$500 CASH GGtoor Chill TCG Cup #1 (Free!)
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Chill Cup #1

THIS TOURNAMENT IS FREE ENTRY - $500 USD CASH PRIZE POOL

Chill TCG and GGtoor have partnered up to create a premier regional style event with 100% free entry for this special event - This event follows the standard Pokemon TCG regional tournament structure, with the goal of creating a premier competitive PTCGO competition where all players are welcome!

Play throughout the weekend to qualify for the Top Cut bracket - where our Top 8 competitors will play live on stream, competing for the largest cut of our $500 USD CASH prize pool!!!

This GGtoor sponsored event will be: Standard format (TEU-VIV), open deck list, real-time with BO3 day-one swiss and a BO3 day-two, cut to Top 8 single elimination bracket.

How To Register

If you fail to follow all of the above steps, you will be dropped from the tournament.

General Information

  • All players are required to be in the GGtoor tournament Discord Server, where we will post updates about pairings, scheduling, and other information that will be important to the players of the tournament.

  • All questions can be directed towards our tournament staff, and handled on Discord - While disputes during the event will be handled on the tournament limitless page.

  • Players who make it into top 8 cut will be expected to screen share their PTCGO game on discord, so they can be featured on our Twitch.tv livestream with AzulGG.

Prizing

GGtoor.com is providing a $500 USD Cash prize pool, paid out as follows:

  • 1st - $200 USD (And also 1,000 shadow credits!)
  • 2nd - $100 USD (And also 500 shadow credits!)
  • 3rd and 4th - $60 USD each (And also 250 shadow credits)
  • 5th through 8th - $20 USD each
  • Everyone who plays earns 100 shadow credits (even if they do not earn a Top X prize!)

The Shuffle Squad has offered to add in-game packs to the prize pool for 9th-16th place, be sure to follow them on twitter @ShuffleTcg and show them some love too!

  • 9th through 16th - each gets 10 packs of Vivid Voltage!

ChillTCG is not only helping organize the event, but are also adding in-game packs to the prize pool for 17th-32nd place!

  • 16th through 32nd - each gets 2 packs of Vivid Voltage!

Day #1 Swiss Rounds

  • Entry for the tournament is FREE - players are required to enter email, discord ID, and age to register, then join the tournament Discord Server, and submit a valid deck list.

  • Failure to submit a valid deck list along with checking in on time will result in being dropped from the event.

  • Registration ends at 9am EST on Saturday, November 28th - one hour before the event begins.

  • Check in for day #1 will open once registration ends - at 9am EST on Saturday, November 28th.

  • All registration fields must be completed and submitted prior to the beginning of the tournament, to avoid being dropped.

  • Players are required to check in before playing each swiss round match - players will have 5 minutes to check in once the match timer has begun, and failure to check in will result in a loss. (Check in can be found by viewing your match under the pairings tab).

  • Players are expected to record their own match results - and are strongly encouraged to take screenshots of their game for proof of victory in the case that any issues may arise.

  • Players wishing to drop from the tournament at any time during the swiss rounds on day 1 should drop themselves using their dashboard menu on the tournament page (top right of screen).

  • All issues and disputes should be handled on the limitless website - not the discord server (this can be done by clicking "request a judge" within your match page in the pairings tab).

  • All players who accumulate enough points through the first day of swiss rounds will move onto to day 2.

Day #2 Swiss Rounds

  • Day two of swiss rounds will begin at 10 am EST on Sunday, November 29th - Pairings will be posted at 9:50 EST.

  • Players should be ready to play at 10 am EST. And once the day two matches begin, players will have 10 minutes to check in before starting their day 2 matches.

  • Structure for day 2 swiss rounds will follow suit with day 1, with no discernable difference.

  • Players are required to keep up with posting and updates in the Discord Server to be updated appropriately as we begin our second day of the tournament.

  • After the 5 rounds of swiss are finished for day 2, the top 8 players will move on to the top cut bracket, which will begin after a short 40 minute intermission (This is when we will work with the top 8 players to coordinate our livestreamed matches).

Top Cut Bracket

  • Once the top cut bracket has been seeded, Tournament staff will inform each player about the time of their match and when to be ready to play.

  • Each individual match will have its own time slot - giving all players the opportunity to be showcased live on our Twitch.tv livestream (This will result in our top cut lasting around 5-6 hours).

  • Top cut will be single elimination - BO3 matches with 50 minute match timers & a 10 minute check in timer.

Rules & Regulations

  • Bullying, Harassments, or failure to comply with tournament staff or fellow competitors will not tolerated by any means.

  • Players are required to communicate with their paired opponents, and place themselves into a match in a timely fashion..

  • Players are required to use the same deck list throughout the tournament - If a player make changes to their submitted deck list, they will automatically lose the match.

  • The PTCGO Client can be unpredictable at times - Any disconnections during match, or exploits of bugs/glitches will result in an automatic game loss.

  • Cheating of any kind will result in disqualification without prizes from the event, and being banned from all future events. If you are in a match where you believe your opponent cheated, please send any evidence you may have to the tournament staff. In addition to Hacking, "CHEATING" ALSO INCLUDES USING ANY BUG OR UNINTENDED EXPLOIT THAT EXISTS IN THE GAME, intentionally or unintentionally. If this somehow happens to you unintentionally, you should immediately alert your opponent and tournament staff - if you don't, you will be deemed to have been Cheating, and you will be disqualified without prizing and banned from all future events.

  • Sportsmanlike conduct is expected. You are NOT allowed to be disruptive or grief your opponent in Real Life, such as in any Discord or Twitch chat (or any other actions that could be considered unsportsmanlike conduct except for actions intended to be allowed within the game itself as part of normal game-play.) If you do, your actions may result in a game loss, match loss, or disqualification from the event without prizes, solely at the discretion of the Tournament Staff.

  • If you have the capability, live streaming and/or recording video of all of your matches is a good idea, to help eliminate any possibility of any dispute arising as to performance in a given match.

  • Select matches for this event may be streamed on a designated/one of our Official Twitch channels. Competitors playing in the event may live stream the event from their own POV as well (and are strongly encouraged to do so!) By registering for this event, you agree that we may live re-broadcast your live stream from our designated Twitch channels and Shout-cast any game-play during the course of the event, as well as create VODs of this Content, which we may choose to make available on our official Youtube channels and other platforms, so others may marvel at your awesome plays (or epic fails!)

  • By registering for the event, it means you agree to the GGtoor Privacy Policy: https://ggtoor.com/privacy.php

  • Funds for Cash prize winners will be sent via PayPal, and winners will be required to provide full Legal Name and Mailing Address (along with the email address associated with the PayPal account) for winnings to to be disbursed.

  • ALL DECISIONS BY THE TOURNAMENT ORGANZINER OF THIS EVENT ARE FINAL.

Contact Information

If you are interested in becoming a sub-sponsor of the event, or have any questions regarding prize distribution and payment information, you can contact GGtoor staff members using the following platforms..

Questions about tournament procedures or rules can be directed toward the Chill TCG staff members using the following platforms...

AzulGG will be hosting our tournament live steam on his twitch.tv channel! With LittleDarkFury partnering with him as fellow caster! You can go follow them both on these platforms...

Tournament Structure

Day 1
9 Swiss Rounds - BO3
50 minutes per round
10 minute round check-in
players with 19 or more points OR top 32, whichever is higher, advance to the next phase
Day 2
5 Swiss Rounds - BO3
60 minutes per round
10 minute round check-in
8 players advance to the next phase
Top 8
3 Single Elimination Rounds - BO3
untimed rounds
no round check-in
Wins are worth 3 match points, ties 1