The officially sanctioned competitive tour for Heroes of Newerth

-8 Event Cycles
-4 Divisions
-Over $330,000

HoN Tour is a multi-event tournament series with a season one cash prize pool of over $330,000. Running from October 2012 to April 2013, HoN Tour begins with a Qualifier to seed players into one of four divisions.

Following the Qualifiers, the Tour will continue with eight Event Cycles occurring every two weeks, with the exception of holidays and other major HoN events. Once registered and competing, participants will automatically find themselves moving through each division based on their HoN Tour Rank as determined by their placement at the end of each Event Cycle. At the end of each nine-day Event Cycle, 112 different teams will be awarded cash prizing totaling $32,950.

HoN Tour revolutionizes eSports by providing competitive gamers of all skill levels with consistent and frequent events designed to automatically place players in appropriate skill divisions.

HoN Tour is comprised of a Qualifier, 8 Event Cycles, and a Live Grand Finals. Participants compete in one of four divisions of play: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Diamond.

Qualifier:
The Qualifier is an open tournament with unlimited registrations. The Qualifier will be Double Elimination, where 112 teams will qualify in the following order:

-Diamond: Top 16 teams
-Gold: Teams 17-48
-Silver: Teams 49-112

Event Cycles:
Each Event Cycle lasts for 9 days from Saturday to the next Sunday. During each Event Cycle, competitors will compete simultaneously in one of the four divisions. Teams will be promoted and relegated into new divisions based on their placement at the end of each Event Cycle in the following order:

-Diamond: 16 teams play in a Double Elimination tournament. The bottom 4 teams are relegated to Gold for the next Event Cycle.

-Gold: 32 teams play in a Double Elimination tournament. The top 4 teams are promoted to Diamond, while the bottom 8 teams are relegated to Silver for the next Event Cycle.

-Silver: 64 teams play in a Single Elimination tournament. The top 8 teams are promoted to Gold, while the bottom 16 teams (determined by a play-down of the losing teams from the first round of the Event Cycle) are relegated to Bronze for the next Event Cycle.

-Bronze: An unlimited amount of registered teams play in a Single Elimination tournament. The top 16 teams are promoted to Silver for the next Event Cycle.

Live Grand Finals:
Each Event Cycle awards HoN Tour Points in addition to cash prizes. At the end of the Season, comprised of 8 Event Cycles, the top 3 teams based on Tour Points qualify for the Live Grand Finals. Teams ranked 4th through 11th will enter into a Double Elimination 8 team playoff to determine the 4th and final team qualified for the finals.

Every Division pays cash prizes at the end of every Event Cycle.

HoN Tour is designed to impact the HoN community at every level; from the top levels of competition, to the core level of our player base. With a tiered system of rewards, top teams will be ushered into the Gold and Diamond Divisions, allowing up-and-coming teams to grow in a fair competitive setting. The more casual Silver and Bronze Divisions will only play on the weekends, allowing players with busy weekday schedules to participate in the Tour.

Placement in each Event Cycle determines a team's promotion or relegation to Divisions in the next Event Cycle. Earned points determine a team's Event Cycle seeding within their Division. Team progress is tangible and can be tracked at every level. With higher divisions paying greater cash prizes, it is especially rewarding when teams earn a promotion to the next Division. All Divisions pay cash prizes at the end of every Event Cycle, spreading the wealth and the thrills of competition to players of all skill levels.

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