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Welcome to season 24!

Welcome to Season 24 of CAL Open.

Schedules
Schedules will come out each week on Wednesdays. It is your team’s responsibility to play your match within the scheduled week's time frame. Default day is the LAST day you are able to play your matches. Meaning, 8:30PM (default time) is not the last time to play. Therefore, if your match is not reported by Tuesday night at midnight in your time zone you run the risk of a double forfeit loss which CAN NOT be made up. This gives you one full week to get your match played. REMEMBER: MATCHCOMM IS THE ONLY ACCEPTED METHOD OF MATCH SCHEDULING. Note: You can access this by clicking on "My Matches" and then selecting MatchComm for whichever match you are attempting to schedule.

Screenshots
When you report your match you MUST upload 3 screenshots.
1 screen shot of the end of first half
1 screen shot of the end of second half
1 screen shot of the console status (or RCON status if you own the server)*Note: These are the screenshots taken by the leader for when a match is reported.

In order to take a screen shot while in console you must type out 'snapshot' – Pressing F5 (default screenshot button) will not work to take a screen shot of a console. We will be checking the screen shots that you uploaded, if you are caught uploading the incorrect screen shots you run the risk of receiving a suspension.If your match goes into overtime you need to upload screenshots of OVERTIME instead of the first 2 halves. Regardless of when the match ends, you MUST have a status or rcon status screenshot as your third. NO EXCEPTIONS.Matches are only to be played until one team wins 16 rounds with CAL.CFG Config. In the event of a 15-15 tie you will play overtime with CALOT.CFG Config just like always (3 rounds on each side) but only report the score as 16-15. You should NEVER be reporting more than 16 rounds for your team.

Roster Locks / Registration
Registration for Season 24 of CAL-Open ends at midnight (CST) on February 6th, 2009. No more teams will be allowed to enter the league after this time.Every team is required to have at least 6 players on their roster in order to receive a match. I am not 100% sure when the rosters will lock I will post a news post to let you all know. Teams that do not have their rosters finalized by this time will have to wait until the following weekend's roster unlock to occur. You can check the side bar on the right for unlock / lock times. WE WILL NOT ADD PLAYERS TO ROSTERS OR CHANGE STEAMIDs FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER DURING ROSTER LOCK.

Rosters will be unlocked at 12 AM CST (midnight) on Friday and remain unlocked until 12 AM CST (midnight) on Sunday. Players will NOT be added or removed from rosters during a roster lock, nor will Steam IDs be changed under any circumstances. After week 6 rosters will remain locked for the duration of the regular season as well as playoffs. Make sure you plan ahead. These rules will NOT be bent for any reason. Do not even ask.

Team Name Changes
Any team requesting a name change must have the leader go on the CAL forums to the Counter-Strike: Open division and request it there. You are only allowed 1 team name change for the entire season, so make sure it’s what you want. Conference changes must also be requested here BEFORE Week 1 matches are released. After week 6 you will be unable to change your team name.

Leader Change
You MUST have 70% of the team CAL PM me "Joe Webb" in order to get this done. Once again, you will find my name under “ADMINS” on the list on the right. Keep in mind the current leader of the team does not count in the 70% calculation.If you want your request to be handled ASAP I suggest your entire team use the same subject line and send them all at the same time.Inside the PM's you must include your team name, your current leader, the new leader, and a link to your team’s CAL page.

Ringers
If your team is caught using a ringer, everyone playing in the match will be suspended as well as your team marked [INACTIVE]. My suggestion is to not use ringers. 5 vs 4 play is allowed.