🎮 iPLAY.lk – General Esports Tournament Rulebook

Version 01

These rules apply to all tournaments hosted by iPLAY.lk, including both online and offline events. Game-specific rules and formats may be provided separately per tournament.

🏁 1. Eligibility

1.1 Tournament Types

🟩 Single-Country Tournaments

Only residents or citizens of the specified country (e.g., Sri Lanka-only, India-only, etc.) may participate.

✅ Tournament officials may request proof of residency or citizenship at any time.
✅ Acceptable proof includes:

• National ID card (NIC, Aadhaar, NID, etc.)
• Passport
• Utility bill or student ID (for underage players)

🌍 Open/Global Tournaments

• Open to players from any country.
• Mixed-nationality teams are allowed unless stated otherwise.

1.2 Game Account Requirements

• Players must register using their main game account.
• All accounts must be in good standing (no bans, suspensions, or EULA violations).

1.3 Age Requirement

• Minimum age: 16 years or the game publisher’s official age requirement
• Players under 18 may be required to submit a parental/guardian consent form

📝 2. Registration

All players and teams must register via the official iPLAY.lk portal or verified external links (e.g., Google Forms, Toornament, Battlefy)

🔖 Name Policy (Player & Team Names)

All player and team names must be:

• ✅ Respectful and suitable for public use (commentary, stream, social media)
• ❌ Free of hate speech, offensive content, impersonation, or inappropriate terms
• 🗣️ Pronounceable in English, Sinhala, or Tamil for casting and promotion

iPLAY reserves the right to:

• Request name changes before approval
• Hide or replace names from public assets
• Disqualify players or teams for repeated violations

🔄 Registration Workflow in iPLAY

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team-Based Tournaments

Step 1: Team Creation

• Captain submits team name, clan, logo, and personal details
• Adds players via email and assigns them as:
  • Main Player(s)
  • Substitute(s) (optional)

Step 2: Player Confirmation

• Players receive email invitations and must:
  • Accept the invite
  • Complete their personal profile (full name, game ID, etc.)
  • Confirm their assigned role

Step 3: Team Approval

• Once all players complete registration, the system marks the team as “Approved.”
• Until then, the team remains in “Pending” status and is not eligible

⏳ Important: Teams still pending after the deadline will be considered not registered

 📧 Support: hello@iplay.lk
💬 Discord/WhatsApp support channels are also available

🧍 Solo Tournaments

• Players register individually with full name, email, phone, and game ID
• The system adapts the form to match solo formats

🧠 3. Code of Conduct

All participants must:

• ✅ Compete with integrity, respect, and fairness
• ❌ Avoid harassment, toxicity, racism, hate speech, and impersonation
• ✅ Obey referees, staff, and admins at all times

🚫 Prohibited Conduct

• Cheating, hacking, unauthorized third-party software
• Match-fixing, collusion, bribery
• Stream-sniping, intel sharing during live matches
• Smurfing, account sharing

Penalties include:

• Match forfeiture
• Temporary/permanent bans
• Disqualification
• Ineligibility for prizes

⚔️ 4. Match Rules

• All matches must use the latest official version of the game
• Players must be ready 20 minutes before the scheduled match time
• A 15-minute grace period applies; late players/teams will forfeit via walkover

🖥️ LAN Setup (for Onsite Tournaments)

• Setup time: 15 minutes after seating
• Includes: login, settings, audio check, gear check
• Delays due to personal gear/setup are not accepted

⚠️ Late setups may lead to:

• Reduced warmup time
• Forced forfeits at organizer’s discretion

🔄 Substitutes

• Substitutions allowed only between matches
• All substitutes must be pre-registered
• After registration closes, email substitution requests to hello@iplay.lk before the team’s first match

🕒 Rescheduling Matches

• Reschedule requests must go through:
  • 📧 Email: hello@iplay.lk
  • 💬 Discord or WhatsApp (official channels)

• Requests should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance

• ✅ Final decision made by the Event Organizer

🎯 5. Tournament Format & Scoring

Match formats, scoring, and tiebreakers are defined per tournament.

