STEAL OPEN APAC Amateur Qualifying Event
Official Rules
Contest may only be entered in or from Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and the
Republic of Korea (South Korea) and entries originating from (i) individuals not residing
within the preceding jurisdictions or (ii) any other jurisdiction are not eligible for entry.
Sponsor: NBA 2K League, LLC. The Sponsor’s address is 645 Fifth Avenue, New York, New
York 10022, USA.
1. How to Compete. To enter the “STEAL OPEN APAC Amateur Qualifying Event”
(“Contest”), you must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 2 below.
Contest Requirements: Prior to the start date of the Contest, you must (i) own or have access to
NBA® 2K23 (“Game”); (ii) have internet connection (while broadband internet access is not
required, it is recommended) and (iii) own or have access to a PlayStation 5 (“PS5”), PSN ID
and PS Plus service:
You can only play under one (1) account/PSN ID throughout the duration of the Contest.
Entrants suspected of using multiple accounts/PSN IDs in violation of these Official Rules will
be subject to disqualification. All aspects of this Contest are subject to these Official Rules.
As discussed in more detail below, at least one member of each team must stream each
game throughout the Contest.
No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. All entries (including game play and any
content created in connection with game play) become the sole and exclusive property of the
NBA 2K League, LLC (“Sponsor”) and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned.
Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible,
misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems
of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Proof of submission will not be deemed to
be proof of receipt by Sponsor. By consenting to these Official Rules, entrants fully and
unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges, which will be
final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest.
2. Eligibility. Participation open only to legal residents of Australia, New Zealand, the
Philippines, and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) (collectively, “Eligible Jurisdictions”),
who are at least 18 years of age and have attained the age of majority in their jurisdiction of
residence. Void outside of an Eligible Jurisdiction and where prohibited or restricted by law.
Proof of residency and age may be required. Entrants must enter the Contest from within an
Eligible Jurisdiction. Entries originating from jurisdictions outside of the Eligible Jurisdictions
are void. Employees, officers and directors of NBA 2K League, LLC (“Sponsor”), the NBA 2K
League teams, 2K Games, Inc., NBA Properties, Inc., the National Basketball Association, the
Women’s National Basketball Association, NBA Media Ventures LLC, NBA TV LLC, and the
NBA & WNBA member teams, the National Basketball Players Association, the Women’s
National Basketball Players Association, the National Football League Players Association (as
licensing agents for the Women’s National Basketball Players Association), Microsoft
Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, Twitch Interactive, Inc. (collectively,
the “Contest Parties”) and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners,
advertising and promotion agencies, manufacturers or distributors of Contest materials and their
immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouse) or members of the same household
(whether related or not) of such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to enter. Contest is
subject to all applicable federal, provincial, state, local and other laws and regulations.
3. Tournament Rules. Each member of a team must complete their sign-up, satisfy all eligibility
requirements and otherwise comply with these Official Rules in order for their team to be among
those teams eligible to participate in the Contest. All members of a team must complete their
sign-up by 26 January 2023, at 11:59:59 PM ET, or such time to be determined by Sponsor in its
sole and absolute discretion. Teams will not be permitted to replace team members at any point
before or during Contest gameplay. If at any point a team competes with a team member other
than the team members who signed up initially as members of the team, as determined by
Sponsor in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, the team may be disqualified or otherwise
penalized by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion. The Contest will consist of one
bracketed tournament with all teams competing on PS5. The number of teams in the bracket will
remain uncapped until registration has closed unless the Sponsor determines otherwise in its
absolute and sole discretion. The teams in the bracket will play a double-elimination tournament
in which a team is eliminated if it loses two (2) matchups against other teams (each, a
“Matchup”). Each Matchup will be a best-of-five games series (i.e., the first team to win three
(3) games will win the Matchup). All games will be played in the Pro-Am mode of the Game
through the 3 vs. 3 court. The teams competing against each other in all Matchups in each round
of the Contest will be determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion (e.g., to the
extent the Sponsor publishes brackets at any point during the Contest, the Matchups in
subsequent rounds may not be what the published brackets would suggest). Subject to change by
Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, all Matchups in the Contest are currently scheduled to
be played on 28 January 2023. Subject to change by Sponsor at its sole and absolute discretion,
teams must show up to compete at a designated time that day. The bracket will be run to
completion that same day until there is only one (1) team remaining. Sponsor will determine if
additional gamedays are needed, the dates of such gamedays, and any other Contest scheduling
changes in its sole and absolute discretion. All initial Matchups will be determined by the
Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion and announced after registration closes. Sponsor will
determine in its sole and absolute discretion when each Matchup is to be played and the failure
of a team or any of its members to participate at the scheduled time or otherwise comply with
instructions related to a particular Matchup, as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute
discretion, may result in disqualification or other penalty as determined by Sponsor in its sole
and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) in addition to
entrants, the Contest may include any number of additional teams made up of individuals
selected by the Sponsor at its sole discretion; (b) such teams may include individuals who do not
reside in, or have any other connection to, any Eligible Jurisdiction; and (c) players on such
teams may win some or all of the prizes set forth in these Official Rules in lieu of entrants
winning such prizes.
