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Tournament rules

Rules that apply from registration through tournament completion.

Ostatnia aktualizacja: July 19, 2026

This competition is not affiliated with or sponsored by Riot Games, Inc. or League of Legends Esports.

The binding version of legal documents is in Polish. The original Polish text is shown below.

§ 1.Definitions and document version

Tournament Rules version 2.0.0 apply to Rift Legacy Cup events: Launch Night Cup, First Blood.

Defined terms include Organizer, Captain, Team, Player, Substitute, Check-in, Bracket, Protest, Forfeit, Disqualification, and Backup Date.

§ 2.Organizer details

  • Organizer: Rift Legacy Cup (independent community competition).
  • Kontakt: contact@riftlegacycup.com
  • Administrative communication: captain dashboard and tournament Discord.

§ 3.Game, mode, platform, and region

  • Game: League of Legends Classic.
  • Mode: official League of Legends Classic, custom games on classic Summoner’s Rift.
  • Platform: PC.
  • Bracket regions: EUNE and EUW — independent of website language.
  • Website language does not determine the selected region. Teams may register for EUNE or EUW.

§ 4.Accounts, Riot ID, and team roster

  • Every player must have an active game account and a valid Riot ID name.
  • Starting lineup: exactly 5 players.
  • Substitute: up to 1 player.
  • Roster changes after registration closes require admin approval.
  • The same Riot ID cannot be used in two teams in the same tournament.
  • A team may not participate in both EUNE and EUW brackets of the same edition with the same roster unless explicitly approved by the organizer.

§ 5.Registration, cap, and waitlist

Each tournament has a 16-team limit. Once filled, additional registrations move to the waitlist.

In the free event, verified teams occupy slots; in the paid event, paid teams secure slots.

§ 6.Verification, check-in, draw, and seeding

Teams pass data verification before entering the bracket.

Check-in is mandatory during each tournament window.

Bracket and seeds are published after registration, verification, and check-in.

§ 7.Entry fees, payments, and refunds

Rift Legacy Cup: Launch Night Cup: entry fee 0 EUR; no mandatory payment.

Rift Legacy Cup: First Blood: 30 EUR per full team (EUNE and EUW).

  • 100% refund if the organizer cancels the event.
  • 100% refund for game outages preventing tournament play.
  • 100% refund if minimum team count is not reached.
  • Withdrawal before registration deadline: refund according to organizer policy.
  • Withdrawal after registration closes: no guaranteed refund.
  • Disqualification: no refund.
  • No-show during check-in: no guaranteed refund.

§ 8.Bracket and round format

  • Rift Legacy Cup: Launch Night Cup: single elimination, BO1 final.
  • Rift Legacy Cup: First Blood: single elimination, BO3 final.

§ 9.Lobby, side selection, draft, and settings

  • Lobbies are created under tournament admin instructions.
  • Side selection and draft follow seeding rules published before each round.
  • Only tournament-approved game settings are allowed.

§ 10.Prohibited behavior, exploits, third-party software

  • Exploits, cheats, third-party advantage software, and account sharing are forbidden.
  • Toxic behavior, deliberate disruption, and match manipulation are forbidden.

§ 11.Pauses, disconnects, remake, and technical issues

Technical pauses are allowed after admin notification.

Remake/rehost is allowed only by admin decision.

In Riot server incidents, tournament rounds may be delayed, postponed, or moved to a backup date.

§ 12.Late arrivals, forfeits, result reporting, and protests

Late arrival or missing check-in may result in a forfeit.

Captains submit results with evidence; opponents can confirm or dispute.

Bracket updates only after admin-approved results.

§ 13.Streaming and broadcast delay

  • Streaming your own matches is allowed when required delay settings are respected.
  • Organizer may restrict selected match broadcasts for operational reasons.

§ 14.Penalties and disqualifications

  • Warning
  • Map loss
  • Forfeit
  • Disqualification
  • Ban from future editions

§ 15.Prizes, payouts, and taxes

In the paid tournament, 75% of paid entries forms the prize pool and 25% covers organization costs.

Prize split: 55% / 30% / 15% (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place).

Payouts are processed after result confirmation; participants remain responsible for their taxes.

§ 16.Data protection and result publication

Only safe tournament data is published: team name, nicknames, status, results, and seed.

Contact details, payment identifiers, and protest content are never published publicly.

§ 17.Rule changes, backup date, and cancellation

Organizer may update rules for valid operational or legal reasons.

A backup date may be announced in release-day incident scenarios.

If the event is cancelled, the published refund policy applies.

§ 18.Contact

  • contact@riftlegacycup.com
  • Discord: https://discord.gg/riftlegacycup