THE SEASON IS THE STORY.

A Season is how competitive hacking is organised: an identity, a calendar and final standings. It opens with registration and closes with a champion.

WHERE IT STANDS

BUILDINGDATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

Its format, dates and rulebook are published when registration opens.

ONE CHAMPION.

Every Season, Event and Match moves through the same states. The state is always shown by name.

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.

SEASON IDS: Every Season has a short ID: S plus a number. Digits, never words.
SEASON NAMES: Every Season carries a name, in capitals.
THE BREACH: The Season final. The name is reserved for the championship only.
RANKING POOLS: Whether each Season has its own X-RANK pool, and whether X-RATING carries over, is set in the first Season’s rulebook.; PENDING

Later Seasons, formats and dates are announced when they are locked. Nothing is announced before it is real.

LATER SEASONS · FUTURE