4. Additional Gameplay Rules: Subject to change by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute
discretion, all games in the Contest are subject to the following rules: (a) no team lineup can
consist of three (3) guards; (b) no team lineup may include more than one (1) center; (c) teams
are required to use at least one (1) power forward or center and such power forward or center
must be 6’9” or taller; (d) entrants must use their own PSN ID and may not use shared,
purchased or borrowed accounts; (e) Legend accounts are allowed to participate; (f) at least one
(1) member from each team must stream each game on the player’s personal YouTube and/or
Twitch channel(s) that have been identified for the Sponsor and the link(s) for such stream must
be communicated to the Sponsor and the opposing team in the manner to be communicated to the
teams by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, and any team member who streams any
game must do so with no music audible in the stream; (g) teams must check in with their
opponents at least thirty (30) minutes before the start of each Matchup via the platform of their
choice, and any team that has not been able to communicate with their opponent at least fifteen
(15) minutes before the Matchup start time must message the game administrators identified by
Sponsor via Discord; (h) if a Matchup does not start on time, the game administrators designated
by the Sponsor will give at most a ten (10)-minute window to start the Matchup before assigning
a forfeit to the team not present, it being understood that the Sponsor may determine to apply a
different remedy in any such instance in its sole and absolute discretion; (i) the higher-seeded
team in each Matchup (as determined by the Sponsor) will receive the ball to start the first game
of each Matchup, and then the team starting with the ball will alternate games until the fifth
game, and then in the fifth game the team that has scored the most total points in the Matchup so
far will start with the ball; and (j) the same pattern as set forth in subsection (i) of this Section 4
for starting with the ball will apply with regard to which team hosts a game.
Subject to change by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, the following general
protocol shall apply with regard to a team disconnecting or “lagging out”, provided that the
Sponsor shall ultimately have sole and absolute discretion to determine whether this protocol
will be followed in each instance:
(A) If a team disconnects or lags out one (1) time while it is losing during a particular game, the
game will be restarted with a 0-0 score but the team that was losing will have to win the game by
a number of points determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion in order to win
the game (i.e., if a team is losing by five (5) points when it disconnects, the Sponsor may
determine that the team has to win the restarted game by five (5) or more points in order to win).
(B) If a team disconnects or lags out multiple times while it is losing during a particular game,
for each disconnect or lagout beyond the first, the protocol set forth in subsection (A) above may
be followed or the Sponsor may declare the other team the winner of the game, as decided by the
Sponsor in each instance in its sole and absolute discretion.
(C) If a team disconnects or lags out one (1) time while it is winning during a particular game,
the game will be restarted with a 0-0 score and the team that was winning before it disconnected
or lagged out will be given no advantage in the restarted game.
(D) If a team disconnects or lags out multiple times while it is winning during a particular game,
for each disconnect or lagout beyond the first, the protocol set forth in subsection (C) above may
be followed or the Sponsor may declare the other team the winner of the game, as decided by the
Sponsor in each instance in its sole and absolute discretion.
(E) If both teams in a game disconnect or lag out at or about the same time, the Sponsor will
determine an appropriate remedy in its sole and absolute discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, a team may be
disqualified or otherwise penalized if Sponsor determines in its sole and absolute discretion that
the team interrupted or did not complete a game by quitting, powering down, disconnecting from
the internet, or committing excessive penalties.
5. Sponsor Communications: If at any point a team and/or one of its members fails to respond
to a Contest-related communication from the Sponsor or Sponsor’s designee in a timely manner,
as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, such team may be disqualified
or otherwise penalized at the Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. For clarity, all Contest
schedules are subject to change even on a scheduled game day. It is each player’s responsibility
to frequently check https://2kleague.nba.com and any email addresses and other communication
channels used by the Sponsor to be informed of any updates on the Contest schedules and other
Contest issues.
