USA Championship 2024 (Nations Cup Qualification)

Description

It will be played online using https://mindbug.me/mindbug-beta-howto/

To take part, you must first have been qualified via a Mindbug Season 2 qualifying tournament (in-store or online).

The tournament will run throughout August. Matches will be played during the day or in the evening, depending on player's availabilities. There will be a 3 days timeslot to find a time to play your match before the next round becomes available.

Conditions

Have won a qualification via one of the official Mindbug Season 2 tournaments (see https://tourney.mindbug.me/season/3 )

Please also join the mindbug discord, this is where the organisation will take place: https://discord.gg/9qrKM9MTkt

Schedule

From 7th of August to end of August.

All matches will be played on Mindbug Beyond Evolution.

Your opponent will be announced on this site, and you will have a code supplied with your match that will enable you to join your opponent at the time you have both agreed.

ROUNDS: The Swiss round system will be used. Each round will take place over 3 days. You will be paired with your opponent at the beginning of these 3 days, and you will then have to find a time slot with your opponent to play your match. Each match will be played in BO3 (best of 3 games, the first player to win 2 games wins the match). The number of rounds may vary depending on the number of players present. 3 days to play a match, 5 rounds (number may change depending on number of players, one every 3 days between 2 to 30 of August.

If a match slot has not been found by the 3rd day of the round, the slot decided will be the 3rd day at 8:30pm. If only one of the 2 players shows up for the match, he will be declared the winner after 30min.

TOP4/8: During this phase, the goal is to have the 3 finalists who will represent the country at the Nation Cup in September, then decide WHO is the real champion of the nation.

Playoffs' matches will be played in BO5. The 2 players who reach the final will be part of the nation team. A match between 3rd and 4th player will decide who will join the team as the third member. The loser will be one of the substitution players. The other substitution player will be the player with the best ranking in the Swiss round who is not part of the team already. All of them forming a team of 5 members to represent the nation.

Rewards

1. 3 spots in the National team
2. 2 substitute spots in the Nation team