GM Grave
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Posted - 2013.09.12 20:07:00 -
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We have received confirmed reports of rule breaking during the elimination bracket involving multiple teams. To this end we have been forced to postpone the EU Prime League Tournament finals previously scheduled for Friday the 13th while we complete our investigation and determine the fairest course of action.
We are working to offer eligible rematches and the postponed final next week, and aim to communicate these changes and our decisions as soon as possible. We would therefore ask that the EU elimination bracket teams attempt to keep their evening schedules clear on Mon 16th, Wed 18th & Fri 20 of September.
On behalf of the DUST 514 Tournament Team please accept our sincere apologies for this delay.
[ Lead GM Grave | Project Lead | CCP Customer Relations | EVE Online | DUST 514 ] |
GM Grave
Game Masters
C C P Alliance
336
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Posted - 2013.09.13 11:25:00 -
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Upon concluding our investigation we have since audited the elimination series teams and identified instances of rule-breaking, specifically the use of unregistered team members from the same corporation in tournament battles.
We have confirmed that in certain instances these infractions caused opposing teams to be outnumbered in their respective battles, which in turn gave the rule-breaking teams an unfair advantage.
As such in the interests of fairness we are unable to honour the outcome of these matches, and must move to disqualify the rule-breaking teams and re-instate their opponents in the elimination series. To this end we have made the following changes.
Disqualifications & Changes
Team What The French have been disqualified from their quarter and semi-final matches in the elimination series. As such Team No Free Pass have been reinstated as quarter-final victors and will proceed to the semi-finals. Team RUST415 have no longer been eliminated in the semi-finals and will be matched against Team No Free Pass.
Team Tech Guard have been disqualified from their semi-final match, while this does not change the match outcome and Team Grupo de Asalto Chacal will proceed to the finals, it does disqualify their participation in the losers bracket for 3rd place, as such the winner of the Team RUST415 Vs Team No Free Pass semi-final will automatically receive the 3rd place title and rewards.
Semi-Final Schedule
We plan to schedule our recreated best of 3 Semi-Finals match between Team RUST415 & Team No Free Pass on Monday the 16th of September at 20:30, 21:00 & 21:30 UTC.
Tournament Finals
We plan to reschedule the first 3 matches of the best of 7 tournament finals on Wednesday the 18th of September at 20:30, 21:00 & 21:30 UTC. We will then continue with the final 4 matches of our tournament finals on Friday the 20th of September at 20:30, 21:00, 21:30 & 22:00 UTC.
On behalf of the DUST 514 Tournament Team please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience these changes may cause.
[ Lead GM Grave | Project Lead | CCP Customer Relations | EVE Online | DUST 514 ] |