FIWC UK Online Pre-Qualifiers Terms and Conditions

1. General

The opening time and date of the competition is Friday 22nd January at 20:00 GMT, and the closing date and time for receipt of entries is Monday 1st February at 22:00 GMT. Entries submitted after this time will not be considered.


2. Restrictions

This prize draw is open to UK residents aged thirteen (13) and over only. Employees (and members of their immediate family) of “Electronic Arts” (“EA”) (“Promoter”), their agents and anyone connected to this competition are not eligible to enter. Entrants under the age of eighteen (18) must secure parental consent to be eligible to claim the prize.


3. Rules to participate

Entrants must own a valid copy of EA SPORTS™ FIFA10 on the PlayStation® 3 and have a working internet connection, PlayStation Network account, EA account and have their PSN ID linked to their EA account.

Entry is done via the MATES Leagues portal (http://mates.easports.co.uk) and by applying to join the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) Pre-Qualifier named events having clicked on the “Join” button on the event page.

Your application to join will be accepted by an EA tournament admin and your name will be entered into the tournament. Once all registered player slots have been filled the draw for the first round will be automatically created.

Players should check the event page on a daily basis in order to ensure they are aware of who their opponent is and when their matches are due to be played.

Full rules and match settings can be found at the following address; http://mates.easports.co.uk/p3_fiwc-EASPORTS/

The judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.


4. Prize(s)

The final two (2) players left in the tournament will each win a place at the FIFA Interactive World Cup UK Live event taking place in March 2010. Full details of this event will be provided to winners upon confirmation of the event date and location.

Accommodation at the FIWC UK Live events will be provided by EA. EA recommends that the winner obtains suitable insurance before travelling.

The winners may be required to take part in FIWC promotional activities as acceptance of their place at the FIFA Interactive World Cup UK Live event in March 2010.

There are no alternatives to these prizes. They are as stated and are non-transferable. If due to circumstances beyond the control of EA, EA is unable to provide the stated prizes, EA reserves the right to award substitute prizes of equal value. All prizes are subject to the terms and conditions of the supplier.


5. Results


If the winner of the prize cannot be traced after reasonable efforts have been made by EA, EA will be entitled to select alternative winner from among the entrants.

A full list of who won will be available for four (4) weeks following the day of the selection of winners. This list can be obtained by writing to FIWC UK Online Pre-Qualifiers, UK CRM Team, Electronic Arts, Onslow House, Onslow Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4TN

If proof of age is requested, and if satisfactory proof of age is not received, the Promoter reserves the rights to choose another winner.


6. General Conditions

Any entry, which does not comply with the rules, may be deemed invalid at the sole discretion of EA. EA is not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, misdirected entries, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incorrect, garbled, delayed electronic or other communications or other technical problems related to mobile entries. Proof of sending will not be deemed to be proof of delivery.

Entrants agree that they may be required to take part in publicity without further consent or payment. Such publicity may include their names and/or likeness.


7. Data protection

In order to participate in the competition participants must provide certain information on themselves. This personal information is collected and processed only for the purposes of organising, running and monitoring the campaign, as well as for carrying out publicity activities on it. The organising entity shall be considered the data controller for the database containing this personal information.

By entering this competition, participants agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and by any other requirements set out in the promotional material, which may be amended or varied at any time by the Promoter.

The Promoter of this prize draw is EA Swiss Sàrl, Place du Molard 8, Geneva 1204,Switzerland.

This prize draw is governed by and is in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.


 
Parental Consent



I,………………………………..(insert name) of  ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………...(insert address) am the parent/legal guardian

of……………………………….(insert name of participant entrant) and confirm that I have read and consent

to the above terms and conditions in the name of my son/daughter/ward.

Signed………………………………………………………

Name……………………………………………………….

Date…………………………………………………………

FIWC UK Online Pre-Qualifier Rules

 General

1.    MATES Leagues is a place for all fans of FIFA to come and play without fear of abuse or discrimination. EA reserves the right to remove any users deemed to be breaching the “Terms of Service” and causing offence or distress to others. Abuse and discrimination directed towards EA admins will also not be tolerated and will result in users being removed from the MATES environment and this may potentially limit the use of their EA account for online play.

2.    By registering for this “event” you agree to abide by all rules laid down and failure to do so could result in your removal from this “event” and exclusion from subsequent “events”.

3.    MATES Leagues operates on a fair play system; if you are regularly the subject of disputes and cause friction with other users your account may be put in status for a limited period and you will not be able to enter any “events”.

Match Settings

4.    In order to play a match against your opponent you will need to communicate with them prior to the end of the scheduled match deadline and time via PM on the MATES website. Failure to do this could result in the match result being forfeited in favour of your opponent.

