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POINT BLANK ONLINE CHALLENGE 2024 SEASON 3

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Registration period

13. May. 2024 ~ 02. Jun. 2024(21Days)
Match period

04. Jun. 2024 ~ 15. Jun. 2024
CITY

SANDSTORM, STORMTUBE, BROKEN ALLEY, SAFEHOUSE ,DOWNTOWN,BLOWCITY,LUXVILLE,NEW MIDTOWN
Competition rules

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Point Blank On-Line Challenge 2024 Season 2

Online tournament for players who want to take the spot to be in the national level

The winning team will be rewarded of more than 670,000 PB Cash and special in-game prizes.

Competition Details

Registration starts on : May 13 , 2024 / 05:00 PM

Last Day of Regisrtation : June 2, 2024 / 11:59 PM

Checking of Accounts and Amendment Date : June 3, 2024

Bracketing Announcement : June 3, 2024

Start of competition : June 4, 2024

REMINDER

Please review the POINT BLANK International Championship 2024 Rule

Additional

- The team members IGN's that has score is strictly prohibited to change their IGN's - Team members must consist of 5 Filipino Players And 1 Foreign Player. ( 5 Main Player & Substitute/Reserved Players) All Players must Be residing in the Philippines (Living in Philippines) Do not use TINCARD to apply, only a government issued Valid ID is required.

Awards For Winning Teams

Substitute/reserve players will receive every items as provided except PB Cash

(which is only for 5 members in the team)

ESPORT POINT COLLECTION

A.) The teams who will reach the top 8 will have to turn on their cameras using a mobile phone, tablet or webcam

B.) Camera setup should be in landscape orientation that shows clearly the monitor,Keyboard and mouse , in order

for the event officials to properly check each player before the match

C.) The matchs will be broadcast live from the Semi-Final to the Grand Final. All four Teams are Required to open their

Cameras during the match. Face and gaming equipments (Monitor,Keyboard & Mouse) Must Be Visible

How to set up "open camera" for SEMI FINAL ROUND / GRAND FINAL ROUND

Tips for opening the camera via mobile phone instead of sharing screen

1. Use a mobile holder to set up the camera on a landscape orientation

2. Open the Discord application from your PC or your Gadget

3.Turn on your camera in Discord

You may use mobile phones, iPads, tablets, webcams, etc.

[Turn on Landscape View of Camera Setting]

SEMI-FINAL ROUND

* Compete in BEST OF 3 format

* The semi-final matches will be broadcast live from 3:00PM/4:00PM onwards

FINAL ROUND

* Compete in BEST OF 3 format * Final round will start live from 6:00PM/7:00PM onwards

NOTE: PBOC Rules and weapon rules are the same with PBIC2024 Competition Rules except for the maps during elimination.

Schedule is subject to change depending on the s ituation and our esport team will notify you in advance

Tips how to set-up your Discord Mobile READ MORE

How to send team member image READ MORE

Additional Conditions

1. 1 team should have 6 members (5 members, 1 reserved/Substitute),

2. Every team that participates in the competition can have 2 light machine gun per team, and 1 sniper rifle per team

3. Abusive/Inappropriate language, foul words, or socially offensive use of language is strictly not allowed

4. Team members must not have any history of using Illegal 3rd-party programs. If our system found out that your ID have used illegal program, your ID will be permanently

banned and will be disqualified from all the competitions

5. Prizes will be awarded after the competition within 30-60 business days. And the contestants will receive PB Cash after checking the documents within 30-60 working days.

6. In order to receive rewards in-game items or to send renamed points to the team, it must be the same ID registered by the applicant.
7. The team must contact us the name, address and documents needed to send the prize after the program ends.

8. All contestants should strictly follow the rules of the competition.
9. For more information, contact : ZepettoPH PB e-Sports Discord

10. Competitors must present an ID card that corresponds to the application the team have registered before the competition.
11. During the contest registration period until the contest application closes If a team checks to find that a player on a team has a history of using the program or has been banned,

the team will be banned from playing the whole team.
12. Photo submissions of the team should be in high-resolution file, JPG or PNG only. Competitors must wear a team jersey or black or all white shirt same with other members.

