Carry1st Africa Cup - Kenya Group Stage

GROUP STAGE DATES:

• Sign Up Deadline: 10 October - 18:00 EAT
• Start Date: 11 October - 19:00 EAT
  • Fixture 1: Friday, 11 October – 19:00 EAT
  • Fixture 2: Saturday, 12 October – 14:00 EAT
  • Fixture 3: Sunday, 13 October – 14:00 EAT

 

REQUIREMENTS:  

• UPDATED: All participants must currently reside in, and hold the national identification documents of Kenya. 
• Each team is made up of 5 members, and up to 2 substitutes.  
• Only registered players are allowed to compete.  
• Note: A minimum of 4 valid teams must be registered for the qualifier to take place. 

 

FORMAT: 

• Teams will be placed into groups with up to 4 teams each.  
• Depending on the amount of teams, the top 1-4 teams will progress from each group into Phase 1 Playoffs. This split is as follows: 
  • 1 - 16 = All Teams progress 
  • 16 - 32 = Top 2 Teams Qualify 
  • 33 – 128 = Top 1 Teams Qualify 

 

ROSTER CHANGES:

• Roster changes will not be permitted once the tournament starts.

 

TIE BREAKERS:

• In the case of any ties in the groups, the following will be used to break them, in the following order:  
  1. Head to Head 
  2. Map Diff 
  3. Round Diff 

 

BROADCAST MATCHES 

Note that for all Broadcasted Matches, a series of punctuality timers will be made use of. These are listed as follows:  

• Teams have 10 minutes to be in-game/lobby and ready to start by the scheduled start time. This time will be communicated with teams beforehand. Note that in a rolling schedule, these times can be affected by the game before it. 
• Should teams not be in-game and ready by this point, they will have an additional 5 minute timer before they are forfeited from Map 1.  
• Should teams not be in-game and ready by this point, another additional 5 minute timer will be started before they are forfeited from the series.  
• Teams will have an accumulative 10 Minute Tech timer that will span across all maps in a series. Should this timer elapse - the game will be continued as a 4v5, or forfeited. 

 

GAME RULES

• All game-specific rules must be read and followed. These rules can be found here.
• Please note the following recent updates: 
  • Added Strafe Run to Scorestreak Restrictions List
  • Added Assassin to Perk Restrictions List
  • Added BP-50 Leroy 438mm, BP-50 Recoil Booster, and Crossbow Sticky Bolt to Attachment Restriction list
  • Added Emergency Airdrop to Scorestreak Restriction List