PRISAA SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC.

1st PRISAA MOBILE LEGENDS TOURNAMENT

Hosted by: PRISAA Region VI (Western Visayas)

MECHANICS AND COMPETITION

1. Competition Eligibility

1.1 All players must be 12 - 17 years old for Junior ML Competition & 18 – 24 years old for
Tertiary ML Competition.
1.2 All participating students must submit proof of enrollment and/or valid student ID in
relevant proving the following:
● Is currently enrolled in an undergraduate program in the latest academic semester of
the campus
● Is currently enrolled in the Senior High School
1.3 Students must have a Mobile Legends account in good standing in order to compete. This
same account must be used for the duration of the competition.
1.4 Players may register for only one (1) team per school. Any teams discovered to contain
player/s registered in multiple teams will be immediately disqualified from the Mobile
Legends Bang Bang - Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines)

2. Team Management

2.1 For the National Competitions, all players must be from the same region.
2.2 Teams will be required to have at least five (5) and no more than seven (7) eligible players
on its roster.
2.3 Substitutions. Teams may freely field any five of their sev players from their active
roster for the start of the match. Teams may freely substitute players between games,
however the substitution must be reported to the designated Mobile Legends Bang Bang
Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines) marshal in-charge of the match
2.4 Team Brand. Teams must ensure that the logo and branding used to represent their team
are original works and do not violate any copyright or such. Mobile Legends Bang Bang
Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines) will not be responsible for any legal
action made against the offending team for the aforementioned reason.
 2.5 Player Names. The tournament organizers reserve the right to edit nicknames, if they
fail to comply with the tournament rules. Any nicknames/team names/aliases that are
purely commercial (e.g. product names), defamatory, pejorative, offensive, vulgar,
obscene, anti-Semitic, inciting hatred, or offending against good manners are forbidden.
Using alternative spelling, gibberish or wrong spelling in order to avoid the requirements
mentioned above is illegal. The tournament organizers reserve the right to change the
name where necessary
2.6 Roster Lock. Teams are not allowed to adjust their Active Roster during the Mobile
Legends Bang Bang - Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines)
2.7 Region. Only one school campus can represent a region, there will be a total of 17
different regions that will be competing for the national tournament.
2.8 Importation. Winning teams are allowed to change/import their active rosters providing
that the player is currently enrolled and resides in their respective region.
2.9 Participation Fee. A Php5,000.00 participation fee will be collected from schools who
will be representing their region.

3. Tournament Structure and Schedule

3.1 Definition of Terms

● Game. An instance of competition of Mobile Legends that is played until a winner

is determined by one of the following methods, whichever occurs first: (a)
Destruction of a Core, (b) Team Surrender, (c) Team Forfeit, or (d) Awarded Game
Victory
● Match. A set of games that is played until one team wins a majority of the total games
(e.g., winning two games out of three (“best of three”); winning three games out of
five (“best of five”). The winning team will either receive a win tally in a league
format or advance to the next round in a bracket format

3.2 Qualifiers.

There will be two (2) qualifiers for the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private
Schools Athletic Association (Philippines). Group A and Group B. There will be Four
(4) teams from the Group A and two (4) teams from the Group B advancing to the
playoffs

● The format of the qualifiers will be a double elimination best-of-3 bracket. The
bracket will play out until the qualifier slots have been filled
 3.3 Playoffs

The playoffs will be a single elimination bracket consisting of eight (8) teams.
The quarter finals will be a best-of-5, the semifinals will be a best-of-5 and the grand
finals will be a best-of-7

3.4 Schedule

The schedule for the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic
Association (Philippines) is as follows:

Date Event

TBA Registration Close

TBA GROUP A

TBA GROUP B

TBA Playoffs - Quarterfinals

TBA Playoffs - Semifinals

TBA Playoffs - Finals

4. Match Process

4.1 Competitive Patch & Server

Matches will be played on the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang live server. As such,
the current live patch will be used for all competitive play

