive messages is regarded as spamming in the Intel World
Open.
Spamming on the website (forums, match comments, player guestbooks, support and protest tickets, etc.) will be
penalised depending on the nature and severity of the offense.
5.11.4 Spamming In-game

Three (3) minor penalty points will be awarded if the chat function in-game is abused towards the goal of
annoying the opponent, or generally stir the flow of the play. The all chat functions are there to communicate
efficiently with the opponent and the match admins.
5.11.5 Damaging or Soiling

Participants taking action that could or does result in damage or soiling of rooms, furniture, equipment or similar
items will be fined. The fine will be based on the cost to restore the original state, handling efforts to fix the issue
and damaged reputation with third parties or public.
5.12 Unsportsmanlike Behaviour

For an orderly and pleasant game, it is essential that all players have sportsmanlike behaviour. The most
important and most common offences are listed below. However, the administration may assign penalties for not
explicitly listed types of unsportsmanlike behaviour.
5.12.1 Faking Match results

If a team is caught entering false match results into the match page, or in other ways trying to falsify the match
result, the team will be awarded up to four (4) minor penalty points.
5.12.2 Faking Match media

Match media are all uploads, including but not limited to: Screenshots, ESL Wire Anti-Cheat files, demos, models,
and so on.
Faking match media may result in one (1) to four (4) minor penalty points.
5.12.2.1 Cheat Suspicion
When cheating is suspected, and the match media in question has been faked, then six (6) minor penalty points
will be awarded.
5.12.3 Ringer/Faker
Any players involved in faking or ringing a player will be barred for 2 matches, also, one (1) major penalty point
will be awarded per incident.
This rule often happens in connection with rule 5.12.4 , in that case the penalties are cumulated.
5.12.4 Playing with Disallowed Player

Using a disallowed player (e.g. a banned player or someone on another team) results in one (1) major penalty
point, and also the player will be barred for 2 matches before the player is eligible to compete. Also, the opponent
will be offered a rematch. If the administration decides there is not enough time for a rematch (this will always be
the case in matches in continuous order, like all except the last round of a cup, but can happen in other cases as
well), a default win will be given to the opponent.
5.12.5 Misleading admins or players

Any attempts to deceive opposing players, admins, or anyone else related to the Intel World Open may be
penalized with one (1) to four (4) minor penalty points.
6 Game Specific Rules Rocket League
6.1 Before the Match

All games must be played with the most up to date version of "Rocket League".
6.1.1 Game Accounts

Every playing member must have their game and profile accounts entered in their ESL Play profile. This is
including but not limited to:
• PS4 / Switch / Xbox / Steam ID for their Platform
• Rocket ID
6.1.1.1 Playing with Wrong Game Accounts

It is not allowed to play with a different game account than the one given in the ESL Play profile. An incorrect
game account may lead to a barrage for the player or a rematch being given. If there is sufficient evidence that
the player in question indeed played the match or if an admin of the Intel World Open explicitly allowed it
beforehand, a protest for a barrage or rematch will not be admitted. Penalties may still be given in either case.
6.1.2 Map selection procedures

During online stages, all games will be played on DFH Stadium. In offline stages, matches will be played on
arenas chosen by tournament administration.
6.1.3 Battle-Car Selection

Licensed cars (e.g. '16 Batmobile) as well as licensed customisations will not be allowed during the Intel World
Open during any Intel World Open matches, both offline and online matches.
Selecting a licensed car or licensed customisation in an online match will result in a default loss of the map. This
can only be reported during the match, both by players and by the tournament administration. If it’s only noticed
after the match is over, the issue will instead be penalised with one (1) minor penalty point for each map where a
licensed car was used.
Selecting a licensed car in an offline match will result in the game being paused as soon as the licensed car is
noticed. The map will then be replayed.
In case players are uncertain about the use of a specific car of customisation, they should ask the Intel World
Open admin staff.
6.1.4 Game settings

