Player Code of Conduct

This Player Code of Conduct (“Code”) governs the conduct of all players participating in tournaments and events operated by the Organizer (“Tournament”). All players must agree to and comply with this Code as a condition of participation.

This Code applies at all times in connection with the Tournament, including online play, LAN events, broadcasts, media appearances, travel, social media, and interactions with officials, staff, sponsors, and other competitors.

Failure to comply may result in disciplinary action under the Sanctions & Disciplinary Framework.

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1. Core Integrity Principles

All players must:

• Compete honestly and to the best of their ability.
• Uphold the integrity and reputation of the Tournament.
• Treat others with dignity and respect.
• Avoid conduct that undermines fair competition or public confidence in the legitimacy of results.

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2. Compliance With Tournament Rules

Players must:

• Provide accurate and truthful registration information.
• Adhere strictly to all tournament rules, technical regulations, schedules, and instructions from officials.
• Use only authorised player accounts, permitted hardware, peripherals, and software.
• Respect roster locks, eligibility requirements, and substitution procedures.

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3. Anti-Corruption & Competitive Integrity

Players must refrain from any conduct that could affect the integrity of competition, including but not limited to:

• Fixing or attempting to fix match outcomes, maps, rounds, or in-game events.
• Betting on any Tournament matches or markets related to Tournament events.
• Soliciting, facilitating, or encouraging others to place bets related to Tournament competition.
• Sharing material non-public information that could be used to influence betting markets, including strategy, roster changes, injuries or technical issues prior to official release.
• Accepting inducements or rewards linked to competitive outcomes.
• Engaging in collusion, bribery, or agreements to manipulate competition results.

These provisions align with widely recognised anti-corruption principles in esports integrity standards.:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

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4. Cheating & Exploit Prohibitions

Players must not:

• Use any cheats, hacks, scripts, automation tools, or unauthorised third-party software to gain an unfair advantage.
• Exploit game bugs, glitches or undocumented behaviour to impact competition outcomes.
• Engage in account sharing, proxy playing, or allow unauthorized access to gameplay.
• Stream-snipe opponents or use external information sources to gain competitive advantage.

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5. Behaviour & Respect

Players are expected to maintain the highest standards of sportsmanship. They must not:

• Engage in harassment, discrimination, hate speech, or any form of abusive behaviour.
• Threaten, intimidate, or physically harm any other participant, official, staff member or viewer.
• Make defamatory or unfounded statements about others.

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6. Media & Public Communication

Players must:

• Conduct themselves professionally in public communications, including interviews, social media, and streams.
• Not disclose confidential information about other teams, players, officials, or the Tournament.
• Avoid inflammatory or harmful public statements that could damage the Tournament’s reputation.

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7. Health, Drugs & Fitness to Compete

Players must:

• Not compete while under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs.
• Disclose use of prescription medication that may impair judgement or performance.
• Comply with any reasonable health screening requirements mandated by the Organizer.

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8. Cooperation With Investigations

Players must:

• Cooperate fully with any investigation into suspected breaches of this Code or the Sanctions & Disciplinary Framework.
• Provide access to game accounts, devices, logs, recordings, or communications when reasonably requested.
• Attend integrity briefings and fulfil obligations to assist in fact-finding.

Failure to cooperate is itself a breach of the Code.

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9. Continuity of Obligations

Players remain bound by the obligations of this Code for Tournament events and activities in which they participate, and for a period following their involvement as determined by tournament governance.

This ensures ongoing accountability for integrity-related matters.:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

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10. Sanctions

Breach of this Code may result in disciplinary action including, but not limited to:

• warnings
• fines
• match forfeiture
• suspension
• disqualification
• prize forfeiture
• long-term or lifetime bans from Tournament competition

Sanctions align with the Tournament’s Sanctions & Disciplinary Framework.

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11. Reporting Integrity Concerns

Players must immediately report:

• any attempted match-fixing or corruption approaches
• requests for non-public competitive information
• unusual or suspicious communication
• possible breaches of this Code

Reports can be made via:

• Email: integrity@[yourdomain].com
• Emergency Hotline: +61-X-XXXX-XXXX

Anonymous reporting is accepted.

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12. Amendment

This Code may be updated periodically. Material changes will be published on the Organizer’s website and communicated to registered participants.