These regulations govern all stages of the Serie A championship of the Italian Rocket Championship Season 11.

This regulation has been formulated to ensure the integrity of the competition and is aimed at promoting an intense but also fun, fair and free of any Harmful Behavior competition (as defined below) during the Game.

These Regulations can be translated into other languages. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between a translated version of these Regulations and the Italian version, the Italian version will prevail.

By entering the Competition , each player agrees to follow these Rules at any time, including the Code of Conduct set out in Section 3.3.
Teams and players must accept these Rules as part of the Competition registration form. By participating in any game or match of the Competition, the Player and the Team confirm that they have accepted these Rules as established in Section 1.1.

The responsibility to apply these Rules to all players and to sanction players for breaching these Rules, as further set out in Section 3.4, will rest with IRC staff

Some days and/or league matches may be moved and/or postponed due to coincidence with official Psyonix events, this will be decided solely and exclusively by the IRC staff.
IRC may from time to time (between seasons) update, revise or amend these Rules. It will be up to the staff to inform the players of these changes.

The Competition is divided into 3 phases, the Championship, the Playoffs and the Relegation Tournament.
The championship stage and the Relegation Tournament will be entirely online, the Playoff stage will be live at Milan Games Week.

The Championship phase will begin on Tuesday September 12th 2023. Every Thursday and other five days on Tuesdays (see calendar) from 19:00 will be played a day of the championship, a total of 4 Bo5 matches and all of them will all be broadcast in live streaming.

The meetings will be Bo5 and you will get:
- 3 points winning 3-0 or 3-1
- 2 points winning 3-2
- 1 points by losing 2-3
- 0 points by losing 0-3 or 1-3.

All teams must arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled time of their match, in case of absence or delay the Bo5 victory will be awarded to the opposing team for 3-0 (the table victory will be awarded for all 3 games with the result: 3-0, 3-0, 3-0). In the further event that a team decides to leave the game in progress, they will be deducted from 3 points and awarded the victory to the opposing team with the current result.

At the end of the championship, in case two or more teams have the same points:
a) Points earned during direct matches will be calculated.
b) In case point a still leads to a draw, we will evaluate the total goal difference.
c) If even point b is not enough, we will evaluate the goal difference only in direct matches.

Teams ranked 6th and 7th will participate in the Relegation tournament.
The bottom ranked team will be relegated directly to Serie B IRC.

Championship start: September 12th 2023
Championship phase duration: 14 days/9 weeks

In the middle of the championship, after matchday 7, will be given the opportunity to replace or add (the roster must have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 players) a player to the roster.

IRC SERIE A repair market starts: October 5th 2023 at 11:59 pm.
IRC SERIE A Repair Market End: October 10th 2023 4:00 pm.

The top 4 teams ranked in the Championship will have access to the Playoffs.

During the Playoffs phase, the top finishers will clash against the fourth-placed players and the runners-up against the third-placed ones. Whoever wins will continue in the Winner Bracket and whoever loses will go down to the Loser Bracket.
The Final will take place between the winner of the Winner Bracket and the winner of the Loser Bracket.
The winning Loser Bracket team will have a series of disadvantages (Bracket Reset), so they will first have to win a BO7 to get back in a "tie".
All matches are Bo5 except the Final which will be Bo7 .



This phase will take place live at Milan Games Week sunday 26th November.

At the end of both championships (Serie A and Serie B IRC) the Relegation Tournament will be held on November 19th 2023 from 3:00 PM.

In this phase, the teams classified in 6th and 7th position of the Serie A and the teams classified 2nd and 3rd of the Series B.

The 6th classified in Serie A will clash against the 3rd in Serie B, the 7th in Serie A against the 2nd in Serie B.
The winning teams will continue in the Winner Bracket while the losers will go down in the Loser Bracket.
The winning teams of the two Brackets will qualify to the next Serie A IRC, while the losing teams relegate or remain in Serie B IRC.
The matches will all be Bo5.

In case of lag:
Lag Server: In case of server lag, the game will be resumed with the partial and the minutes with which it was interrupted, recreating the lobby in a new server. In agreement with the staff and both teams the game can also be restarted from the beginning.

Lag Server Player: In the event that a single player experiences lag due to the server, he will have the first 20 seconds of each game available to report it and thus be able to recreate the lobby. If the report is made after having suffered a goal, the match will be recreated with the partial of when the report is made so the goal will remain valid.

Crash Player: in case of crash the lobby will be recreated keeping the time and the result of the game stopped. The team will have 5 minutes to re-enter or replace their player, otherwise they will lose the table game.