• Online – Private Match, Offline – Local Lobby
• Game Mode: Soccar
• Default Arena: DFH Stadium
• Team Size: 3v3
• Bot Difficulty: No Bots
• Mutators: None
• Match Time: 5 Minutes
• Joinable By: Name/Password
• Platform: Online - PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, or Xbox One, Offline - PC
6.1.5 Seeding
In case a clear seeding cannot be determined from comparing results in the Intel World Open, Rocket League’s
Internal MMR for Ranked 3s will be used to seed teams.
In some cases, the Tournament Administration might, after informing the teams, utilize a seeding committee
and/or player-based seeding. More information on the details will be distributed if such seeding methods are
utilized.
6.1.6 Before the match start
6.1.6.1 Match sanctioning by the administration (Offline only)

It is not allowed to start and play any matches without an Intel World Open admin present in the game, unless it is
specifically permitted otherwise by the tournament administration. Ignoring this can result in penalties for both
teams.
6.2 During the match (Offline only)

6.2.1 Disconnections
In case of a disconnect, the team that lost a player will immediately notify Tournament administrators. The
Tournament administrators may pause the game once a disconnection notification has been received. Once the
game is paused, the player that disconnected has five (5) minutes to rejoin the match. If the player does not
manage to rejoin within that time, the ongoing game will be played out. If the player does not manage to rejoin
during the same game in which they disconnected, the player will have three additional minutes following the
game to rejoin before the match series continues with its next game. The disconnected player may only rejoin
during the game in which they disconnected or in between games of a match series. They may not rejoin in the
middle of later games in the series.
If Tournament administrators notice that someone has disconnected without being informed, they may pause the
match to allow the player to reconnect. Each team is allowed a maximum of one pause per match. Once the
disconnected player rejoins the game or the allotted rejoin time has expired, the teams have 30 seconds to
confirm with Tournament administrators that each is ready to unpause. Once each has confirmed their readiness,
the game will resume from a neutral kickoff.
6.2.2 Pauses
Tournament administrators may pause a game or match at any time and for any reason. In the event of a
stoppage of play, players must remain at their devices. Furthermore, unless the referee instructs the match
participant otherwise any form of communication including but not limited to text and voice communication
between players and coaches is forbidden during a technical pause.
6.2.3 Restarts
Tournament administrators may order a game or match restart due to exceptional circumstances, such as if a bug
significantly affects a player’s ability to play or the game or match is disrupted by a force majeure or other event.
6.3 After the match

6.3.1 Match media (Online only)
All players must save and upload all replays of their matches and name them in a recognizable fashion (e.g.
team1_team2_mapname_eventname). Replays must be uploaded on ESL Play through the “Upload match
media” functionality present on match pages.
6.3.2 Breaks between Maps

After each map a team may take a maximum of three minutes to join the next game. This time may be spent
watching the replay of the past game.
6.4 Tiebreakers
If two or more teams achieve the same number of match wins in during round-robin stage, the following
tiebreakers will be applied:
1. Overall Game Differential: The total number of Games won by a Team minus the total number of Games
lost by such Team ("Game Differential").
2. Head to Head: Game Differential in Games between tied Teams.
3. Game Differential Against Common Opponents: Calculate the Game Differential for tied Teams against
the highest ranked team that is not a tied Team ("Included Teams"). If still tied, then the same process will
be used, but will also include the second highest ranked Team outside of the tied Team, then the third
highest ranked Team outside of the tied Team and so forth.
4. Highest Goal Differential in Games between tied Teams: The total goals scored by a Team minus the total
goals allowed by such Team ("Goal Differential"). Calculate the Goal Differential for the Included Teams.
If still tied, then the same process will be used, but will also include the second highest ranked Team
outside of the tied Team, then the third highest ranked Team outside of the tied Team and so forth.
5. Unresolved Tie: If none of the tiebreakers can resolve the tie, then the Teams will draw lots (method to be
determined at the sole discretion of Psyonix and the Tournament Administrators. If any step resolves the
tie for one or more Teams but not all Teams, a new tie will be declared between the remaining tied
Teams. This tie will be resolved using the same tiebreaking mechanisms listed above.
6.5 Coaches
Coaches are not allowed at Intel World Open offline events. Coaching is allowed in private throughout online
qualifiers and leading up to the offline events.
7 Game Specific Rules Street Fighter V