4.2 Lateness Penalties

Teams are expected to be complete for their match before the scheduled time. A
“complete” team is defined as all five (5) members joining the game lobby and are ready
 to compete. After 15 minutes, if a team is not complete, the game will be awarded to the
team with the most players present in the lobby

4.3 Hero Select Process

● Restrictions on Gameplay Elements

Restrictions may be added at any time before or during a match, if there are
known bugs with any items, heroes, or for any other reason as determined at the
discretion of Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic Association
(Philippines) officials. Restrictions will be announced before a match via the
designated channels.

● Selection Error

In the event of an erroneously selected Hero pick or ban, the team in error must
notify an official before the other team has locked in their next selection. Once this
has been confirmed by a Marshal, they may cancel the Hero Select process. If so, the
hero select process will be restarted with the same selections up until the point where
the error occurred.

● Controlled Game Start

In the event of an error in game start or decision by officials, the game may be
started in a controlled manner with the same Lobby Settings. All players will
promptly select the Heroes that they selected in the prior Hero Select.

● Pause Process

Teams or players may pause the game should a player disconnect. Teams will
only be given a maximum of five (5) minutes per team. Teams should inform a
marshal if their pause timer is about to run out with the disconnected player not yet
reconnecting to the game. Should the five (5) minutes elapse, teams will be required
to resume the game and continue.

● Game Restart

In the event of a server crash, players will be required to create a new lobby with
the same draft. Officials will not bear any responsibility from lag or connectivity
 issues from the player’s end. Players are advised to check if the network is stable
before the start of the game.

● Awarded Game Victory

If a game played for more than 5 minutes is forced to restart, the Mobile Legends
Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines) committee may award
a game victory to a team should the Net Worth Difference exceed 800 x (Current
Minute of the Game). For Example, at 20 minutes a team would be required to have
a Net Worth Difference of 16,000 for the awarded game victory.

● Mid-Match Break

Teams are entitled to a short break of at least five (5) minutes between games of
a “Best-of” series. Teams are subject to lateness penalties if they are not ready to
begin after the break time ends

● Results of Forfeiture

Matches won by forfeit will be reported by the minimum score it would take for
one team to win the match (e.g. 1-0 for best-of-1 matches, 2-0 for best-of-three
matches, and 3-0 for best-of-five matches). No other statistics will be recorded for
forfeited matches.

● Results Reporting

Upon completion of a game, the winning team must screenshot the final game
scoreboard. Any disputes in score or the game itself should be reported within 10
minutes of the match ending.

● Role of Marshals

Marshals are officials who are responsible for making judgements on every
match-related issue, question and situation which occurs, before, during, and
immediately following match play.

- Marshal Responsibilities. Marshal oversight may include, but is not limited to

the following:
1. Checking the team’s lineup before the match.
2. Announcing the beginning of the match.
3. Ordering pause/resume during play.
 4. Issuing penalties in response due to Rule violations before, during or after
the match.
5. Confirming the end of the match and its results

- Finality of Judgement. If a marshal makes an incorrect judgement, the

judgement can be subject to reversal. Officials at their discretion may evaluate
the decision during or after the match to determine if the proper procedure was
implemented to allow for a fair decision. If the proper procedure was not
followed, AcadArena officials reserve the right to potentially invalidate the
marshal’s decision. Officials will always maintain final say in all decisions set
forth throughout the season.

- Discord. All communication for the tournament will be conducted through

Discord or Messenger. Teams must ensure that all players are part of the
designated Messenger or Discord channel. Discord will be used to verify the
identities of all players before the start of each game.

