JEI NEL 2023 – LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

1. General requirements and details

1.1 All players competing in the League of Legends tournament are required to be Jamaicans residents

1.2 Teams are allowed to have a minimum of five (5) players plus one (1) substitute, if necessary.

1.3 All Participants are required to be registered E-Athlete and are required to join the JEI Discord Server.

1.4 The minimum age of participants is 13 years and older.

2. Tournament format and mode

2.1 The JEI Natioanl Esports League 2023 League of Legends tournament will be played in a Circuit Qualifier (Group Stage) and Playoff (Knockout Stage).

2.2 Group Stage – Teams will be divided into two groups and compete in a single round robin tournament where the top teams from each group advances to the Knockout Stage

2.3 Knockout Stage – Top teams from the group stage will be placed in a Double elimination bracket to compete in a best of 3 quater finals and best of 5 for 3rd place and grand finals.

Tournament Date & Times:

GROUP STAGE

• Day 1 – Satuday April 29 – 12 PM
• Day 2 – Sunday April 30 – 12 PM
  

KNOCKOUT STAGE

Quaterfinals (Online):

• Day 1 – Saturday June 24 – 12 PM
• Day 2 – Sunday June 25 – 12 PM

3rd Place Playoff(Online):

• Sunday July 30

Grand Finals (LAN)

• August 12 – Venue TBD

3. Registration & Payment

3.1 All players are required to be registered E-Athlete to compete in this tournament and pay their registration fee ($2000 JMD) before competing in the tournament. Once your application is accepted you will then be provided with an account to login and register for the League of Legends tournament. If you already have an account use the link below.

3.2 All players are required to individually fill out the League of Legends registration form.

3.3 All Teams are required to pay $2500.00 JMD to compete in the Circuit Qualifying tournament hosted by Esports Jamaica (BestInJa). No other fees required after the Group Stages

3.4 Registration Ends March 30, 2023

4.4 Core Rules

4.1 All matches will be played using the tournament code that the tournament organizer provides. To get the code, navigate to the bracket and then click on the match that you’re supposed to play. Then copy the code and paste it into the League of Legends game client by clicking play, then selecting custom game, then selecting the trophy icon. Team members may be invited to the room as well.

4.2 Every team will be given the opportunity to show up to their match, we require that you be online at least 15 minutes prior to your match to check-in. If you are not online and checked in at that time, we will forfeit your team.

4.3 Teams will have only 10 minutes to join the game room once it has been created. If a team doesn’t complete 5 players in this time, the team will be disqualified. If your opponent doesn’t show up or doesn’t start the match within these 10 minutes, please contact tournament admins in the Guilded match channel.

4.4 If a team suffers a disconnection, the player will be given 10 minutes to reconnect to the game (the team with the disconnection can request for a pause). If they have not reconnected in that time, the team will have to continue playing without that player.

4.5 The teams can have 1 substitute. Players will only be considered team members if they are part of the team on registered team before the tournament starts. Once the tournament starts, we will not update changes in teams. Players can only play in one team per tournament.

4.6 If the champion select needs to be restarted due to a bug, the same champion picks and bans must be kept. Matches can be restarted only if there’s a bug or if the server is unstable, the players must pause the game and contact tournament admins through the Discord channel, then wait for an answer on how to proceed.

4.6 All the players must respect The Summoner’s Code and the League of Legends terms of use, any behavior against this rule will be penalized.

Terms of Use: https://www.riotgames.com/en/terms-of-service

The Summoner’s Code: https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/featured/summoners-code

If it is apparent that any manipulations of in-game software is occurring, that team will be banned permanently from any future events, and any/all information we have regarding this will be forwarded to Riot Games. If a team is caught abusing glitches, bugs, etc., to gain an advantage, they will be auto disqualified.

Tournament admin decisions are final regarding disputes

Captains can report their team’s score.

5. Prize Payout (Team)

Group Stage – Prize Pool $125,000.00

• Group Winners -$40,000 JMD
• Group Runner Ups – $22,500 JMD

Grand Finals – Prize Pool $500,000.00 JMD

• 1st Place – $200,000.00
• 2nd Place – $125,000.00
• 3rd Place – $100,000.00
• 4th Place – $75,000

Prize money will be paid out within a minimum of 60 days after the tournament. Team captain will be responsible for the distribution

Finally, each player must abide by the Esports – Player Code of Conduct!

Failure to comply will result in disciplinary actions being taken to resolve the issue. Actions may include but are not limited to verbal warnings, automatic forfeits and or suspensions. Incidents will be handled how the JEI staff deems appropriate based on the severity of the incident.

ONCE YOU HAVE READ AND AGREED TO THE RULES CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM.