Due to the substantial number of tournaments that run throughout the year, it is not possible for teams to forcibly move their ESEA match in all cases where a match in another tournament conflicts. However, an exception can be made for LAN events and for ESL run events.
If at least two players on your team's roster are attending another event, it is possible to get an extension to have your league match played.
As per the rulebook:
Teams may request matches to be force rescheduled in the event their regular-season match is double-booked with any other ESL-related or Tier 1 offline VRS (or qualifiers to such) events that overlap the scheduled time. A team must have at least 2 participants participating in the approved event to force the match to be rescheduled. In order to force reschedule the match, a team must let their opponents know about the conflict over 24 hours before the match in the match room chat and open a contact admin feature on the match room to have the match forcibly moved. Please note that all requests to have the match force rescheduled are being reviewed and decisions made on a case-by-case scenario based on scheduling and other related information about the conflicting match or event.
Force-rescheduling matches of the Season Finals is not possible.
Teams must alert their opponents via the match page comments at least 24 hours in advance of the match's scheduled time in order to have it forcibly moved.
Typically, for LAN events, we allow one (1) day to travel to the event, and one (1) day to travel back. For example, if a LAN event happens from Friday - Sunday, we would allow a team to force away a scheduled match from Thursday - Monday. We may also allow an additional day if the tournament features a media day.
In order to have your match pushed back, you need to complete the following steps:
- Open a league ticket, with all the information about the event (dates, match impacted, etc.)
- Post all information about the event (the name of the event you are attending, your leave and return dates, etc.) in the match page comments.
- Contact the opponent and inform them of the situation.
- Agree on a new date & time with your opponent
Ideally, the impacted match should be rescheduled before the conflicting match takes place, or before the team travels to the LAN. If the match can not be rescheduled before the conflicting match, it is important that the team with the conflict posts the information about the tournament on the match page so league staff and the other team are also aware.
Failure to follow these steps may result in a forfeit loss. All forfeits set while a team is unable to attend due to a conflicting event will be reviewed by league staff and are subject to be overturned.
Please note, this policy is not guaranteed during season playoffs as match delays can affect following rounds.