DOCOperating Manual// how.it.works

Honest Cups, By Design

ValoTour doesn't police lobbies — players do. We give the community the tools (rank caps, public profiles, one-tap reports) and the rule (three reports across distinct tournaments → auto-ban). Here's the whole loop in six steps.

[01]Walkthrough

From Sign-in to Prize

[01]

Sign in with Discord

One-click OAuth. We pull your Discord avatar and username — no passwords, no email confirmation step.

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[02]

Use a Referral Code

Every member has one personal invite. The referral gate keeps the player pool quality high and ties new accounts to a vouching member.

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[03]

Declare Your Riot ID + Peak Rank

Your Riot ID is public on your profile so opponents can verify you against Valorant's in-game scoreboard. You declare your peak rank — be honest, the community checks.

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[04]

Pick a Cup at Your Tier

Hosts set rank caps on their cups (Iron-Silver, Diamond+, Immortal grand finals, etc.). Registering with a peak rank outside the window is rejected at signup.

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[05]

Play. Report. Win.

After matches, captains and opponents can report bad actors — cheating, smurfing, no-show. Honest competitors win prizes.

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[06]

Prize Pool from Entries

Hosts charge an entry fee via Razorpay. Platform takes 5%; the rest funds the prize pool. No host monthly fee, no paywall to compete.

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Trust Mechanics

// trust.engine

Three Strikes. No Exceptions.

Every player has a public Trust state on their profile. After a match, anyone in your tournament can report you for cheating, smurfing, or no-show. Reports are deduplicated per tournament — three different cups flagging the same player triggers the auto-ban.

Verified

Clean Record

Zero community reports. Default state for every new account.

Flagged

1-2 Reports

Profile shows the report count by reason. Visible to everyone — opponents can decide whether to play against this person.

Banned

3+ Reports

Auto-banned. Account cannot register, join, or report. No appeals queue right now — be honest.

Why Public Riot IDs?

Anyone in your match can verify your Riot ID against the in-game scoreboard. Without that, smurf reports are unprovable. Your Discord identity stays private; only the in-game tag is shown.

Who Can Report?

Any signed-in player can report. If you specify a tournament, you and the target must both be registered for it. This stops drive-by reporting of strangers but keeps reporting fast for actual opponents.

Why No Appeals?

Right now we're small enough that the cost of running a moderation queue exceeds the cost of a wrongful auto-ban. If false-positives become a problem, we add appeals. Until then, three independent tournaments matters more than one bad-faith reporter.

Rank Caps Backstop the System

Hosts can set a peak-rank window on each cup (e.g. Iron-Silver only). Registering with a peak rank outside the window is blocked at signup. Combined with reports, this catches both honest mistakes and intentional smurfs.

Money Flow

// economics

Entries Fund Prizes. Period.

Hosts collect entry fees through Razorpay (₹). The platform takes a flat 5% cut to cover infra and payments. The remaining 95% is the prize pool. No host monthly fee. No paywall to play.

Entry Pool · ₹100

₹95

→ Prize Pool

₹5

→ Platform (5%)

// no host fees

// ready

Get In, Play Honest, Win Prizes.

Grab a referral from a member, sign in with Discord, and pick a cup at your tier.