General
Game Version: 6.72f
Competition Teaming Method: 5 vs 5
Game Mode: Captain Mode
Tournament Structure: Single Elimination

Grand Final Qualifying Method
i. Champion of each Qualifier Leg will earn the Grand Final Qualification as a Team. No changes of players of the team are allowed.
ii. In the event of emergency cases where some of the players could not attend the Grand Final, the respective team’s captain must seek for consultation from the organizer, MSI Malaysia 2 weeks before the actual event.
iii. Reigning champion and 1st runner-up of MSI DotA Tournament 2010 will be invited to the Grand Final directly.

• The 11 players invited are Yamateh, Mushi, Xtinct, Net, Ice, Winter, xiao|ing, SilverCross, Redsun, DeejaySharky, Sub.
• A team of at least 4 out of the 10 players above will obtain direct qualification to Grand Final.

Substitutions
One substitution players are allowed for each team. The substitute players are not allowed to play for other teams once obtained qualification to the Grand Final.

Match Setup
i. Every match begins with a coin toss and winner of the coin toss get to choose:

• Sentinel / Scourge.
• Draft Order (1st / 2nd pick).

ii. The side that losses the coin toss can choose the latter.

Sharing
i. Sharing of item is allowed as long as the game permits.
ii. Gamers are not allowed to suicide to pass Rapier intentionally.
iii. Sharing control is allowed.

Item Limitation
There is no item limitation or restriction.

Backdoor
Backdoor is allowed.

Hero Limitation
There is no hero limitation or restriction.

Winning Condition
i. Successfully destroy opponent’s Tree or Throne
ii. Should any team choose to concede/surrender by the code “GG” in the midst of the game, a default win will be awarded to the other respective opponent.
iii. Should any team accumulated 3 warnings in the course of the tournament, an auto win will be awarded to the other respective opponent.
iv. Should any unexpected events of the game happens, the winner decision will be made by the head marshal of the tournament.

Setup and Configuration
i. Teams will be given 5 minutes to warm up before the match officially starts.
ii. No non-standard game settings or third party applications that affect gameplay may be used except Warkey.
iii. Action will be taken at the tournament marshal’s discretion if teams being caught using either during the gameplay.
iv. In the event of a dispute, the tournament marshal will review the match replay and action will be taken at the tournament marshal discretion.
v. The result of every match will be final if there’s no dispute 10 minutes after the game has ended.
vi. Participants of the tournament must be ready for their matches as teams can claim a default win if the opposing team doesn’t show up 15 minutes after the scheduled time.

Personal Equipment
i. Gamers are encouraged to bring their own gaming equipment but will be required to provide the drivers on a flash drive for installation if needed.
ii. The organizer will not be held responsible for any damage arising to the installation.
iii. The organizer will not be responsible to provide full equipment to the participants.

Disconnections & Save Game Agenda
i. Competing teams are advised to save their games as frequently depending on the necessity as the game progresses.
ii. Competing teams are advised to save after first blood or after any major battle in the progress of the game under the agreement of both competing teams.
iii. The organizer will not be responsible should any participating teams fails to obtain a save file should a PC crash occurs.
iv. In the event of any gameplay problem, gamers are advised to immediately pause the game and consult the tournament marshal for further action.
v. In the event of any disconnection of technicality error for the first 5 minutes of the game or before “first-blood kill,” the match will be restarted. Both competing teams must pick the same heroes & proceed to same starting lane with default items as before disconnection occurred. On initial creep contact, players may choose to switch lanes.
vi. In the event of any disconnection of technicality errors, which do not apply to the condition above, the match will be reloaded from the last saved game file.
vii. In the event when saved game file is unable to be retrieved, decisions could be varied depending on game time:
viii. In the event of MASSIVE technicality errors, for example 2 or more PCs got disconnected and saved game is unable to be retrieved, the tournament’s marshal process full discretion in the next course of action.
ix. Respective teammates are not allowed to use disconnected heroes and teams will not be allowed to transfer its items to other gamers. The items left by disconnected hero may not be sold as well.

Sportsmanship Conducts & Bug Exploitation:
i. Games must report to the respective game zone 15 minutes before the match. Participants who are late for more than 15 minutes will be disqualified. No dispute will be entertained.
ii. Abusive behavior towards the organizer / tournament’s marshal / opponent team will result in a warning.
iii. No foul language, gesture, profanity is allowed throughout the course of the tournament. Any such behavior will result in a warning.
iv. No exploitation of any known, old or new bug discovered during play. Any excuse of such bugs exploitation will not be entertained. Participants are required to update themselves with the latest bug discovery and competing tournament rules.

Rules Modification
i. The following rules are subject to modification in the following aspects:

• Use of most recent patch/version release of each official game within Cyber Café organizing 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 LAN tournaments.

ii. Teams are responsible to check the rules on a regular basis and prior to every match to ensure they are in complete compliance. Teams must understand the rules listed are guidelines to ensure fair and competitive play and are subject to interpretation by the marshals based on the spirit of the game.