(Thus you allow PB Zepetto the right to utilize your pictures/photos to be used for promotional content for PBOC event

or use in other cases as appropriate throughout the duration of the competition
13. Contestants are forbidden to smoke or drink alcoholic beverages on camera during live competitions.

14. Only wear the uniform that your team has specified or registered or used at the time of your application during the competition.
15. In the live broadcast of the competition, the contestants must prepare their ID card for the staff to check before the competition.

(If any team could not present the ID card to our management to check or the name does not match the application, it will then be considered that the team is not ready to compete.

This will immediately forfeit and disqualified your team from the competition and all prizes.)

16. If receiving trophies or medals, contestants must come to pick them up at the company or the location designated by the management team
17. Prizes or rules are subject to change without prior notice.

18. In case of suspicious act from the opposing team, you can ask our management team to watch it in Discord for both teams to be able to check and verify everything on a shared screen during the match

In order for the management team to watch the match, they must inform the management team at least 1 day before the competition schedule
or if the contestants in both teams is having trouble or difficulty, you must record or stream the video during the match, send the video clip to our management team immediately after the competition of that day
Screen sharing format in case the team wants to watch. From the original screen sharing via Discord, change to phone and open the camera through Discord and use the screen in Discord Live Stream size.

**Applicable for screen sharing in all cases*

19. If a team member is under 18 years of age, parental consent letter must be submitted along with your parent's valid government ID's.

Always attach it to the application form. If the team found of any wrongdoing

** note **

If any person or team uses a program that modifies our game to improve their gameplay during the competition,

our management will immediately disqualify and banned your team from the competition and any future competitions or tournaments under PB Zepetto.

20. The team members IGN's that has score is strictly prohibited to change their IGN

21. Team members component, must have 5 Filipino players and no more than 1 import players/foriegn players

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Tournament Rule

Point Blank International Championship 2024

Point Blank International Championship Official Rules

Part 1. Overview

1.1 Competition Match Room Settings
1.2 Match Preparations
1.3 Game Format
1.4 Competition Format
1.5 Map And Side Selection
1.6 Match Time Table
1.7 After Match Procedures

Part 2. Game Rules

2.1 Chatting
2.2 Players Related Rules
2.3 Illegal Software/Bugs
2.4 Abnormal Situations

Part 3. Official Maps, Characters and Items

3.1 Official Maps
3.2 Official Characters
3.3 Headgear
3.4 Functional Items
3.5 Weapons

Part 1. Overview

1.1 Competition Match Room Settings

- Game Mode: e-Sports Bomb - Objective: 9 Rounds - Round time: 3 minutes - Count Down: 3 sec - Side change time out: 120 sec

1.2 Match Preparations

- Players are to arrive and report at the designated match location by the time set and instructed by PBIC committee. - Captain of each team (selected and registered to the tournament organizers before the event) is responsible for the identification of team members. - Players are obliged to finish their set-up and join their designated match room in the game client within 10 minutes of given preparation time. Then players are not allowed to leave the match room without approval from the referee. All players must press “READY” button upon the referee’s signal and wait for the match start. It is not allowed to install any type of software or drivers during the preparation time without obtaining Referee’s permission. The set-up is comprised of the following A. Connecting and calibrating personal peripherals B. Ensuring proper function of voice chat programs C. Setting up title tree D. Adjusting in-game settings E. Limited in-game warm-up such as AI Bot mode practice or warm-up game between teammates - All software required for the use of player’s personal peripherals will be installed by the organizers before the tournament. - Players are not allowed to apply macro(command) settings on their peripherals. application of such settings will result in disqualification. - In case of peripheral related problems, player will be granted up to additional 5 minutes to replace them. - Player substitutions must be announced no later than 30 minutes before the match starts. - Player substitutions during the match are not allowed. However, the Referee can permit it in exceptional circumstances. - Only 1 sniper rifle can be used by the team at the start of each round of the game. - Only 2 SMGs with dual mode can be used by the team at the start of each round of the game. - Players are allowed to pick up all type of weapons from dead characters. - Players are not allowed to touch their peripherals (mouse and/or keyboard) after being killed except for the purpose of changing the weapon or using voice chat (under Referee’s observation). - It is not allowed to change Player’s nickname during the tournament.

1.3 Game Format - The first team to win the 9 rounds out of 16 rounds will be determined as the winner of the game. - Side change will automatically take place at the end of 8th round. 120 seconds will be automatically given as the half break in the game, before the start of 9th round. - If the game ends in a draw, 8:8, extra rounds will be played to decide the winner of the game. - Extra rounds will be played with the settings below:
A. Game Mode: e-Sports Bomb

B. Objective: 4 Rounds

C. Round time: 3 minutes

D. Count Down: 3 sec

E. Side change time out: 60 sec

-If the game is extended to the extra round, the first team to win the 4 rounds out of 6 rounds in the extra round will be determined as the winner.
-In the extra round, side change will automatically take place at the end of 3rd round. 60 seconds will be automatically given as the half break in the game, before the start of 4th round.
-If the extra round ends in a draw, 3:3, sudden death round will be played.
-Sudden death round will be played with the settings below:
A.Game Mode: e-Sports Bomb
B.Round time: 3 minutes
C.Count Down: 3 sec
-In sudden death round, only one round will be played. As there is only one round, there is no side change. The winner of sudden death round will be the winner of the game.
-The game will not be paused other than these half breaks, unless there is an exceptional, abnormal case such as network issue, injuries during the game, equipment malfunctions or other cases that the referee deems the game must be paused. In such cases, the player must first raise hand and get the referee’s permission to pause the game, before leaving the battle.
-Pause request for other purposes during the game, such as tactical discussions, toilets or whatsoever, are prohibited.
-To prevent exploitation, players are not allowed to communicate with the teammates in these unexpected pauses. Players can only communicate with the referee, PBIC committee and the translator during these pauses.

1.4 Compettition Format

1.4.1 Overview - Competition consists of 3 phases, preliminary round (1st phase), double elimination round (2nd phase), and knockout stage (3rd phase).

1.4.2 Seed Allocation
- Top 5 teams according to the respective region’s performance of past 5 international tournaments (PBWC’18, PBIC’18, PBWC’19, PBIC’19, PBIC’23) are seeded to start from 2nd phase. A. Teams starting from the 1st phase: Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Philippines, Singapore & Malaysia B. Teams starting from the 2nd phase: 2 teams from Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil, Russia

1.4.3 1st Phase – Preliminary Round -In the match 1 and 2, 4 teams are drawn into two, best-of-one matches. Winners will advance to the 2nd phase, double elimination round. The draw will take place at pre-arranged draw ceremony. -Losers of match 1 and 2 will proceed to the match 3. Match 3 will be played as best-of-one match. Winner of the match 3 will advance to the 2nd phase, double elimination round, while the loser of the match 3 will be eliminated. -In every match of 1st phase, players are not allowed to leave their booth until the winner of the match is decided. -The visual representation of the 1st phase - preliminary round can be seen below.

1.4.4 2nd Phase – Double Elimination Round -Eight teams will compete in 3 rounds of best-of-one and best-of-three matches. The first round will see the teams drawn into four, best-of-one matches. -Teams are split into two draw pools, based on the regions’ past 5 international tournament performances. Teams will be drawn into round 1 matches by random selection against an opponent from the opposite pool (i.e. each Pool#1 team will be matched against Pool#2 team). The draw will take place at pre-arranged draw ceremony. -Pool#1: 2 teams from Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil -Pool#2: Russia, 3 advancers from 1st phase -Winners of round one will be paired into Round 2 – winners round, while the losers of round one will be paired into Round 2 – losers round. The remaining matches of 2nd phase will be played as best-of-three matches. In other words, all round 2 and 3 matches of 2nd phase will be played as best-of-three matches. -Winners of winners round will advance to the 3rd phase, knockout stage. Losers of winners round will proceed to round 3. -Winners of losers round will proceed to round 3. Losers of losers round will be eliminated. -Winners of round 3 will advance to the 3rd phase, knockout stage, while the losers of round 3 will be eliminated. -All matches of round 2 will be drawn at the end of each match of round 1. And all matches of round 3 will be drawn at the end of each match of round 2. -In every match of 2nd phase, players are not allowed to leave their booth until the winner of the match is decided. -The visual representation of the 2nd phase – double elimination round can be seen below