7.1 Match Format Definitions
7.1.1 Solo Battle
7.1.1.1 Match
Players win 1 Match by winning specified number of Games. In a Bo3, 1 Match is won by winning 2 Games. In a
Bo5, 1 Match is won by winning 3 Games.
7.1.1.2 Game
Players win 1 Game by winning 2 Rounds. Every Game will be 2 Rounds.
7.1.1.3 Round
Players win 1 Round by winning a Round of 99 seconds. Rounds are the smallest unit.
7.1.2 Team Battle (Online)
7.1.2.1 Match
Teams win 1 Match by winning the specified number of Games. In a Bo3, 1 Match is won by winning 2 Games. In
a Bo5, 1 Match is won by winning 3 Games.
7.1.2.2 Game
Teams win 1 Game by winning 2 Battles. Every Game will consist of 3 players playing each Battle with specified
opponents.
7.1.2.3 Battle
Players win 1 Battle by winning 2 Rounds.
7.1.2.4 Round
Players win 1 Round by winning a Round of 99 seconds. Rounds are the smallest unit.
7.1.3 Team Battle (Offline)

Teams win their Match by reaching 4 points. Points are earned for winning a Bo3 Match (see Solo Battle).
Before the Match, teams will choose their characters and then their play order. For every 3 Matches, the first 2
Matches give 1 point to the winning team and the third Match gives 2 points to the winning team.
If one team has not reached 4 points after going through all players, teams can choose their characters and play
order again. Matches will never take longer than 2 full rotations of the players.
7.2 Before the match start
7.2.1 Game version
All games must be played with the most up to date version of "Street Fighter V".
7.2.2 Stage selection procedures

The following stages are blocked from play: The Grid, Kanzuki Beach, Skies of Honor, Flamenco Tavern, Field of
Fate, Mysterious Cove
7.2.3 Match settings

Online qualifiers will have the following settings:
Tournament Format: Single Elimination (No 3rd Place Battle) for Open Qualifiers, Double Elimination for Closed
Qualifiers
Timer: 99 seconds
Rounds: 3
Games: Best of 3
Costume: Tracksuit only
Platform: Online - All Platforms (PS4 or PC), Offline – PC
Throwaway matches (Team): No
Character Selection: Yes, in between every match the player may change their character. In Online Team Battles,
players may change their character in between every game. Furthermore, also in Online Team Battle, teams can
also change the play order after every game.
7.2.4 In-Game chat

It is not allowed to write about things that are not directly related to the match in the in-game chat. This is
including but not limited to discussion of the technical issues and any sort of advertisement.
during freeze time (immediately if used during freeze time, else at the beginning of the next freeze time).
7.2.5 Seeding
In case a clear seeding cannot be determined from comparing results in the Intel World Open, a different method
will be used.
Open Qualifiers: Seeding by League Points (Street Fighter V Ranked points).

Closed Qualifiers: Open Qualifier results will be used. Players/teams that qualified in the first week of Open
Qualifiers are all seeded higher than those that qualified in the second week, etc. For deciding the position
amongst those 8 that qualified for the Closed Qualifiers, we will first look at their result in the tournament (first
place, second place, etc.) and then at match, game, battle and round results. In case this is all the same, those
players/teams will be seeded randomly.
Live Qualifier: As the first stage of the Live Qualifier will be Round-Robin, that will not have any seeding. For the
second stage, the double elimination bracket, we will seed based on the position people got in their group. For
those who had the same position, we will draw their seed for this stage randomly.
Tokyo: As the host nation of the event, Japan will have the first seed. For the other nations, the results from the
Live Qualifier will decide the order. Where there is no clear indication (i.e. for first place in the different groups),
we will draw those 3 nations (seeds 2-4) randomly.
7.3 Match Procedures

7.3.1 Match Interruptions
If a player disconnects during an online match, their team loses the game and has 5 minutes to reconnect before
automatically losing the entire match. If the game crashes due to server-side issues, the match will be
automatically restarted from the start of the game where the crash happened.
7.3.2 Use of Bugs and Glitches

Players may not use any glitch or bug that prevents the game from being played, including but not limited to bugs
causing the game to freeze, reset, remove character from play zone or similar results.
7.4 After the match (Offline Only)