Details will be provided via:

• The official tournament announcement
• Event rule addendum or match-day brief
• Discord or iPLAY.lk tournament pages

📌 Captains/players must review formats before the tournament starts

🛠️ 6. Technical Rules

✅ Allowed Equipment

💻 PC / Console Tournaments

• Keyboard & Mouse
• Game Controllers (wired/wireless)
• Headphones (mandatory for LAN)
• Optional: own mousepad, gear (if allowed per event)

📱 Mobile Tournaments

• Smartphones or tablets (no emulators)
• Allowed: headphones, chargers, cooling fans, permitted Bluetooth triggers or gamepads

❌ Not Allowed (unless approved)

• Adapters (e.g., XIM, Titan, Cronus)
• Macros, external scripts, key mappers
• Jailbroken/rooted devices
• External battery packs (LAN only unless approved)

🛠️ Setup Responsibility

Players are responsible for:

• Bringing their own legal peripherals
• Ensuring devices are functional and charged
• Logging into the game before match time

📌 Organizers may inspect gear before matches
Violation may result in disqualification

🎥 7. Streaming & Media Rights

📡 POV Streaming

• Players may stream their gameplay with a 2–3 minute delay (if permitted)

• Must disable:
  • Public chat (in-game, Twitch, Discord)
  • Chat pop-ups or overlays

⚠️ Violations may result in takedowns or disqualification

🎬 Media Rights

By joining an iPLAY event, all participants agree that iPLAY retains full rights to:

• Use names, logos, gameplay, and likeness
• Publish match footage, highlight clips, interviews, and promotional material

iPLAY may publish content across:

• YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, and more

🛡️ Branding & Content Usage

• Official content (logos, overlays, media) may not be published or reused without iPLAY’s approval

• Community content must:
  • Credit “Organized by iPLAY”
  • Follow the event’s branding guidelines

Unauthorized use may lead to content removal or event bans

⚖️ 8. Disputes & Decisions

📝 Submitting a Dispute

• Must be submitted within 2 hours after match ends
• Must be formally emailed to 📧 hello@iplay.lk
• Can also be verbally reported to a referee, but email is mandatory

🧑‍⚖️ Who Can Submit

• Team Captains
• Team Managers
• Registered solo players

📎 Evidence Required

• Screenshots
• Replays / video clips
• Chat logs
• In-game match reports or IDs

🔍 Investigations & Response

• If requested by admins, both teams must provide further materials within 12 hours
• Failure to cooperate may lead to:
  • Disqualification
  • Temporary or permanent bans

📌 Admin decisions are final unless new, verified evidence is submitted in time

💰 9. Prizes & Distribution

🎁 Distribution

• Team events: Paid to the Team Captain or Manager
• Solo events: Paid directly to the Player

Captains/Managers are responsible for the fair distribution to their team

📑 Required for Payout

• Valid NIC or Passport
• Bank details / Wallet information
• Completed prize claim form (if required)

⏳ Payout Timeline

Prizes may take up to 90 working days to process

Delays may occur due to:

• Incomplete or invalid information
• Bank/payment system processing
• Sponsor payment delays

❗ Failure to submit required documents may result in forfeited prizes

📢 10. Communication

Official updates and notifications will be made through:

• 🌐 iPLAY.lk
• 💬 Discord server (mandatory for captains)
• 📱 WhatsApp or email backups

Captains must ensure their teams stay informed.

🛡️ 11. Admin Rights & Rule Amendments

iPLAY reserves the right to:

• Modify or amend rules with prior notice

• Enforce penalties or rulings in the interest of fairness

• Interpret rules and make final decisions in all disputes

✔️ By registering and participating in iPLAY tournaments, players agree to all rules and policies outlined here.