Tournament Rules | BATTLE MVP CS2 Arena

Prize Pool

Prize pool — exactly 50% of all team entry fees.
The remaining 50% goes to tournament organization (servers in Los Angeles, marketing, LAN final and platform development).

Prize pool distribution (50% of entry fees):
• 1st place — 50% of pool
• 2nd place — 30% of pool
• 3rd place — 20% of pool

Example: with 100 teams (25 000$ entry fees) prize pool = 12 500$
1st — 6250$, 2nd — 3750$, 3rd — 2500$.

1. General Rules

Parameter	Description
Team	5 players + 2 substitutes + coach (optional).
Entry Fee	250$ per team. Payment Zelle / bank transfer / Stripe.
Format	Swiss Bo1 groups, playoff Bo3 (final Bo5). Top-4 to LAN.
Servers	128 tick, Los Angeles.

2. Map Pool & Veto

Map Pool: de_dust2, de_inferno, de_mirage, de_nuke, de_overpass, de_ancient, de_train.

Veto Online Qualifier Bo1: Each team bans 1 map. Remaining map is played.
Veto Playoff Bo3: Team A bans 1, Team B bans 1, Team A picks, Team B picks, decider — remaining map.

3. Match Settings (MR12 Classic)

Parameter	Value
Max Rounds	MR12 (first to 13). OT: MR3 (2 wins).
Knife Round	First round — knives. Winner chooses side (T/CT).
Round Time	2:00 min. Buy Time 20 sec. Freeze 2 sec.
Money	Start 800$, (overtime Startmoney 10000$).

4. Conduct & Penalties

Pauses: Tech 5 min (1/map), Team pause 2 min (2/map).
Forfeit: No-show = loss + loss of entry fee + ban from next tournament.
Conduct: No toxicity/cheats — disqualification + ban.
Scripts: Only buy/jumpthrow. BHOP/SOCD — forfeit.

5. LAN Final

Top-4 travel to LA at own expense. Same rules, streams.