After finishing their match, players must, in case of a Bluetooth connection (only allowed as an exception),
desync their controller or pad before leaving the stage. Players will be penalised with one (1) minor penalty if they
leave the stage before desyncing.
7.5 Tiebreakers (Offline Only)

If two or more teams achieve the same number of match wins in during round-robin stage, the following
tiebreakers will be applied:
1. Match difference between the tied players/teams
2. Match difference overall
3. Game difference between tied players/teams
4. Game difference overall
5. Each tied team will pick one player and a Bo3 round-robin will be played out between the teams
6. If none of the tiebreakers can resolve the tie, a different way to determine the order will be used (e.g. coin
toss)
8 Appendix
8.1 List of countries/territories and their assigned regions
If your country is not listed below or you are uncertain about which country is yours, see 2.7.3 or ask an admin.
Country/Territory Rocket League Street Fighter V

Ascension Island Africa Middle East & Africa
Andorra Europe Europe 1
United Arab Emirates Middle East United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan Middle East Middle East & Africa
Antigua and Barbuda Latin America Central America
Anguilla Latin America Central America
Albania Europe Europe 2
Armenia Middle East Middle East & Africa
Angola Africa Middle East & Africa
Argentina Latin America South America
American Samoa Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Austria Europe Europe 2
Australia Australia Oceania
Aruba Latin America Central America
Åland Europe Europe 2
Azerbaijan Middle East Middle East & Africa
Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Europe 2
Barbados Latin America Central America
Bangladesh Asia Mainland Asia
Belgium Europe Europe 1
Burkina Faso Africa Middle East & Africa
Bulgaria Europe Europe 2
Bahrain Middle East Middle East & Africa
Burundi Africa Middle East & Africa
Benin Africa Middle East & Africa
Bermuda Latin America Central America
Brunei Asia Maritime & Oceania Asia
Bolivia Latin America South America
Brazil Brazil Brazil
Bahamas Latin America Central America
Bhutan Asia Mainland Asia
Bouvet Island Latin America South America
Botswana Africa Middle East & Africa
Belarus Europe Europe 2
Belize Latin America Central America
Canada Canada North America
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Asia Maritime & Oceania Asia
Democratic Republic of the Africa Middle East & Africa
Congo
Central African Republic Africa Middle East & Africa
Republic of the Congo Africa Middle East & Africa
Switzerland Europe Europe 1
Côte d'Ivoire Africa Middle East & Africa
Cook Islands Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Chile Latin America South America
Cameroon Africa Middle East & Africa
People's Republic of China China China
Colombia Latin America South America
Costa Rica Latin America Central America
Cuba No game access Central America
Cape Verde Africa Middle East & Africa
Christmas Island Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Curaçao Latin America Central America
Cyprus Middle East Middle East & Africa
Czech Republic Europe Europe 2
Germany Germany Europe 2
Djibouti Africa Middle East & Africa
Denmark Europe Europe 2
Dominica Latin America Central America
Dominican Republic Latin America Dominican Republic
Algeria Africa Middle East & Africa
Ecuador Latin America South America
Estonia Europe Europe 2
Egypt Africa Middle East & Africa
Western Sahara Africa Middle East & Africa
Eritrea Africa Middle East & Africa
Spain Europe Europe 1
Ethiopia Africa Middle East & Africa
Finland Europe Europe 2
Fiji Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Falkland Islands Latin America South America
Federated States of Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Micronesia
Faroe Islands Europe Europe 1
France France France
Gabon Africa Middle East & Africa
Grenada Latin America Central America
Georgia Middle East Middle East & Africa
French Guiana Latin America South America
Guernsey Europe Europe 1
Ghana Africa Middle East & Africa
Gibraltar Europe Europe 1
Greenland Europe Europe 2
The Gambia Africa Middle East & Africa
Guinea Africa Middle East & Africa
Guadeloupe Latin America Central America
Equatorial Guinea Africa Middle East & Africa
Greece Europe Europe 2
South Georgia and the South Latin America South America
Sandwich Islands
Guatemala Latin America Central America
Guam Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Guinea-Bissau Africa Middle East & Africa
Guyana Latin America South America
Hong Kong, China Asia Mainland Hong Kong, China
Heard Island and McDonald Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Islands
Honduras Latin America Central America
Croatia Europe Europe 2
Haiti Latin America Central America
Hungary Europe Europe 2
Indonesia Asia Maritime & Oceania Asia
Republic of Ireland Europe Europe 1
Israel Middle East Middle East & Africa
Isle of Man Europe Europe 1