1.4.5 3rd Phase – Knockout Stage -3rd phase consists of semi-finals, 3rd place match and final. -Semi-finals and 3rd place match will be played as best-of-three matches. The final will be played as best-of-five match. -Winners of Round 2 – winners round in 2nd phase, will be randomly paired against winners of Round 3 in 2nd phase, for the semi-finals. In other words, teams with 2W0L match record in 2nd phase will play against teams with 2W1L match record in 2nd phase. The draw for the semi-final matches will take place as soon as round 3 of 2nd phase has ended. -Winners of semi-finals will advance to the final, while the losers of semi-finals will proceed to 3rd place match. -Winner of the 3rd place match will be considered as 3rd place finisher of PBIC 2024. Loser of the 3rd place match will be considered as 4th place finisher of PBIC 2024. -Winner of the final will be the champion of PBIC 2024, while the loser of the final will be considered as 2nd place finisher of PBIC 2024. -Players are not allowed to leave their booth until the winner of the match is decided. However, referees may grant 5 minutes break upon players’ request in the situation below, before going into the next game. During this break, players may leave their booth. -Where 2 games has been played until the extra game or sudden death round. I.E. If extra rounds are played both in game 1 and 2 and two teams are tied to 1:1, referee may grant 5 minutes break upon players’ request before going into game 3. -Where 3 or more games are played. This is applicable only in the final, where the

1.5 Map and Side selection 1.5.1 Best-of-one matches - Map and side selection for best-of-one matches (which is applicable to 1st phase and round 1 of 2nd phase) will be determined as follows (team which makes the first choice is decided by coin toss): A Team A bans 1 map B Team B bans 1 map C team A bans 1 map D Team B bans 1 map E Team A bans 1 map F Team B bans 1 map G Out of remaining maps, referee randomly picks 1 map. Then referee runs coin toss to decide which team will play as ct in the 1st half. H If the game is extended to the extra round, the team which played as fr in the 1st half will play as ct in the 1st half of extra round. In other words, if Team A played as ct in the 1st half, then Team B will start the extra round as ct. I Referee runs the last coin toss to decide which team will play as ct in the potential sudden death round.

1.5.2 Best-of-three matches in 2nd phase - Map and side selection for best-of-three matches in 2nd phase (which is applicable to round 2 and 3 matches of 2nd phase) will be determined as follows (team which makes the first choice is decided by coin toss): A Team A bans 1 map B Team B bans 1 map C team A picks 1 map for 1st game D Team B picks 1 map for 2nd game E Team B bans 1 map F Team A bans 1 map G Out of remaining maps, referee randomly picks 1 for 3rd game. H Referee makes the coin toss to decide which team will get the 1st half side choice for game 1. I From the 2nd game onwards, the loser of the previous game will get the 1st half side choice. The side choice must be declared to the referee within 2 minutes of the end of previous game. J Extra round’s 1st half side choice is awarded to the team which did not make the 1st half side choice of the game. For example, if team A made 1st half side choice of the game 1, the 1st half side choice of potential extra round of game 1 will be awarded to team B. The extra round’s 1st half side choice will only be declared when the game ends in a draw and extra round has to be played. As soon as the game ends in a draw, the team which has extra round’s 1st half side choice must immediately inform referee of their choice. K If extra round ends in a draw and the sudden death round has to be played, the team which played ct in the 1st half of extra round will play as fr in the sudden death round. For example, if team B played as ct in the extra round and it ended as a draw, team B will play as fr in the sudden death round.