5. Conduct

5.1 Competition Conduct

● Unfair Play

The following actions will be considered as unfair play and will be subject to
penalties at the discretion of Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic
Association (Philippines) officials.
- Collusion. Collusion is defined as any agreement among two (2) or more players
to disadvantage opposing players. Collusion includes, but is not limited to, acts
such as:
1. Soft play, which is defined as any agreement to not damage, impede or
otherwise play to a reasonable standard of competition in a game.
2. Pre-arranging to split prize money or any form of compensation.
3. Deliberately losing a game for compensation, or for any other reason, or
attempting to induce another player to do so

5.2 Exploiting

Exploiting is defined as intentionally using any in-game bug or any feature not
working as intended, at the sole discretion of Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private Schools
Athletic Association (Philippines) officials, to seek an advantage.
5.3 Ghosting

Playing under another player’s account or soliciting, inducing, encouraging or

directing someone else to play under another player’s account

5.4 Official Discretion

Any other further act, failure to act, or behavior, which in the sole judgement of
Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines) officials,
violates these Rules and/or the standards of integrity established by A Mobile Legends
Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines) for competitive play

5.5 Profanity and Hate Speech

A Team Member may not use language that is obscene, foul, vulgar, insulting,
abusive, libelous, slanderous, defamatory or otherwise offensive or objectionable; or
promote or incite hatred or discriminatory conduct. This rule applies to public social
media, live streaming, or player comms during the National Campus Open

5.6 Disruptive Behavior

A Team Member may not take any action or perform any gesture directed at an
opposing Team Member, fan, or official, or incite any other individual(s) to do the same,
which is insulting, mocking, disruptive or antagonistic.

5.7 Unprofessional Behavior

● Responsibility Under Code. Unless expressly stated otherwise, offenses and

infringements of these Rules are punishable, whether or not they were committed
intentionally. Attempts to commit such offenses or infringements are also punishable.
● Harassment. Harassment is defined as systematic, hostile, and repeated acts taking
place over a considerable period of time, or a singular egregious instance, which
is/are intended to isolate or ostracize a person and/or affect the dignity of the person.
● Discrimination and Denigration. Team members may not offend the dignity or
integrity of a country, private person, or group of people through contemptuous,
discriminatory, or denigrating words or actions on account of race, skin color, ethnic,
national or social origin, gender, language, religion, political opinion or any other
 opinion, financial status, birth or any other status, sexual orientation or any other
reason.
● Statements Regarding Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic
Association (Philippines), and any of its sponsors. Team Members may not give,
make, issue, authorize, or endorse any statement or action having, or designed to
have, an effect detrimental to the best interest of Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private
Schools Athletic Association (Philippines) or its affiliates.
● Player Behavior Investigation. If an official determines that a Team or Team
Member has violated any of the aforementioned rules outlined in this document,
officials may assign penalties at their sole discretion.
● Cooperation with Investigation. If an official contacts a Team Member to discuss
an investigation, the Team Member is obligated to tell the truth. Anyone caught lying
will be considered as obstructing the investigation and will also be subject to
punishment.
● Confidentiality. A team member may not disclose any confidential information
provided by Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic Association
(Philippines) by any method of communication, including all social media channels.
● Falsified Documents. If proven that a team has given false information to an official
in any documents requested, the team will be immediately disqualified and its players
banned from Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic Association
(Philippines) events for twenty four (24) competitive months.
● Non-Compliance. No Team Member may refuse or fail to apply the instructions or
decisions of officials.

5.8 Destruction of Property

Should any instance of property destruction occur, Mobile Legends Bang Bang
Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines) will not be responsible for the
replacement / payment for damages and will be the responsibility of the player to do so.
Destruction of property may be subject to further punishment depending on the
circumstance of the situation at the discretion of EAA officials

5.9 Subjection to Penalty

Any person found to have engaged in or attempted to engage in any act that
Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines) officials
believe, in their absolute discretion, constitutes unfair play, will be subject to penalty.
The nature and extent of the penalties imposed due to such acts shall be in the sole and
absolute discretion of Mobile Legends Bang Bang Private Schools Athletic Association
(Philippines).