6. Verifications: ALL POTENTIAL WINNERS MUST BE VERIFIED BY SPONSOR TO
ENSURE ELIGIBILITY PRIOR TO BEING DECLARED A WINNER AND/OR
RECEIVING ANY PRIZE.
7. Contest Play. Entrants must strictly adhere to all game play guidelines and these Official
Rules or risk the possibility of disqualification.
Entrants must conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner, maintaining a friendly and polite
demeanor to competitors and to other participants of the Contest. Entrants who engage in
unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening conduct or violate any rule, gain
unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means,
in Sponsor’s sole discretion, will be disqualified. Entrants who violate the PlayStation Network
Terms of Service and User Agreement or any other terms of use for the platform may be
disqualified in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Except where prohibited by law, Sponsor will interpret
these Official Rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the
Official Rules or the Contest and the Sponsor’s decisions concerning such disputes shall be final
and no correspondence will be entered into. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating
in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, Sponsor determines that said entrant is
attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception,
or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or
intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor’s representatives.
Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to change the score, outcome or status of a
Contest game, including in the event of computer or technical issues. Additionally, Sponsor, in
its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify or remove any entrant, other participant or
team for any reason. Without limitation, this decision could be made based on the Sponsor’s
judgment that the individual or team reported the result incorrectly or tampered with the game
software or hardware to manipulate the reported outcome or score.
8. Contest Prizes. The following prizes will be awarded in connection with the Contest:
• 139,420.00 Philippine pesos (if residents of the Philippines), 3,714.00 Australian dollars
(if residents of Australia), 3,972.05 New Zealand dollars (if residents of New Zealand),
or 3,181,250.00 South Korean won (if residents of South Korea) will be awarded to the
winning team*
*If the winning team is an additional team made of individuals selected by Sponsor who are
non-entrants (discussed in Section 3 above), they will be awarded $2,500 U.S. Dollars or the
equivalent in another currency as determined by Sponsor in its discretion.
Subject to these Official Rules and satisfaction of all eligibility and other requirements
determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, the winning team will be invited to
compete in the STEAL OPEN (the “Additional Tournament”), a subsequent tournament run by
Sponsor where teams would compete for the right to compete in the NBA 2K League 3v3
Playoffs (the “Playoffs”) and potentially win additional prizes. Sponsor will determine the
eligibility and other requirements, rules, other participants and other details of the Additional
Tournament and the Playoffs in its sole and absolute discretion. Among other requirements, to
be able to participate in the Additional Tournament or the Playoffs, individuals may be required
to complete and sign documentation determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion,
and may be required to travel to a location determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute
discretion and incur some costs associated with such travel. By a date to be determined by
Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, individuals will also be responsible for satisfying, at
their own expense unless otherwise determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion,
any immigration requirements that must be satisfied for lawful and appropriate participation (as
determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion) in the Additional Tournament and
Playoffs, which are currently anticipated to take place, in part, in a location within the United
States. Further, by the completion of the Contest game play (i.e., by 28 January 2023),
individuals are required to be “vaccinated,” which means such individuals have completed
the primary course of a vaccine authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) or World Health Organization (WHO) for COVID-19 (e.g., two doses of the Pfizer
or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine). Individuals are also
strongly encouraged, subject to applicable law, to maintain up-to-date vaccination status.
Sponsor reserves the right to change the vaccination requirement set forth above as it deems
appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion, taking into account, among other things, any new
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and FDA guidance, including with regard to
booster doses. If any player or team that would otherwise be eligible to compete in the
Additional Tournament or Playoffs fails to satisfy any applicable requirement or is otherwise
disqualified or unable to participate in the Additional Tournament and/or Playoffs, Sponsor may
or may not replace such player or team (and, if a player, may or may not allow the remainder of
the player’s team to compete in the Additional Tournament and/or Playoffs) as Sponsor decides
in its sole and absolute discretion.
All Contest prizes awarded to teams will be awarded in equal parts to all team members. All
prizes set forth above will be paid in a form (e.g., check, electronic transfer, etc.) determined by
the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion. Team members who win any prizes set forth
above are referred to herein each as a “Winner” or collectively as “Winners”. The Winner will
sign all the appropriate tax documentation and forms requested by law. Failure to provide the
Sponsor with all the tax-related documentation, forms and/or signatures, will result in the
disqualification of the Winner and forfeiture of the prize.