You should ensure your PSN ID is clearly listed on your profile page to enable your opponents to easily find this information. Failure to include your PSN ID on your profile may result in removal from the event. A player should only use a single PSN ID for the duration of the event and anyone found to be using multiple PSN IDs will be removed. All players should also provide a link to their FootballWorld profile on their MATES Leagues profile page.

Players should also turn on the in-game option for ranked match reports and these should be kept in the case of any disputes.

5.    The player listed on the left of the fixture is deemed as being the “home” team and will host the match. It is the host players responsibility to ensure all match settings are correct as outlined below.

6.    The following settings should be used for all matches in this “event”;

• Match Type: RANKED
• Half Length: 6 mins
• Max DNF%: Any
• Team Level: Any
• Controls: Any
• Game Speed: normal
• Formations: default only
• Stadium: Any
  

If after 90 minutes the scores are tied then Extra Time and Penalties should be used to determine the winner of the match.

7.    Custom formations and custom teams are not to be used in this “event”. Live Season should also be turned OFF. If your opponent’s team has red or orange form arrows in the squad and player select menu they still have Live Season turned on and you should quit the game and re-create once this has been turned OFF. The Classic XI and World XI teams are not to be used in this event.

8.    The easiest way to create a game session your opponent can join is to join an empty game lobby under the "Online Lobbies" option in the "Online Game Modes" menu inside the game. Once you have joined the lobby (and communicated to your opponent which lobby) you should be able to create a ranked game session and your opponent can join it. The game session match settings should be as listed above.

 Reporting Results Disputes / No Shows

9.    It is the “host” player’s responsibility to wait for their opponent for 20 minutes after the allotted start time before claiming a no-show. Matches should be played in the “fixture window” timeslot detailed on the event page, any matches not played in this time without an adequate reason being provided to the “event” admin will have the result awarded randomly to one of the two players involved.

If there is an adequate reason for not playing the match in the allotted time, or notification is given that both players are unable to play within the timeslot the admin can, at their sole discretion, allow the match to be played at a later time.

10.    Each player is expected to record their score within 1 hour of finishing the match and once entered correctly “lock” their part of the scorecard. Any disputes should also be raised within this 1 hour period.

All players are required to have an active FootballWorld (http://www.easportsfootball.co.uk) account and a link to this should be posted on your MATES Leagues profile page. To create one simply go to the site and log in with your standard EA account details and select your gamertag or PSN ID persona as your active persona for the site.

Players should use the same gamertag or PSN ID throughout the whole event, if multiple ID's are used a player may be excluded from the event and their matches forfeited.

11.    If you wish to raise a dispute following the conclusion of a match you can do so on the page where you would normally enter your result. Please include as much information as possible and any links to supporting evidence such as screenshots. If you don;t submit any evidence to support your claims you run the risk of being ruled against.

It is a player's responsibility to capture and submit evidence to support their dispute in any form possible. Ranked match reports will be counted as evidence to support your claims and all evidence should be emailed to matesleagues@ea.com

An admin will then respond to the dispute and work to resolve it fairly. Please note that the “event” admins decision is final on ALL disputes and failure to abide by their decision could result in removal from the “event”.

Disconnections

12.    All games must be played in full.

• If a player disconnects during the initial launch of a game, then the game will be restarted.
• If a player disconnects before the first goal is scored, the match will be restarted.
• If a player disconnects at any point during first half, and that team is winning, the match will be restarted.
• If a player disconnects at any point during the first half, and that team is losing, that team forfeits the match.
• If a player disconnects, and it is past the 1st half, that team forfeits the match
• If a player disconnects, and it is in ET, that team automatically loses
  

For any disconnections, a 3-0 win will be awarded per game by default. If a player fails to follow the rules and agree to restart a match when required they will receive an automatic loss.

Fairplay and Unfair Advantages

13.    Certain aspects of gameplay in FIFA10 are regarded by the playing community as providing an unfair advantage and as MATES is a fairplay environment anyone found to be using any of these aspects will be warned and on a second offence removed from the “event”.

Please note that this list is not exhaustive and if the general consensus about other gameplay elements is that they are deemed to provide an unfair advantage they will also be frowned upon.

a.    No editing teams.
b.    No use of "Live Season".
c.    No custom formations.
d.    Kick-off bug: the ball must be played back into your own half at kick-off.
e.    Goalkeeper: holding the ball for more than 7 seconds.
f.    Goalkeeper to defender: defender heading ball repeatedly to and from the goalkeeper.

14.    If you suspect a player to have used an advantageous gameplay element or abusive behaviour, you must submit clear evidence in the match details and the appropriate action will be taken.