Dignitas In An Effort To Help Thailand Through CoD4
How to get Esports recognized not as a nerd-only activity, but more like a sovereign sport with actual importance? By giving out to charity. That is exactly what
Team Dignitas are doing with their Call of Duty 4 5on5 S&D Cup, through which they want to help out the victims of floods in Thailand in their own way - by giving the main prize of
£200 to the Thai Red Cross.
The charity tournament that is capped to
64 teams will be played out November 6th, with the check-in's opening at 16:00 CET and closing at 17:00 CET. Considering the team limit, we suggest you to sign-up as fast as possible for a chance to help out people in need. To sign up, one must make a comment on the
original newspost with their name, nation and IRC nickname and are expected to idle #dignitas.cup @ QuakeNet 30 minutes before the start of the tournament.
This fundraisers cause
October’s torrential flooding in Thailand has claimed hundreds of lives, displaced hundreds of thousands of residents and directly and indirectly impacted thousands of businesses. We want to support the Thai Red Cross who are helping people in Thailand recover from this disaster.
Tournament Details
Game: Call of Duty 4 5vs5
Teams: 64
Map pool: Backlot, Crash, Crossfire, District, Strike
Cup date: Sunday 6th November
Check-in: Open from 16:00 CET until 17:00 CET.
Starting time: 17:00 CET at #dignitas.cup
Brackets: when the tournament starts
Stream: TBA
IRC: #dignitas.cup
Admin: Sui
Prizes (Note: By signing up to the cup, the teams agree to donate the prize money to the aforementioned charity)
1st. £100
2nd. £50
3rd/4th. £25
Rules: Click to view- COD4 5vs5 Search & Destroy PC
- Promodlive 2.11 with mr12 mode
- Teams are allowed to use mercs
- All rounds are BO1, Grand Final is BO3 (decider picked by admin).
- No-shows can be claimed 10 minutes after your matchtime.
- TZAC (new SLAC name) has to be used by all players in all matches. Check this BEFORE starting the match by using the /ac_players command in console.
- Any form of cheating will result in a permanent ban from all Team Dignitas cups. An admin is free to kick/ban any player from the cup if he suspects a player of cheating / abusive behavior.
- All players must also record demos (even with TZAC on) at all times and screenshots of scores must be made after each round. Both must be available for admins at all times.
How to run SLAC
1) Register on this TZAC website
2) Activate the account
3) Go to the downloads section on top of the site and download the setup
4) Find the "TZAC - COD4" launcher where you installed
5) Enter your username and password
6) Press the login button
7) Press the Browse button and locate iw3mp.exe in your COD4 install dir
8) If there's a match ID provided or if teams agree to play a match with a certain ID, you can enter it in the match id field (not necessary!)
9) Press the Start the game button
How to check-in: Click to view
Just send a message to the tournament admin on #dignitas.cup @ Quakenet and let him know that your team is ready to participate in the cup. Make sure your team is marked as 'checked-in' on the teams list which will be posted by the tournament admin.
Signup example: Click to view
Name: TEAM
Lineup: Player1, Player2, Player3, Player4, Player5
From: UK
Contact: YOURNAME @ #dignitas.cup (IRC contact is mandatory)
Related:
Thai Red Cross English Website
Cup Announcement On Team Dignitas Website
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