SKILL CAP

Allowed

• LUTI Div 7-11
• Skill of Div 7-11
• Low Ink Gamma Bracket
• SOS Lantern Bracket

Not Allowed

LUTI Div 6+
Skill of Div 6+*
Low Ink Alpha Bracket
Low Ink Beta Bracket*
Winning Little Squid League (LSL)
SOS Great White Bracket
SOS Top 4 Hammerhead Bracket
= Case-by-case basis, please make an exemption request

Match deadlines:

• Groups:
  • Play all 3- 30 minutes per round
• Top Cut:
  • Best of 3- 30 minutes
  • Best of 5- 40 minutes
• TO’s reserve the right to tie sets or ends sets early if teams do not finish sets in a timely matter
• Match disputes should raised in a timely manner when issues occur and should be done before the end of each round.

Timing Rules and Disputes

• Once the start of each round is announced, teams will have 10 minutes to set up and start playing their first match. If a team is not ready within ten minutes, they will lose game 1.
• Please let a staff member know in helpdesk if a team is late.
• Further losses will continue 5 minutes after the last loss until the match is finished.

Disconnection Rules

• If a player DC'ed in the first 2 minutes or the objective hasn't passed by 50 points, the team can replay. Weapons and gear must be the same as the match before DC occurred.
• If a DC reoccurs the player must sub out, and the team must call for a sub or another teammate in 3 minutes. If not, the team with recurring DCs can forfeit a one game, but can still find a sub in the meantime.
• If a player DCs and the team doesn't stop playing there is no replay.
• If a host DC occurs within the first two minutes of the game AND the remaining score is greater than 30 the match will be replayed. This will count as the host team's one allotted DC. Otherwise the game will go to the team that didn't DC
• If a player DCs from the weapon choice lobby it does not count as the teams one replay. If it happens more than once the team will be asked to find a sub for that player.

Alias and Splashtags

• Alias are strictly prohibited.
• TO’s reserve the right to immediately disqualify a team if evidence is found that the alias function is being used to smurf

Splashtag Verification

• Competitors in From the Ink Up must have their sendou.ink In-Game Name match their in-game Splashtag. (e.g. Elemental#1221)
• Players may not use aliases! If caught using one, the team may face punishment such as forfeiting the set or being dropped from the tournament entirely on a case by case basis.

Ending a Private Battle

• Battles should only be ended when a wrong map/mode is selected or DC that is eligible for replay occurs
• Punishments for using it when it isn't valid are 1st time is a game loss, 2nd time is a set loss, and 3rd time is a disqualification

Community Safety

• We have zero tolerance for racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic remarks. These things will result in an immediate, permanent ban.
• Threatening, harassing, bullying or blackmailing will result in you being permanently banned from the server.
• Please handle drama, toxicity and hostility outside the server, they have no place here.
• Please don't post memes nor media that can offend and disturb someone in the server.
• Posting or talking about gore, explicit content, nsfw or anything disturbing is not tolerated.
• Some people are minors or are not comfortable with those things, respect that.
• People are here to compete and not to deal with unnecessary situations, therefore we will do what we can to maintain peace in this server. We want this to be a safe space for everyone.

TOs reserve the right to adjust rules at any time and use discretion in any disciplinary procedure to account for all circumstances of the events during the tournament