1.5.3 Best-of-three matches in 3rd phase semi-finals - Map and side selection for best-of-three matches in 3rd phase semi-finals will be determined as follows (team which makes the first choice is decided by teams with 2W0L match record in 2nd phase): ATeam A bans 1 map B Team B bans 1 map C team A picks 1 map for 1st game D Team B picks 1 map for 2nd game E Team B bans 1 map F Team A bans 1 map G Out of remaining maps, referee randomly picks 1 for 3rd game. H The team with 2W0L match record in the 2nd phase will get the 1st half side choice for game 1. I From the 2nd game onwards, the loser of the previous game will get the 1st half side choice. The side choice must be declared to the referee within 2 minutes of the end of previous game. J Extra round’s 1st half side choice is awarded to the team which did not make the 1st half side choice of the game. For example, if team A made 1st half side choice of the game 1, the 1st half side choice of potential extra round of game 1 will be awarded to team B. The extra round’s 1st half side choice will only be declared when the game ends in a draw and extra round has to be played. As soon as the game ends in a draw, the team which has extra round’s 1st half side choice must immediately inform referee of their choice. K If extra round ends in a draw and the sudden death round has to be played, the team which played ct in the 1st half of extra round will play as fr in the sudden death round. For example, if team B played as ct in the extra round and it ended as a draw, team B will play as fr in the sudden death round.

1.5.3 Best-of-three match in 3rd phase 3rd place match

Map and side selection for best-of-three match in 3rd phase 3rd place match will be exactly the same as the map and side selection procedure for best-of-three matches in 2nd phase.

A Team A bans 1 map

B Team B bans 1 map

C team A picks 1 map for 1st game

D Team B picks 1 map for 2nd game

E Team B bans 1 map

F Team A bans 1 map

G Out of remaining maps, referee randomly picks 1 for 3rd game.

H The team with 2W0L match record in the 2nd phase will get the 1st half side choice for game 1.

I From the 2nd game onwards, the loser of the previous game will get the 1st half side choice. The side choice must be declared to the referee within 2 minutes of the end of previous game.

J Extra round’s 1st half side choice is awarded to the team which did not make the 1st half side choice of the game. For example, if team A made 1st half side choice of the game 1, the 1st half side choice of potential extra round of game 1 will be awarded to team B. The extra round’s 1st half side choice will only be declared when the game ends in a draw and extra round has to be played. As soon as the game ends in a draw, the team which has extra round’s 1st half side choice must immediately inform referee of their choice.

K If extra round ends in a draw and the sudden death round has to be played, the team which played ct in the 1st half of extra round will play as fr in the sudden death round. For example, if team B played as ct in the extra round and it ended as a draw, team B will play as fr in the sudden death round.

1.5.4 Best-of-three match in 3rd phase 3rd place match - Map and side selection for best-of-three match in 3rd phase 3rd place match will be exactly the same as the map and side selection procedure for best-of-three matches in 2nd phas

1.5.5 Best-of-five match in 3rd phase final - Map and side selection for best-of-five match in 3rd phase final will be determined as follows (team which makes the first choice is decided by coin toss): A Team A picks 1 map for 1st game B Team B picks 1 map for 2nd game C Team B bans 1 map D Team A bans 1 map E Team A picks 1 map for 3rd game F Team B picks 1 map for 4th game G Out of the remaining maps, referee randomly picks 1 for 5th game.

H. Referee makes the coin toss to decide which team will get the 1st half side choice for game 1. I. From the 2nd game onwards, the loser of the previous game will get the 1st half side choice. The side choice must be declared to the referee within 2 minutes of the end of previous game. J. Extra round’s 1st half side choice is awarded to the team which did not make the 1st half side choice of the game. For example, if team A made 1st half side choice of the game 1, the 1st half side choice of potential extra round of game 1 will be awarded to team B. The extra round’s 1st half side choice will only be declared when the game ends in a draw and extra round has to be played. As soon as the game ends in a draw, the team which has extra round’s 1st half side choice must immediately inform referee of their choice. K. If extra round ends in a draw and the sudden death round has to be played, the team which played ct in the 1st half of extra round will play as fr in the sudden death round. For example, if team B played as ct in the extra round and it ended as a draw, team B will play as fr in the sudden death round.

