THE CLOCK STARTS. THE RANGE OPENS.
A Match is a timed competitive unit: Teams, a format, a clock and a verified Result. It is where competitive hacking is played and scored.
ANATOMY OF A MATCH
What a Match looks like while it is LIVE. Clock first, then Objective states, scores and rank movement.
M-01, MISSION X-001
DEMO SEASON
LIVEDEMO CLOCK
Elapsed T+01:42:18
OBJECTIVES
X-001.1 FOOTHOLDCAPTURED
X-001.2 PRIV-ESCCONTESTED
X-001.3 CROWN JEWELLOCKED
OPERATOR
DEMO-031
DEMO TEAM G
SCORE
350
MATCH POSITION
#09
no change
MATCH STATES
- ANNOUNCEDPublished. View only.
- REGISTRATIONRegister, form or join a Team.
- SCHEDULEDTime and range assigned.
- CHECK-INConfirm roster, verify identity.
- LIVEClock running. Captures score, marked PROVISIONAL.
- COMPLETEClock ended. FINAL — PENDING VERIFICATION.
- VERIFIEDAn Official signs off the Result.
- PUBLISHEDResult is official. X-RATING and X-RANK update.
- PAUSEDOnly an Official can pause a Match. Submissions stop. Paused time never counts.
RESULTS
- 01Nothing is final until an Official verifies it. Before that, every surface says PROVISIONAL.
- 02After the clock ends, the Match reads FINAL — PENDING VERIFICATION.
- 03Verified Results are published. X-RATING and X-RANK update only then.
- 04Amendments after publication are versioned, never silent.
FORMAT
Each Season sets its format in its rulebook: duration, Teams, Cyber Ranges and whether Matches are head-to-head.
PENDINGThe first Season’s format is published when registration opens.
