§ 1 Registration
- Teams need to sign up on https://trackmaniaopen.com/registration/
- The team-captain or its representative needs to join the official Discord server of the tournament. Everyone else is recommended to join as well.
- A charge of 2.500 Planets must be send to maeix in order to confirm the registration
- Line up size has to be between 3 and 7 players (including the captain/manager)
- Players are not allowed to drive for more than 1 team
- Guest drivers are allowed. No limits for each team
- Teams receive a unique 4-digit code via mail after registration which they need for submitting the results during the tournament
- Lineup changes can be made until the 19th of August
- There can be a maximum of 60 teams. First come first serve.
- Multiple teams of 1 clan need to be clearly labelled (#1, #2, #3, etc.)
- Teams are recommended to be able to host a server. Please contact us if you do not have the possibilties to host yourself.
§ 2 Communication
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- Main information channel is the Trackmania Open homepage https://trackmaniaopen.com/
- Platform for communication is the tournaments Discord server
- Contact persons are the Admins of the tournament which can be reached on the Discord server:
- Admins: Maik, Harni, CicimaN
- Referees: Harni, CicimaN
- Map Admin: Own
- Streaming: Scotsman
§ 3 Structure of the Tournament
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- Groupstage
- First Groupstage
- Groups will be drawn
- Up to 12 Groups with 5 Teams each
- Each Team faces each opponent once
- Teams will be ranked by the overall rounds score from all played submatches
- 24 Teams will advance to the next Round
- Second Groupstage
- Groups will be drawn
- 4 Groups with 6 Teams each
- Teams take their Score from the Match against the other qualified Team from the first Groupstage into second Groupstage
- 3 Matchdays of Swiss-Mode will be played
- Teams will be ranked by the overall score from the first Groupstage and the 3 Matches from the second Groupstage
- Winner of each Group advances to the Final Four
- First Groupstage
- Final Four
- Final Four consists of 2 semi-finals, match for 3rd and the grand final
- Semi-final match-ups will be drawn after the quarter finals
- Best of 3 Mode, Tennis Mode applies
- The Final Four will be played on one weekend – semi-finals on Saturday and match for 3rd and the grand final on Sunday
- Groupstage
§ 4 Maps
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- Map Submission
- Maps can be submitted until the 21st of August, submissions after that might be possible, according to the number of maps received so far.
- Maps need to be submitted via mail to trackmaniaopen@gmail.com, Subject: “Map Submission TMO”
- Guideline
- Map guideline can be found here
- The map guideline is mandatory for every map
- Evaluation
- Maps will be evaluated by various map testers.
- If your Map is picked, you get a notification the week before.
- All Mappers will receive feedback after the tournament.
- Map Submission
§ 5 Before the Match
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- Teams have to contact each other before the match to agree on date, time and hoster
- Contact channel is Discord, you can find a contact for each team on the teams page on the homepage.
- There are specific match channels on the discord server for you to contact each other
- Default date and time is each Sunday, 20 CEST
- Match details for the final four will be set by the tournament and can not be changed except for necessary reasons.
- Teams have to contact each other before the match to agree on date, time and hoster
§ 6 Match Procedure
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- Mode: Team Rounds
- Points Limit: 9
- Players: 3 vs 3
- 3 Maps played every Week
- A single 3v3 Submatch on each map
- Tennis mode only in the final four
- Respawn is allowed
- One map will be replaced every week.
- Map-order will be determined by the tournament but can be changed if both teams agree on a new order.
- In the final four, the match will be decided by the number of won maps (Tennis Mode Applies)
- In case of a 2-0 the last map doesn’t need to be played
- If a team is 15 minutes late, the other team receives a def-win (27-0 or 2-0)
- Players can be changed between the maps
- Players can be replaced during a map if the opponent agrees
§ 7 After the Match
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- Submission of Results
- Both teams need to submit the result on the homepage
- Results have to be submitted the same day.
- If a team does not submit the result in time it receives a warning. If this happens twice, the match will be counted as a loss.
- Screenshots
- Screenshots do not have to be uploaded but you can’t protest or prove anything without screens or a VOD. Therefore every team is responsible for their own match documentation.
- If Teams submit different Results and none of them can prove theirs, the match will be listed as a draw.
- Submission of Results
§ 8 Other Penalties
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- If a team misses 2 matchdays it will be disqualified from the tournament
- If a team has a player in their lineup, who already drove for another team it will be disqualified from the tournament
- A team that uses a cut will automatically lose the map it has been used on
- Disrespectful behaviour which can be proved by screenshots/ VODs can lead to losing points or a disqualification
§ 9 Prizepool
100.000 Planets
1st: 60.000
2nd: 30.000
3rd: 10.000