1.6 Match Time Table To be announced at a later date

1.7 After Match Procedures

- Players must leave the stage within 5 minutes after the match is finished. - In case of any objections regarding the result of the match, team Captain is required to notify the Referee within 5 minutes after the match is finished. - If there is no objections regarding the match, Captains of each team must sign the Game Result Sheet provided by the referee.

PART 2. GAME RULES

2.1 CHATTING

- General chatting is restricted, only Team chatting is allowed.
- Only voice chatting software provided/confirmed by the organizer is allowed to use. Using other voice chatting software is prohibited.
- All team members are allowed to use voice chatting.
- Players are allowed to use voice chatting regardless of their character status (alive or killed).

2.2 PLAYERS RELATED RULES

- Players are allowed to use their personal peripherals as long as they register them to the organizers no later than 7 days before the tournament. - Software and/or drivers required for the use of personal peripherals (mouse, mouse pad, keyboard, headset) must be provided to the organizers no later than 14 days before the tournament.
Organizers may prohibit the use of particular peripherals and software/drivers if they are judged as illegal or inappropriate by PBIC committee.
- Players with no personal peripherals must use equipment provided by the organizers.

2.3 ILLEGAL SOFTWARE/BUGS

- Judgements and rulings regarding potential use of illegal software or bug exploitation will be made only by the organizers. - Team leader is required to immediately notify the referee in case of illegal software being used by other players. - Exploiting any kind of map bugs and character assisted boosting is strictly prohibited.

2.4 Abnormal Situations

- Provided equipment shall not be replaced unless technical malfunctions occur. Whether particular issue is indeed a technical malfunction will be judged and decided by designated Zepetto personnel. - In case of any PC, network or equipment problems, player should raise hand and immediately notify the Referee, who can stop the match in such situation. - If the issue occurs before any of the players in current round were killed, the game can be paused and then restarted with the score from the previous round, after the problems are solved. - If the issue occurs after at least one of the players was killed, current round will continue until the end. The match will continue after the problems are solved with the recent round score. A. Example: The current score is Team A: 3, Team B: 2. There is a player killed before the issue occurred, the round is continued. If team A wins current round, the score will be Team A: 4, Team B: 2. After the round is finished, match will be stopped and the players need to leave the game. The match will continue after the problem is solved with the recent score (Team A: 4, Team B: 2). - If external issue occurs during the game where the current round cannot be continued (Ex. power failure, server crash, etc.), referee may determine whether to restart the round with the recent round score, or award a round win to a team. Referee may make this decision by considering the following criteria. but referee is not required to be abided by the following criteria in making such decision. A. C4 time left until explosion is less than 7 seconds and remaining round time is more than that, but CT side did not initiate C4 defuse B. C4 time left until explosion is longer than remaining round time C. Remaining round time is less than 43 seconds but FR side did not plant C4 D. The difference of number of alive players between two teams is 4 or more (Ex. FR 1 alive, CT 5 alive) - All the potential controversies or disagreements arising in relation to the competition rules will be judged and decided by designated Zepetto personnel.

PART 3 .OFFICIAL MAPS,CHARACTERS AND ITEMS

3.1 OFFICIAL MAPS

BROKEN ALLEY,LUXVILLE,BLOWCITY,SAFEHOUSE,STORMTUBE,SANDSTORM,NEW MIDTOWN,DOWNTOWN

3.2 OFFICIAL CHARACTERS

- REINFORCED AND NORMAL VERSION OF
ACID POL, CAIMAN GREY, CHOU, D-FOX, HIDE, KEEN EYES,
LEOPARD, RED BULLS, RICA, TARANTULA, VIPER RED, WOLF   - HANBOK AND NORMAL VERSION OF IDOL CHARACTER : DASOM , DAJEONG , GOWOON

3.3 HEADGEAR

- BERET (TITLE)
- REINFORCED HEADGEAR PLUS
- IDOL HAIR: BLACK AFRO HAIR, SHORT BROWN HAIR, SHORT BLACK HAIR

3.4 Function & Feature Item

- INCREASE GRENADE SLOT

- QUICK CHANGE MAGAZINE