By entering and participating in the Competition, each Student-athlete, as defined below, and any associated Roster coaches/managers/trainers/etc., unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and Regulations (the "Competition Rules"). All decisions regarding the interpretation of these Competition Rules lie solely with the Administrator, the decisions of which are final and binding in all respects. In addition, all Student-athletes and any associated Roster coaches/managers/trainers/etc. must adhere to the Esports Code of Conduct (the “Code of Conduct”).

Prior to the start of the Competition, all Student-athletes must have a good standing KRAFTON ID account. This same account must be used for the full duration of the Competition. League Officials reserve the right to modify usernames if they do not abide by the rules of the Competition.

Usernames must be in-line with the standards set out in the Code of Conduct. A Student-athlete will be notified by League Officials if their KRAFTON ID username must be changed and will be permitted to change to an acceptable name.

Players may not change their account username at any time throughout the Competition, unless instructed to by League Officials. The account username the Player used to register is to be used for the entirety of the Competition. League Officials will issue a Warning to any Player that has changed their account username during the Competition and will ask the Player to revert the change. Further sanctions will follow for failure to revert the change/repeating this infraction.

All Players in the Competition must link their KRAFTON ID to their LeagueSpot Account. This can be done by going to Profile Settings (top right of the main page, where you see the Player’s name). At the bottom of the Profile Settings select +Add New Handle. In the dropdown menu, select PUBG, add your Handle, and then Save.

To join an Arena Match lobby each Player’s Game Account must be at least level 15.

Players do not need to be a PCL member to participate in PUBG competitions.

All Players in the Competition must submit the PUBG College Royale 2026 Fall Player Info form along with their team registration on LeagueSpot to provide League Officials with certain player information such as KRAFTON IDs.

Please make sure to fill out the PUBG College Royale 2026 Fall Player Info form to ensure League Officials have all the proper information for your team throughout the

Competition.

Rosters must be made up of the minimum required number of Players to be eligible. This is Game dependent. A PUBG: Battlegrounds Squad Roster must have at least Four Players on the roster at all times. A Roster of three or fewer Players is not considered eligible to play in Matches.

After a team is registered, its Roster will be considered locked for the duration of the competition.

Dates:

Start Time: Each Open Qualifier and Grand Finals will begin at 3:00 PM ET. Lobby information will begin to be sent out at this time and Matches will begin as close to 3:10 PM ET as possible.

There will be three Open Qualifiers events, where teams earn points based on the results of each Open. Points are cumulative across all Opens.

Groups: During the Open Qualifier Stage, lobbies will be capped at 16 teams. If the number of registered teams exceeds 16 teams, League Officials will determine how to organize teams in one or more lobbies. Groups will be determined by each Open Qualifier.

Qualifying for the Finals: The top 16 teams will qualify for Finals, based on the total points earned.

During each Open and Finals, registered Rosters will be invited to custom lobbies via the PlayVS College League Discord, and they will play five Matches against other registered Rosters in their Group.

Rosters will earn points based on their performance in each one of the Matches during an Open Qualifier. Match Points earned only apply to the specific Open Qualifier or Finals Event they are earned in.

Rosters will earn points based on their performance in the current Event. Event Points earned only apply to the specific Open Qualifier they are earned in.

For both the Open Qualifiers and the Finals, if two or more Rosters have the same amount of Match Points at the end of a Match, the following criteria will be used in order to break the tie:

For the Open Qualifiers Stage, if two or more Rosters have the same amount of Match Points at the end of an individual Open Qualifier, the following criteria will be used in order to break the tie:

Each Match will start five minutes after the code has been distributed. Rosters that have not joined the Match Lobby after this time will forfeit their right to participate in the Match, at the discretion of League Officials.

Rosters may freely substitute Players between Matches in an online tournament. All substituted Players must have been on the Roster before the start of the online tournament to be considered eligible.

The Map Pool is as follows:

The Map Order for each Event is as follows:

Each Match will start five minutes after the code has been distributed. Rosters that have not joined the Match Lobby after this time will forfeit their right to participate in the Match, at the discretion of League Officials.

Coordinators and Players are required to take appropriate in-game screenshots or videos that display the final results of each Game and should be prepared to provide them immediately at the request of League Officials and when submitting Match results. Failing to do so, or providing false or doctored information, may result in immediate forfeiture of affected Matches and/or disqualification from the Competition and future Competitions, at the discretion of League Officials.

For each Match, a lobby name and password will be distributed in a private channel on the PlayVS College League Discord. Once you receive the lobby information, please open the Custom section and set your game mode to Esports Mode. Then enter the lobby name into the search bar, selecting the named lobby and entering the password. Please wait for other Players to join and League Officials will start the Match shortly.

There will be a five-minute break between Matches. Break time will start when the previous Match ends. For the Finals, the break between Matches 3 and 4 will be 15 minutes.

All Matches within a given Stage will be played in succession. If Players are experiencing network issues that cause them to be unable to connect during one or more of the Matches they will forfeit the right to participate in that Match but they will still be permitted to join the next Match.

Coordinators and Players are required to take appropriate in-game screenshots or videos that display the final results of each Game and should be prepared to provide them immediately at the request of League Officials and when submitting Match results. Failing to do so, or providing false or doctored information, may result in immediate forfeiture of affected Matches and/or disqualification from the Competition and future Competitions, at the discretion of League Officials.

By entering and participating in the Competition, all Players and any associated Roster coaches/managers/trainers/etc. agree to adhere to and be bound by the Code of Conduct.

Violations of the Code should be reported immediately to League Officials using the form here. League Officials will review all claims of misconduct and may escalate to the Advisory Committee for further review.

Upon confirmation of any Code of Conduct violation, and depending on the severity of the violation, League Officials reserves the right to issue any one of the following penalties:

Repeated violations will be subject to escalating penalties, and particularly severe violations will be subject to harsher penalties up front.

If a Roster feels that League Officials acted without all of the information available, acted in a biased or malicious manner against their Roster or Player, or acted in a way that is not within the spirit or the Competition Rules, the Roster Captain, Manager, or School may appeal the decision to League Officials and Advisory Committee within 24 hours of the original decision being made and/or communicated.

Appeals may be filed and will be responded to within seven days of receipt. When an appeal is filed, the Advisory Committee will confer with League Officials, and the affected School’s Players, coaches, and/or administrators, as needed, to review all evidence and gather additional information, and then vote on the initial appeal with a simple majority needed to uphold the League Officials decision or overturn it.

Rosters reserve the right to appeal game-time decisions made by League Officials, but must continue to play out the remainder of the series until their appeal can be

adjudicated.