[2020] LJ - Competitive Ruling (North American Rocket League Spring Series)

After a thorough investigation, we have determined that Logan "LJ" Wilt of team Jamal Jabary purposefully falsified registration information for the Open Qualifiers of the North American Rocket League Spring Series. This is in direct violation of the Rocket League Spring Series rules which can be found here. This action will result in Jamal Jabary forfeiting their spot in the North American Spring Series Main Event.

In order to replace Jamal Jabary, a tiebreaker match between eUnited and Rogue will be played to determine who will qualify for the North American Spring Series Main Event.

Ruling

After consulting with tournament administrators and reviewing supporting documentation, we have determined that LJ falsified his age while signing up for the North American Rocket League Spring Series Open Qualifiers. This is in direct violation of the rules found here: https://www.rocketleagueesports.com/springseriesrules/.

Relevant rule: Section 5.1 states, "5.1.1 Players must be at least 15 years old (or such other age, if greater, as may be required in such Player’s country of residence) in order to participate in the Tournament. Additionally, Minors must have permission to participate from a parent or legal guardian.

5.1.2 Ineligible Players who mislead or attempt to mislead Tournament Administrators by providing false eligibility information or a forged parental consent if a Minor will be subject to disciplinary actions as further described in Section 8.2."

More information on disciplinary actions can be found in Section 8 of the rules here: https://www.rocketleagueesports.com/springseriesrules/.

A tiebreaker match will be played between teams eUnited and Rogue to determine who will qualify for the North American Spring Series Main Event. It will be played in a Best-of-5 (Bo5) format with the winner securing their spot.

Closing

We take the competitive integrity of our tournaments very seriously. Violations of our rules will not be taken lightly. Psyonix reserves the right to impose any additional penalties at our sole discretion.