If a player experiences lag problems after a game has already been completed, the game will not be interrupted as the problems will be of a player's personal nature.

*THE RESERVE PLAYER WILL ENTER IN LOBBY ONLY IN THE CASE OF ACTUALLY REPLACING A COMPANION*

The normal substitution (therefore if the problems described above do not arise) can only be done between games, even between games 1-2-3-4-5 of the Bo5 series.

The slot is owned by the companies that supported the teams during the season and it will be their right and duty to define the roster of the season, which may also be completely different from the previous one.

Mode: soc-car.

Arena:
- Dfh Stadium
- Mannfield (night)
- Champions Field (night)
- Utopia Colisseum (dusk)
- Neo Tokyo
- Beckwith Park (midnight)
- Acquadome
- Urban Center (night)

Team: 3v3.

Bot: no bots.

Mutators: default.

IRC staff may, at their discretion, change the schedule and/or date of any Match or session of the Competition. However, if any changes are made to the Competition, the staff will notify all teams as soon as possible.

- Each participant must be 16 years old.

- Each club/association may own only one team per category.

- Each team can be made up of a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 5 players.

- Each team must be composed of 2 players with Italian citizenship, with the obligation that at least one of them is deployed on the field.

- It will not be possible to play without 3 players per team.

- The championship will consist of a maximum of 8 teams.

- All members of the participating teams must use the Discord made available by the staff.

- Each team will have their own private room on the Discord server and all team members will need to be on discord 15 minutes before the start of their game and in their own dedicated rooms.

- Everyone must have the CROSS PLATFORM option enabled.

- A player can register and participate only and exclusively with one team.

- Game Accounts are personal and non-transferable, and each player may only use their own.

- In order to allow the updating of the championship data, each player must remain in the game at least until the scoreboard appears.

- It is forbidden to use the TAG CLAN of other teams/communities in the League.

Players or teams may not change their Username, game names or team names without the approval of the Tournament Administrators. All these names must conform to these Rules and the Tournament Administrators may request changes at any time. A roster must not contain duplicates of the same name, names that include symbols or names that are difficult to distinguish from those of others.

Players selected by team to perform interviews will receive a warning in case they do not show up.

Each team must designate a member of their formation as "Team Captain" who represents the team for all official decisions and acts as a contact point for the team.

By registering for this championship you make a commitment, namely to actively participate in the event for its entire duration. The staff creates tournaments in order to allow users to have a place to have fun and measure their abilities. We ask you to be serious and respectful of the staff but above all of other users.

NOT insults or racist references, incitements to hatred towards players or third parties involved and not are allowed, this to keep a peaceful and fun atmosphere for both those who play and those who observe the matches. Places where insults or racist references are not allowed, hate speech are: Text Chat and Voice Chat of any kind.

The player must avoid conduct which violates these Rules, which is destabilizing, unsafe or destructive or which may make the Game unpleasant for other users.

Competition integrity:

- Teams are required to always play to their fullest potential in every match of the competition and to avoid any behavior contrary to the principles of sportsmanship, honesty or fair play. Violating this rule will incur penalty at the discretion of the Tournament Officials. All decisions regarding these violations are at the sole discretion of the Tournament Officials. The examples below are listed for illustrative purposes only;

- Collusion, defined as cooperation or conspiracy to cheat or deceive others. Cooperation or conspiracy can take place between players, teams and/or organizations, and is carried out for the sole benefit of the parties involved in cooperation or conspiracy. Collusion includes, but is not limited to, such acts as: Soft play, defined as any agreement between players not to play a game with a reasonable standard of competition. Agree in advance to divide prize pools and / or any other form of compensation. Send or receive signals from external sources, electronic or otherwise, to / from a player during live events. Voluntarily losing a game for remuneration, or for any other reason, or inducing a player to do so.

- Hacking, defined as the use of any cheating device or program, or a similar method of cheating;

- Exploiting, defined as intentionally exploiting any bug in play to one's advantage;

- Ringing, defined as playing with another player's account or forcibly requesting to do so;

- Watching monitors or diagrams intended for viewers;

- Intentionally disconnecting without a just reason and appropriately and explicitly reported;

- Any other action that violates these rules and/or standards set by the competition and the Tournament Officials;

- A team member may not use language that is obscene, repulsive, vulgar, offensive, threatening, violent, libelous, defamatory or in any way unpleasant, or promote or incite hatred and discrimination during the competition, inside or near the playing area, at any time;

- A team member may not use any facility, service or equipment provided or made available by Tournament Officials to post, broadcast, disseminate or generally make available prohibited communications;

