In order to be accepted into this cup, each player must comply with the following requirements:

• registered SteamID with playeraccount
• a contact method (IRC, ICQ, MSN etc.)
• acceptance of the rules
• team logo & website

As stated in rule 3.1.1. Player Nationality, At least 60% of the team members must be United Kingdom citizens or be able to prove that the team is UK based. Players who do not meet this critera will not be accepted into our competitions.

Single Elimination will be used for all matches. If you lose a match you are eliminated from the competition.

A server will be provided by Game2XS, as the ESL does not provide any. The most important server settings are:

• mp_c4timer "35"
• mp_freezetime "6"
• mp_roundtime "2.5"
• mp_timelimit "0"
• mp_buytime "0.25"
• mp_maxrounds "15"

All other settings can be viewed on the rules page.

The ESL provides a downloadable set of serverconfigs for it's leagues. This can be downloaded here and the config files for M15 Cup should be used.

Each map will consist of two halves - one half on Terrorist, one on Counter-Terrorist. The team which on the left hand side of the match page will start as Terrorist unless both teams agree to swap. However, the other team has the right to refuse. No knive rounds should be played and no match protests regarding this will be accepted.

1 screenshot of the final scoring of each half should be uploaded as "Matchmedia" after the match finishes.

Demo's should be recorded by all players and kept for 14 days after the match finishes. If HLTV is available, both teams can agree not to record 1st person demos if an HLTV demo is recorded.

It is advised to take screenshots of all agreements between the two teams incase of any problems after the match.

The main prizes for the Cup will be Steelpads from Soft-Trading and a 3 month match server from Game2XS for the overall winners.

Although, we have some ESL Premium Accounts to give away as prizes for our cup:

• 1st Place: 6 Month Premium Account
• 2nd Place: 3 Month Premium Account
• 3rd Place: 1 Month Premium Account
• 4th Place: 1 Month Premium Account

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Throughout the cup we will be selecting Top Matches to provide live coverage. If you feel your match should be considered, please write us a support ticket explaining why.

If your match is selected, you will be notified and asked if you agree to coverage being provided.

No support can be gained by emailing or contact any of the admin's via email or ICQ. The official method of support is via the Ticket System. Unofficial support can be gained in our IRC room #esl.uk (Quakenet)