Speed. Presence of mind. A drive to be the best. The determination to face all obstacles head on. The strength to face the competition every single day.
These are traits common to gamers and also to those in the startup world. They are traits that often decide who goes on to be a winner and who gets left behind.
To celebrate the grit, competitiveness and the fun that comes with the territory, YourStory & AWS are organising the Startup Gaming Championship in association with Rooter. The virtual eSports championship will bring together 300+ players from 25 startups for two entire days of competitive gaming.
So get ready to answer the call of your gaming duty and join the league of legends.
The two-day battle saga gets underway on November 6th & 7th, 2020
- Matches will be hosted in lobbies according to well-defined rules and match settings.
- Match streamers can stream the match on our app and social media channels only after joining the lobbies as a spectator.
- In case two or more teams face a tie, the winners will be decided by adding points from previous matches.
Teams: 25 (125 players max)
Game Mode: Competitive (30 rounds)
(The team to win 16 rounds wins the match)
Default Map: Dust 2
Starting Side: Coin Toss
Bracket structure: A single-elimination bracket structure will be followed till the semi-finals. For the finals, the first team to win two matches in a series of three will be declared as the winner.
No. of Matches
Group Stages
Round 1: 9 matches
Round 2: 8 matches
Round 3: 4 matches
Semi Finals: 2 matches
Finals: 3 matches
Teams: 50 (200 players)
Game Mode: Battle Royale
Bracket structure: A total of 50 teams spread across five groups, with 10 teams competing in each group.
Group Stage
Each group will compete in a single knockout match where the top four teams from each group will qualify for semi-finals.
No. of matches: 5.
Semi-finals: The top 20 teams from the qualifiers will be divided in two groups to compete with each other. The top five teams from both groups will then proceed to the finals.
No. of matches: 2.
Finals: The 10 finalists will battle it out in a series of three matches and the team leading the points table at the end of the three matches will be crowned the winner.
No of matches: 3.
Points Breakdown
Points per kill: 2 points
1st Place: 20 points
2nd Place: 17 points
3rd Place: 15 points
4th Place: 12 points
5th Place: 10 points
TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE FOR CASUAL GAMES
Lobby Hosting: Players will be given a randomly generated seed from 1-50. The player with the highest seed (1 being the highest seed and so on) gets the authority to host the match and invite their opponent by sending a game invitation or custom room link.General Rules: Players participating in the Chess tournament need to create an account on chess.com.Match Reporting: Match winners of matches that are not getting streamed are required to take a screenshot of the final scoreboard and report to our management team to confirm the result.
Estimated Players: 50
Tournament Type: Blitz 5|5
Match Settings: The game mode and time limit will be set to Blitz 5|5, where every player will gets five minutes for every match and an extra five seconds for every move.
Game Duration: Approximately 15 minutes.
Bracket Structure: The players will compete in a single elimination bracket up till the semi-finals. The finals, however, will feature a series of best of three matches and the first team to win two out of three matches wins the game.
Total no. of Matches
Group Stages:
Round 1: 18 matches (32 matches but 14 matches are default win/BYE to balance the bracket)
Round 2: 16 matches
Round 3: 8 matches
Round 4: 4 matches
Semi Finals: 2 matches
Finals: 3 matches
Estimated Players: 50 teams (100 players)
Tournament Description: Questions will be asked to teams in a sequential manner. If a team fails to answer correctly within 15 seconds, the question won’t be passed onto the next team. A new question will be presented to them instead. A total of two rounds of questions will be presented to each team, with each round having one question per team.
In the case of a tie, a tie breaker round, consisting of a single question, will take place with the concerned teams. Participants will be given an online buzzer link (CosmoBuzz) which they can open in their browser. The first team to press the buzzer after the question gets a chance to answer in 10 seconds, and if they fail, the question gets passed onto the next fastest contestant that pressed the buzzer.
Bracket Structure: Teams for the quiz will consist of two players. The 50 teams will be divided into five groups, with 10 teams in each group.
Group Stage: Each group will compete in a single knockout question round and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the finals.
No of matches - 5.
Finals: The top 10 teams from the group stage will compete in the final game. And the team with most points at the end of the game will be crowned the winner.
Points Breakdown:
● Correct answer: 10 points
● Wrong answer: -5 points
● No answer: -5 points
(Note: If a team has 0 points, no negative points will be awarded for any wrong answer)
There are exciting prizes to be won at the two-day battle saga.
AWS Startup Gaming Championship is an online eSports tournament powered by YourStory and Rooter and comprises 4 games: CS:GO; CODM; Chess and Sports Quiz.
Anyone who is working in any startup can register for this tournament.
While solo registrations are allowed, we recommend that participants register along with their colleagues for team-based games like CS:GO, CODM and Sports Quiz. Solo participants will be given less priority when making brackets, and will be paired with other solo participants from different startups.
All the matches will be streamed live on the Rooter App and Rooter's YouTube channel.
The tournament will be played across 2 days, from November 6 to November 7.
Participants can always request an invite by clicking on the ‘Request an Invite’ button and fill in the details required to confirm their registration.
Yes, participants can register their team for all the 4 games.
After they have successfully registered, participants are requested to wait till we complete the registration process. Following the completion of registrations, we will send updates to participants about the brackets, timings, match schedule etc through email or through WhatsApp/Telegram.
Once the registration process ends, we will create a bracket for each game, which will contain all the details regarding opponents, match timings etc.
Participants should be present along with their team at least 15 minutes prior to their game.
Players are responsible for keeping their device updated with the latest version of the game. No extra time will be provided to update the game.
Players are responsible for any technical issues which includes hardware, software, internet etc. Matches won't be rescheduled in case of any such technical issues.
Matches are scheduled to start at their allotted time without any delay.
Use of cheats or any 3rd party software is banned during the tournament and if anyone is found using any such 3rd party software or cheats, it will result in their immediate disqualification.