Geoguessr Esport Organization

Mission
The Geoguessr Esport Organization's main missions are to:


 * Provide support and structure to the geoguessr esports community


 * Support the organizers


 * Protect players by limiting approved tournaments and providing rest periods.

Goals

 * To create an understandable path for being a better player by giving people a chance to compete against better opponents


 * Provide support to tournament organizers


 * Rank players based on performance in approved tournaments


 * Run tournaments


 * Enforce Player Conduct

Structure
GEO is run by the geoguessr community. The board members provide oversight and ensure the smooth running of competitions. The board consists of players, organizers, and personalities.

Championship
The Competitive season is made up of 4 seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall). Their duration is not fixed and depends on the calendar of the involved tournaments

Many types of tournaments, very common in eSport, are represented.
 * Qualifying (Open, Closed)
 * Swiss group
 * Single Group
 * Single elimination bracket
 * Double elimination bracket

Challenger League
The challenger league gives newer players a chance to compete and improve their skills as well as earn placement it tournaments

Leagues are organized by using the geoguessr league system and last for 2/3 months

The top 20 players in the league will be given points toward qualification to a challenger position

Masters and Championship tournament
Two tournaments will held using Geoguessr Chatguessr or Battle Royale format

One Tournament will be called the Masters and one will be the Championship The masters will be held in the Winter The championship will be held in Summer

The tournaments will be held live on twitch if possible Players will qualify for the Tournaments in one of three ways Invitation Closed Qualification Challenger League

Players will be put in groups of 6 based on how they qualified according to the following Invitation Invitation Closed Qualifier Closed Qualifier Challenger Challenger

2 games will be played and the top --- will move on to the elimination round

The elimination round with be done in 2 groups with up to 8 players each

After each game the lowest 2 players will be dropped from the competition

The final 4 players - 2 for each group will compete in 3 games and the player with the most points is the winner

If needed - Points will be given based on placement in each game according to the following

World Ranking
Points are awarded based on the placement and the level of competition

Tournaments and Leagues
Tournaments will be given a ranking which will determine how many world ranking points a player will receive for their performance. Tournaments will be ranked based on the following criteria


 * Qualification / Competitive
 * Dealing with cheaters or non-playing
 * Way of limiting 25k
 * Via Time or movement or both
 * Mix of maps
 * Not all the same country or world map

We will also look to support organizers by providing


 * Excel spreadsheets
 * Proven methods for designing and conducting tournaments
 * Tips for recording, streaming, and presenting

Protect players by limiting approved tournaments and providing rest time

Current Tournaments and Rankings

 * Premier League
 * Reddit League
 * Leagues
 * Formula G
 * Non Moving League
 * Geoguessr Pro Leagues
 * Tournaments
 * Streak Stacker
 * Cycling tour
 * Cups
 * Challenger league
 * Elimination Series

Points
Points will be awarded to placement in tournaments according to the following scale

Decay
Points decay over six months resulting in a tournament not contributing to standings after six months.