- A team member cannot use this type of language on social media or at any event in front of an audience;

- A team member may not make any action or gesture towards an opposing team member, fan or Tournament Official that is offensive, derisive, disruptive or overly hostile;

- Physically abusing Tournament Officials, opposing team members or spectators will not be tolerated. Repeated violations of the protocol, including but not limited to touching a computer, body, or other property player, will result in a penalty. Team members and their guests (if any) should treat all individuals present at a match with respect;

- No team member can touch or interfere with lights, cameras or studio gear. Team members are not allowed to sit on chairs, tables or other studio equipment. All team members must follow the Tournament Official Instructions. During a match, communications from a player who is part of the Active Holders (starting line-up) must be limited to members of their team.

Responsibility under code:

- Unless otherwise stated, offenses and infringements of these regulations are punishable, whether they are committed intentionally or not. Attempts to commit infractions or offenses are equally punishable;

- Harassment is prohibited. Harassment is defined as systematic, hostile and repeated acts that take place over a considerable period of time, or as a single outrageous incident, both intended to isolate or ostracize a person or and/or affect his dignity;

- Sexual harassment is prohibited. Sexual harassment is defined as unwanted sexual advances. The assessment is based on whether a reasonable person would view the conduct as unwanted or offensive. There is zero tolerance for any sexual threats or coercion or the promise of advantages in the face of sexual favors;

- Team members cannot offend the dignity or integrity of a nation, a single person or a group of people through words or actions that are contemptuous, discriminatory or derogatory on the basis of race, skin color, ethnicity, nationality or social origin, gender, language, religion, political opinion or other opinion, financial status, birth or any other status, sexual orientation or any other reason;

- Team members may not give, make, publish, authorize or endorse any statement or action that has, or could have, a detrimental or deleterious effect for the greater interest of the competition Italian Rocket Championship as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Tournament Officials;

- Teams may receive or may be required to submit documentation for approval or visibility during the competition. This documentation is necessary to keep expectations high during the course of the competition. Premature announcements can stop competitive scouting that a team can use to strategize for upcoming matches. For this reason, if a team member is told not to release information as this can damage the competitive process, and the team member proceeds to release said information, then the member and / or team will be subject to penalties;

- A team member may not be involved in any activity that is prohibited by law, applicable regulation or agreements, and which may or may reasonably be expected to lead to conviction in any jurisdiction or Jurisdiction;

- A team member may not disclose any type of confidential information provided by Tournament Officials through any communication channel;

- No member of a team may offer or accept any kind of gift or reward to a player, coach, manager, tournament official, for a service promised, rendered or to be rendered in the event of a defeat or attempted defeat of a team which competes. The only exception to this rule will be in the case of performance-based compensation paid to a team member by a sponsor or the owner of the team itself;

- No member of a team may refuse or fail to carry out the reasonable instructions or decisions of the Tournament Officials;

- No member of a team can offer, agree, conspire or try to influence the outcome of a match or series in any way that is prohibited by law or these regulations;

- Documentation or other reasonable items may be requested at different times during the competition at the request of the Tournament Officials. If the documentation is not compiled according to the standards dictated by the Tournament Officials, a team may be subject to penalties. Penalties may be imposed if the requested items are not received and filled in according to the established times;

Violation of any of these rules and regulations can result in a sanction and punishment of a team. The sanctions and punishments are dictated by the directors and are completely subject to their choices and their judgment.

Any person found or attempted to be involved in any act that the Tournament Officials believe, in their sole and absolute discretion, constitutes foul play , will be subject to a penalty. Nature and extent the penalty imposed due to these acts must be at the sole and absolute discretion of the Tournament Officials.

Upon discovery of any team member who has committed a violation of these rules, Tournament Officials may issue the following penalties:

- Verbal warning
- Loss of points in the championship
- Ban
- Loss of matches or series of matches
- Suspension
- Abandonment of the Tournament
- Disqualification

Repeated infringements will be subject to harsher penalties, up to, and including, disqualification and the impossibility of future participation in other PG Esports events. It is noted that these penalties may not necessarily be enforced in a sequential manner. The Tournament Officials, at their sole discretion, may disqualify a team or a member of it for a first episode of offense if the action of the team or its member is deemed outrageous enough to be deserving of disqualification from the Tournament Officials. The penalties that mention a disciplinary measure lasting a certain period of time will be applied only to the competitive months.

All complaints and/or reports must be accompanied by video evidence and/or screenshots. Each player has the obligation to continue the game and play it until the end whatever happens (unless an admin decides to stop the game), only at the end of it will the staff evaluate the incident and take action.

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