India Asia Mainland Asia
British Indian Ocean Territory Africa Middle East & Africa
Iraq Middle East Middle East & Africa
Iran No game access Middle East & Africa
Iceland Europe Europe 1
Italy Europe Europe 1
Jersey Europe Europe 1
Jamaica Latin America Central America
Jordan Middle East Middle East & Africa
Japan Japan Japan
Kenya Africa Middle East & Africa
Kyrgyzstan Middle East Middle East & Africa
Cambodia Asia Mainland Asia
Kiribati Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Comoros Africa Middle East & Africa
Saint Kitts and Nevis Latin America Central America
Democratic People's Republic No game access Asia
of Korea
Republic of Korea Asia Mainland Republic of Korea
Kosovo Europe Europe 2
Kuwait Middle East Middle East & Africa
Cayman Islands Latin America Central America
Kazakhstan Middle East Middle East & Africa
Laos Asia Mainland Asia
Lebanon Middle East Middle East & Africa
Saint Lucia Latin America Central America
Liechtenstein Europe Europe 1
Sri Lanka Asia Mainland Asia
Liberia Africa Middle East & Africa
Lesotho Africa Middle East & Africa
Lithuania Europe Europe 2
Luxembourg Europe Europe 1
Latvia Europe Europe 2
Libya Africa Middle East & Africa
Morocco Africa Middle East & Africa
Monaco Europe Europe 1
Moldova Europe Europe 2
Montenegro Europe Europe 2
Madagascar Africa Middle East & Africa
Marshall Islands Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
North Macedonia Europe Europe 2
Mali Africa Middle East & Africa
Myanmar Asia Mainland Asia
Mongolia Asia Mainland Asia
Macau Asia Mainland Asia
Northern Mariana Islands Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Saint Martin Latin America Central America
Martinique Latin America Central America
Mauritania Africa Middle East & Africa
Montserrat Latin America Central America
Malta Europe Europe 1
Mauritius Africa Middle East & Africa
Maldives Asia Mainland Asia
Malawi Africa Middle East & Africa
Mexico Latin America North America
Malaysia Asia Maritime & Oceania Asia
Mozambique Africa Middle East & Africa
Namibia Africa Middle East & Africa
New Caledonia Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Niger Africa Middle East & Africa
Norfolk Island Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Nigeria Africa Middle East & Africa
Nicaragua Latin America Central America
Caribbean Netherlands Latin America Central America
(Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and
Saba)
Netherlands Europe Europe 1
Norway Europe Europe 2
Nepal Asia Mainland Asia
Nauru Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Niue Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
New Zealand Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Oman Middle East Middle East & Africa
Panama Latin America Central America
Peru Latin America South America
French Polynesia Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Papua New Guinea Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Philippines Asia Maritime & Oceania Asia
Pakistan Middle East Middle East & Africa
Poland Europe Europe 2
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Latin America North America
Pitcairn Islands Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Puerto Rico Latin America Central America
Palestinian territories Middle East Middle East & Africa
Portugal Europe Europe 1
Palau Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Paraguay Latin America South America
Qatar Middle East Middle East & Africa
Réunion Africa Middle East & Africa
Romania Europe Europe 2
Serbia Europe Europe 2
Russia Europe Russia
Rwanda Africa Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia Middle East Middle East & Africa
Saint Barthélemy Latin America Central America
Solomon Islands Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Seychelles Africa Middle East & Africa
Sudan Africa Middle East & Africa
Sweden Europe Europe 2
Singapore Asia Maritime & Oceania Singapore
Saint Helena Africa Middle East & Africa
Slovenia Europe Europe 2
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Europe Europe 2
Islands
Slovakia Europe Europe 2
Sierra Leone Africa Middle East & Africa
San Marino Europe Europe 1
Senegal Africa Middle East & Africa
Somalia Africa Middle East & Africa
Suriname Latin America South America
South Sudan Africa Middle East & Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe Africa Middle East & Africa
El Salvador Latin America Central America
Sint Maarten Latin America Central America
Syria No game access Middle East & Africa
Swaziland Africa Middle East & Africa
Turks and Caicos Islands Latin America Central America
Chad Africa Middle East & Africa
French Southern and Antarctic Africa Middle East & Africa
Lands
Togo Africa Middle East & Africa
Thailand Asia Mainland Asia
Tajikistan Middle East Middle East & Africa
Tokelau Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
East Timor Asia Maritime & Oceania Asia
Turkmenistan Middle East Middle East & Africa
Tunisia Africa Middle East & Africa

