Antwerp E-sports Festival

The FIFA tournament is made of a groupstage with 16 groups containing 4 players each. tHe top 2 players in each group goes forward to a single elimination bracket consisting of one round, after that it will continue as a double elimination bracket. You can see exactly how everything is moving around under the groups and playoffs page.

The player list and group dividement will be available as soon as the registration is closed.

Below are the ruleset thats going to be followed

• Game Version: FIFA 08™
• Operation System: Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
• USK(German software rating): Everyone
• General
  
  
  • Competition Method: 1 vs. 1
    
  • Game Mode : International and Club
    
  • Host/client will be announced before the match or decided by coin toss.
    
  • Player changes and strategy changes are limited to 3 times throughout the game. (The changes before the start of first and second half are not included in this count.)
    
  • At the end of each match, players must maintain the final screens and receive the score confirmation from a referee.
    
  • AEF may install third party programs and/or join as an observer for tournament operations purposes, such as verifying match results or gathering match data
    
    
• Stadium Setting
  
  
  • Stadium : Stadium : Bay Arena
  • Weather : Sunny Day
    
    
• Game setting precautions
  
  
  • The officially licensed FIFA Soccer 08 product must be used with all its official updates.
    
  • The abilities of teams and players cannot be modified arbitrarily.
    
  • Graphics and other settings may only be setup through the menu. (Configuration file cannot be used). The allowed resolution is 1024x768x32
    
  • Players on both sides must select the options before they begin the game. The match result will be accepted even if the players find out that each others' settings were different afterwards.
    
  • Players may modify the devdata.dat file (pad incompatibility cases only).
    
    
• Game Settings
  
  
  • Difficulty Level = World Class (with the PadPatcher enabling it)
  • Keeper Level = World Class (with the PadPatcher enabling it)
  • Half Length = 6 minutes
  • Injuries = OFF
  • Offside = ON
  • Bookings = ON
  • Radar = Any
  • Camera = Any
  • Time/Score Display = ON
  • Game Speed = Fast
  • Power-up Speed = Default
  • Home/Away Auto Switching = ZERO or 1
  • Passes and crosses = Manual
    
    
• Forbidden moves
  
  
  • Every player must pay extreme attention to the following:
    
    1) Players must kick-off with a backward pass at the beginning of each half and after every goal is scored.
    
    2) Players are not allowed to shoot the ball directly onto the bar from a corner kick in order to get a chance for a header when the ball rebounds.
    
    3) it is not allowed to score a goal from one’s own half of the field.
    
    4) It is forbidden to make a throw in directly into the opponent's penalty area. Should a player throw the ball directly into the opponent's penalty area he shall be warned. Should he persist, he shall be disqualified from the tournament. Any goals resulting from a throw in into the opponent's penalty area shall be disallowed.
    
    5) Should a goal be scored against you as a direct result of a throw in into the penalty area, you are allowed to file a protest after the match has been completed. For a protest to be valid, the demo of the match will have to be produced by the offended player. If a referee confirms the wrongdoing the goal(s) will not be considered and the offending player shall be sanctioned.
    
    
  • In any case, a goal scored due to the use of a “forbidden move” shall be disallowed.
    
  • Should a player persist in playing with forbidden moves, he may be disqualified from the tournament.
    
  • All complaints shall be dealt with after the match has been completed.
    
    
• Allowed patches, the “Lupus Fifabot” and PadPatcher
  
  
  • The official licensed “FIFA Soccer 08” product must be used together with all the official patches released by EA Sports.
    
  • The abilities of the teams and players cannot be modified in any way.
    
  • Players on both sides must use the latest version of the “PadPatcher” to set difficulty level and the game speed as required by the “game settings”.
    
  • The “Lupus Fifabot” can be downloaded from here:
    http://www.fifaportugal.com/pafiledb/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=323
    
  • The “Lupus Fifabot” is to be used by the “client player” in each match.
    
  • The Padpatcher can be downloaded from here:
    http://rapidshare.com/files/77064974/multi_paDPatcher.zip
    
  • The demo must be saved at the end of each match.
    
    
• Disconnections
  
  
  • Should a disconnection occur:
    
    1) A referee will confirm the exact score to that point, and restart the match.
    
    2) A referee will inform the players on exactly how many minutes must still be played in order to complete the match.
    
    3) Any players sent off the field (red card) shall count as a goal each for the opponent when the match resumes.
    
    
  • Intentional disconnection: Upon judgment by the referee, any offending player will be charged with a loss and a possible disqualification from the tournament.
    
    
• Penalty for unfair play
  
  
  • Unfair play
    
    1) Use of any cheat program
    
    2) Intentional disconnection
    
    3) Use of any settings exceeding the standard and permitted settings
    
    4) Any unnecessary chatting during the match.
    
    5) If a referee decides that external conditions (Press, Team Leader, Player, Spectator, etc) are giving or have given an unfair advantage to a player, the player may be given a warning or lose by default at the referee’s sole discretion.
    
  • Upon discovery of any player committing any violations regarded as unfair play, that player will be disqualified from the tournament.
    
  • During the course of any match, the operations staff and/or referee may determine other actions to embody unfair play at any time.
    
    
• These rules are for the Antwerp E-sports Festival and are subject to modification in the following aspects.
  
  
  • Use of the most recent patch/version release of each official game is within the AEF committee’s own discretion.
    
  • Changes to in-game settings and options necessitated by the use of most recent patch version/release
    
  • Cheat Protection Program release and/or cheat protection functions
    
  • Game settings and/or operations guidelines dictated by differences between online and offline tournaments.