A draft tournament is a good way for people of all skill sets to get some valuable experience by being on a team with players that they would not normally get a chance to work with. By doing so, upper tier players mentor the lower tier players, and raise the bar for the overall community. Plus this is a great way to get some competitive games in between seasons and I dare say... Quakecon 08?

How a draft works, captains will be selected from a pool of players, based on who would be considered to be the best suited. Once captains are selected they are ranked by seeds. The lowest seed captain gets the first pick and so on, to balance the teams. The manner at which teams are picked will be announced in the coming days.

* Double elimination bracket style

* Eight captains will draft from a list of players.

* Signups are open to all players.

* The tourney will initially have 8 teams consisting of 7 players (including the captain). If more than 56 players sign up, admins might increase the number of players per team, or possibly the number of teams.

* All match dates have been pre-scheduled. For example: The first round of the tournament will start Sunday at 9est. The second round of the Upper Bracket, and the Lower Bracket's first round, will be Thursday at 9est. The third round of the Upper Bracket, and the Lower Bracket's second round, will be Sunday at 9est. Match times are flexible in that if BOTH TEAMS AGREE, the match may occur on the designated days (Thursday and Sunday) between 8est and 10est. If you're unable to be available at these times, do not sign up!

* Each round of the tournament will have three official maps, with the exception of the Upper Bracket, Lower Bracket, and Championship finals. For the finals, the two team captains will select their team's map from a list consisting of all official tourney maps. To determine the Tie-Breaker map, each team will toss from the map list until one map remains. To decide who gets last toss, captains will send one player to the middle to pummel. Winner will get last toss. =)

* If a player on a team shows up to his/her match and wishes to play, the team captain must use them at least one of the first two maps (at his/her discretion). This rule does not apply in the Upper Bracket finals, Lower Bracket finals, or Championship finals.

* All players must sign up with their most common alias. Failure to do so will result in a ban from the tourney.