MAD SERIES Rules

GENERAL RULES

• Treat all participants with respect Harassment, discrimination, or
  any form of toxicity will not be tolerated Cheating, hacking, or
  exploiting is strictly prohibited
• Teams/Captains/Admin are allowed to request Mono cams but if Moni cams are requested BOTH teams playing needs to run
  Mono cams request no later than 2 days before game is set to
  be played
• Ensure all gameplay is conducted fairly and honestly
• By signing up for the competition, participants agree to these
  rules Understand that violations of these rules may result in
  penalties, or disqualification from the competition
• Stay informed and communicate any rule changes to your team
  Be available on the agreed date and time for all matches and
  events.

TEAM RULES

• 4 Players per team and 1 Sub allowed Full # (Activision ID) will
  be required when registering your team
• Players must use their own accounts and cannot use shared or
  borrowed accounts. If not followed this will result in the
  disqualification of the team
• TEAM CHANGES are allowed after each tournament only before
  the next 1 starts this will have to go thru admin to make the
  changes
• All players must reside in South Africa and be 18 years or older.

GAMEPLAY RULES

• These rule are based from CDL official website and enforced
  GA’s. These rules are subject to change based on CDL settings,
  restrictions, map rotations (As CDL updated MAD Series
  updates)
• Teams 15min late for the game will take the forfeit video proof to be provided that team was not in the lobby (NO EXCEPTION)
• ALL teams to use the MAD series Discord while playing your
  game

DICONNECTS

• Hardpoint: If a player disconnects before the first 30 seconds, or
  first kill of the map whichever occurs first, the Map can be
  restarted. If a player disconnects from the winning team, and his
  team was in the lead by 50 points or more, by the time the game
  notifies of the disconnect (Bottom left corner), the map can be
  replayed
• Search and Destroy: If a player disconnects before the first 30
  seconds, or first kill of the map whichever occurs first, the Map
  can be restarted
• Control: If a player disconnects before the first 30 seconds, or
  first kill of the map whichever occurs first, the Map can be
  restarted
  If a player disconnects at a later stage, the round has to be
  completed, where after the map can be ended, and it then
  continues with the score which it ended with. (Please ensure
  that teams are then on the correct sides)
• On all modes player can join back in if disconnected from the
  lobby

MAD SERIES FORMAT

• Tournaments are all single elimination.
• Teams are awarded:
  1 Point if eliminated in Quarter Final.
  2 Points if eliminated in Semi Final.
  3 Points if team loses in Final.
  5 Points if team wins Final.
• At the end of the 7th tournament the top 4 teams will go through to the 8th tournament – Grand Final.
• Tournaments will happen every 2 weeks from Friday to Sunday QF1 & QF2 must be played
  before 12PM on Friday SF1 & SF2 must be played before 12PM
  on Saturday Finals must be played @8PM on Sunday
• 8th tournament – Grand Final winner will win the 4 x PS5 MAD
  Titan Controllers In the event we do receive more than 8
  registrations (Max 16 allowed) there will be a qualifying
  tournament which will be a double elimination tournament and
  the top 8 teams will go through.

MAD SERIES DATES

Qualifying Tournament (If Needed Max 16 Teams) 2-4 May
MAD Series Tournament 1 (16-18 May)
MAD Series Tournament 2 (30 May-1 June)
MAD Series Tournament 3 (13-15 June)
MAD Series Tournament 4 (27-29 June)
MAD Series Tournament 5 (11-13 July)
MAD Series Tournament 6 (25-27 July)
MAD Series Tournament 7 (8-10 Aug)
MAD Series Tournament 8 Grand Final (22-25 Aug)