Tonga Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Turkey Middle East Middle East & Africa
Trinidad and Tobago Latin America Central America
Tristan da Cunha Africa Middle East & Africa
Tuvalu Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Chinese Taipei Asia Mainland Chinese Taipei
Tanzania Africa Middle East & Africa
Ukraine Europe (No game access in Crimea) Europe 2
Uganda Africa Middle East & Africa
United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom
United States of America United States of America United States of America
Uruguay Latin America South America
Uzbekistan Middle East Middle East & Africa
Vatican City Europe Europe 1
Saint Vincent and the Latin America Central America
Grenadines
Venezuela Latin America South America
British Virgin Islands Latin America Central America
United States Virgin Islands Latin America Central America
Vietnam Asia Mainland Asia
Vanuatu Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Wallis and Futuna Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Samoa Asia Maritime & Oceania Oceania
Yemen Middle East Middle East & Africa
Mayotte Africa Middle East & Africa
South Africa Africa Middle East & Africa
Zambia Africa Middle East & Africa
Zimbabwe Africa Middle East & Africa
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It should be remembered that it is always the administration of the tournament

We at ESL hope that you as a participant, spectator, or press will have an

1.1 Range of Validity

1.3 Time Zone

1.4.1.1 Minor Penalty Points

1.4.1.2 Major Penalty Points

1.4.1.3 Monetary Fines

1.4.1.6 Additional Methods of Penalisation

1.4.3 Penalties for Repeat Offences

1.5 Live Matches

1.7 Tournament Organization

ESL Gaming GmbH

1.7.1 Administration List

2.1 Rule Changes

2.2 Validity of the Rules

2.2.1 Local Laws

2.3 Changes in case of Emergency

2.5 Additional Agreements

2.6 Match Broadcasting

2.6.2 Waiving These Rights

2.6.3 Player Responsibility

2.8 Conditions of Participation in the Intel World Open

2.8.1 Age Restriction

2.8.2 Home Country/Region

2.8.3 Country/Region of Qualifiers

2.8.4 Physical location during online matches

2.9 Player Details

2.10 Team Accounts (Rocket League)

2.10.2 Team Names

2.10.3 Changes on the Team Accounts

2.11 Licenses in the Intel World Open

2.11.3 Team License

2.11.4 Withdrawal of License

2.12 Sponsor Restrictions

2.13 Player Changes

2.13.2 Emergency Substitute

2.14 Prize Money

Katowice – Second Stage (Double Elimination)

Katowice – First Stage (Groups)

Katowice – Second Stage (Double Elimination)

Katowice – First Stage (Groups)

2.14.1 Prize Deductions Due to Penalty Points

2.14.2 Prize Deductions Due to Monetary Fines

2.14.3 Withdrawal of Prize Money

2.14.4 Transfer of Prize Money

2.15.2 Deletion of Matches

2.16 Match Start

2.16.2 Not being Punctual for an online Match

2.16.3 Participants Not Showing

2.17 Match Procedures

2.17.2 Determining the „better seed“

2.17.3 Match Result

2.17.4 Storage and keeping of Match Media

2.18.2 Match Protest Rules

2.18.2.1 Deadline for Match Protests

2.18.2.2 Contents of a Match Protest

2.18.2.3 People in a Match Protest

2.18.2.4 Behaviour in Match Protests

2.19 Results in Rematch

May 9-10: Intel Open - Qualifier 2

May 16-17: Intel Open - Qualifier 3

May 23-24: Intel Open - Qualifier 4