contest may only be entered in or from austria, belgium, the czech republic, denmark, finland, france, germany, greece, luxembourg, the netherlands, norway, poland, spain, sweden, switzerland and the united kingdom, and entries originating from any other jurisdiction are not eligible for entry. this contest is governed by the laws of england and wales.
1. how to enter; qualifying games. to enter the “nba 2k17 european all-star tournament” (“contest”), you (“team owner”) and all your team members, must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in section 2 below, and must fulfil the following:
(i)have access to:
nba 2k17 (“game”);
a PS 4, a psn id and the ps plus service; and
a 2k “myplayer” account (“2k account”).
(ii)team owner will need to log on to team owner’s 2k account in nba 2k17 on the ps4, and create a pro-am team (“team”) consisting of a total (i.e. including the team owner) of a minimum of three (3) and up to a maximum of ten (10) individual team members (each a “team member”).
(iii)the team must achieve pro status or higher, prior to a qualifying gameday.
(iv)the team, after having attained pro status or higher, must play and complete and win (a “qualifying win”) at least one (1) qualifying game on a qualifying gameday, as follows:
all qualifying games must be played in pro-am mode, in 5 minute quarters, on superstar difficulty and simulation game style;
the team playing a qualifying game must consist of a minimum of three (3) and up to a maximum of five (5) individual team members to participate per game (each a “qualifying game”). if there are less than five (5) individual team members playing, a.i. (computer-generated) players will fill out the remainder of the team as necessary. to be a team member and play for the team in a qualifying game, players must be on the relevant team’s roster.
all participating teams in any qualifying gameday will be matched with one-on-one blind opponents for qualifying games.
all of the team’s/team owner’s qualifying wins will contribute to the team/team owner’s score on the leaderboard. the team/team owner with the highest score on the leaderboard at the end of each qualifying gameday will be that qualifying gameday’s winner (subject to confirmation) and will be eligible for the contest final.
teams/team owners may only play as one team and on one 2k account and psn id per gameday, but can play multiple qualifying games in a qualifying gameday as the same team/team owner. teams/team owners suspected of using multiple 2k accounts and/or psn ids to play as multiple teams in a qualifying gameday will be subject to disqualification. while a team/team owner must enlist at least two (2) team members to play a qualifying game, only the team/team owner will be considered the “entrant” whose score will be reflected on the leaderboard and only the team/team owner will be eligible to advance to the contest final. while a team/team owner can play with different team members throughout a qualifying gameday, only the team/team owner’s qualifying wins and leaderboard score will be considered in the contest and only the team/team owner will advance to the contest final. all aspects of this contest are subject to these official rules.
no automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. all entries (including game play) become the sole and exclusive property of the sponsor and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by sponsor. by entering the contest, teams/team owners and team members fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the contest.
sponsor has the right to use all team names, logos and uniforms in its advertising, marketing and publicity materials, in its sole and absolute discretion. in addition, sponsor has the right to require a team to change its name, logo and/or uniform if such name, logo or uniform is deemed inappropriate or could violate the right of any third party, including, but not limited, to copyright, trademark or right of publicity or privacy, as determined by sponsor in its sole discretion.
