🏟️ 1. League Structure

Master League - 1 group up to 20 players

Diamond League - 1 group up to 20 players

Golden League - 1 group up to 20 players

Bronze League - 1 group up to 20 players

- Each participant plays a duel match against every opponent in their group.

- With 20 players - 19 matches per season. The actual number of matches depends on the total number of registered players in each league.

- New players may still be registered during the first few weeks of the season or join as replacements for inactive players. If there are no available spots in a league, they will be placed in a queue.

- The group stage is optional for the previous season’s winner.

🗺️ 2. Map Pool for Season 3

• DM-Rankin-NE2

• DM-DE-Ironic-NE2+

• DM-1on1-Roughinery-NE

• DM-1on1-Lea-NE2+

**• DM-Aerowalk-NE**

**• DM-UCMP-BloodRun-NE2** (NE2 means bug fixes and swapped positions for Shock and Link)

**• DM-Deck17-NE** (NE means the Sniper has been replaced with LG)

All maps are available via link.

⏳ 3. Match Duration

For Gold, Diamond, and Master leagues, match duration will be 15 minutes.

For matches in Bronze League, the duration will be 10 or 15 minutes. Both options are valid for Bronze.

🏁 4. Playoffs and Promotion/Relegation

System: Double Elimination, all matches are BO3, except the Grand Final, which is played as BO5. **Upper bracket player starts 1:0.**

• Top 6 players after the group stage advance to the Playoffs.

• Top 3 players after the Playoffs will be promoted to the higher league.

• Bottom 3 players in the group stage will be relegated to the lower league.

📝 5. Registration

Via the website [utduel.com](https://utduel.com/)

Via Discord, in the ⁠registration channel — post a “+” if you want to participate.

📺 6. Streaming Key Matches on the Official League Twitch and VODs on the Official YouTube Channel

Key group-stage matches in Diamond and Master League will be streamed when possible.

You can notify <@210101298421432320> or other casters in advance about the match time.

All playoff matches in Diamond and Master League will be streamed 100%. A separate schedule will be created for the playoffs of these leagues.

🎮 7. Match Format

All group-stage matches are played in BO3 format (first to two map wins).

Each map is played until one of the players wins.

🚫 8. Ban & Pick System (BO3)

Ban order:

The first ban is made by the player with the lower ping

The second ban — by the other player

The third ban — again by the player with the lower ping

The fourth ban — by the other player

After bans, a pool of 3 maps remains.

Pick order:

The player with the higher ping picks the first map

The player with the lower ping picks the second map

The decider map is the one remaining in the pool

📸 9. Result Confirmation

After the match, the winner must upload screenshots of the final results to their group chat in Discord; and also provide demo recordings upon request.

Demos must be provided upon request from the opponent or organizers.

A match stream may also serve as result confirmation if the opponents and organizers have no questions about it.

⏱️ 10. Mid-Season Check

By mid-season **(June 20),** each participant must have played at least 5 matches.

In case of inactivity, a participant may be replaced by a more active player.

🌐 11. Server Selection

If there is a disagreement about the server, the match is played on a tournament server, which is chosen to have the smallest ping difference between the players.