FOR ALL PRIZES: All Winners will be required to complete and return documents, including
an Affidavit/Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity release and rights transfer
document, and, where applicable, appropriate tax forms to receive a prize. As a condition of
awarding a prize, Winner will be required to execute the Affidavit/Declaration of Eligibility and
Liability/Publicity and return via email and/or as otherwise instructed by Sponsor to Sponsor
within the time frame designated by Sponsor. Failure to return such documents in the time frame
required by Sponsor may result in forfeiture of the applicable prize. Winners are responsible for
ensuring return of all required materials; proof of sending will not be considered proof of receipt
by Sponsor.
If any prize or prize notification messages are returned as undeliverable, or a Winner does not
respond in the time frame required by Sponsor, or refuses to execute the required documents, or
rejects a prize (or any part thereof), or in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules or
Contest requirements, the prize will be forfeited and may or may not be awarded to the next
runner-up, as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion. In the event of prize
forfeiture, no compensation will be given.
Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or exchanges of any prize will be permitted, except
that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value and/or specification
for any prize.
Nothing in these Official Rules limits, excludes or modifies or purports to limit, exclude or
modify any statutory consumer guarantees or any implied condition or warranty the exclusion of
which from these Official Rules would contravene any statute or cause any part of these Official
Rules to be void (“Non-Excludable Guarantees”). Subject to the limitations in the preceding
sentence, all Prizes and all parts thereof are awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose), except where prohibited by law. ALL
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES AND ANY APPLICABLE SOCIAL
CONTRIBUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRIZE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE WINNERS AND WINNERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT AND PAY ANY
APPLICABLE INCOME TAXES RELATED TO THE PRIZE.
9. Collection of Information. Sponsor and its related entities and designees (including, without
limitation, NBA Properties, Inc. and 2K Games, Inc.) will be collecting personal data about
entrants online, in accordance with applicable privacy policies and any applicable laws. Please
review the NBA’s privacy policy at https://www.nba.com/news/privacy_policy.html and 2K
Games’ privacy policy at https://www.take2games.com/privacy/. The Contest is hosted on
servers in the United States, and the personal information you provide may therefore also be
subject to the laws of the United States. By participating in the Contest, entrants hereby agree to
Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have
read and accepted the NBA privacy policy and the 2K Games, Inc. privacy policy. The privacy
policies also contain information about how entrants may opt out, access, update or correct their
personal information, how entrants may complain about a breach of applicable privacy law, and
how those complaints will be addressed. By entering the Contest, entrants consent to the
overseas transfer on these terms and agree that the Sponsor is not liable in this regard.
10. General Release. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, AND SUBJECT TO ANY
NON-EXCLUDABLE GUARANTEES, ALL ENTRANTS, AND WINNERS TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAWS, RELEASE THE SPONSOR,
THE CONTEST PARTIES, AND ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES,
SUBSIDIARIES AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
SPONSORS, AND AGENTS, INCLUDING ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES
(“RELEASED PARTIES”), FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, FOR LOSS, HARM,
DAMAGE, MORAL DAMAGE, INJURY, COST OR EXPENSE WHATSOEVER
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY
AND/OR DEATH WHICH MAY OCCUR IN CONNECTION WITH, PREPARATION FOR,
TRAVEL TO, OR PARTICIPATION IN CONTEST OR POSSESSION, ACCEPTANCE
AND/OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY
CONTEST-RELATED ACTIVITY AND FOR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY
RIGHTS, DEFAMATION, INVASION OF PRIVACY, COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INFRINGEMENT OF MORAL RIGHTS),
TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYRELATED CAUSE OF ACTION, AND AGREE NOT TO MAKE ANY CLAIMS AGAINST
THE RELEASED PARTIES IN RESPECT THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION (I) ANY CONDITION CAUSED BY EVENTS BEYOND SPONSOR’S
CONTROL THAT MAY CAUSE THE CONTEST TO BE DISRUPTED OR CORRUPTED;
(II) ANY INJURIES, LOSSES, ILLNESS, LITIGATION OR DAMAGES (COMPENSATORY,
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE) OF
ANY KIND CAUSED BY ENTRANT’S OWN NEGLIGENCE ARISING OR RESULTING,
IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE AWARDING,
DELIVERY, ACCEPTANCE, USE, MISUSE, POSSESSION, LOSS OR MISDIRECTION OF
A PRIZE OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST OR IN ANY ACTIVITY OR TRAVEL
RELATED THERETO OR FROM ANY INTERACTION WITH, OR DOWNLOADING OF,
COMPUTER CONTEST INFORMATION; AND (III) ANY PRINTING OR
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN ANY MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTEST.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SO
SOME OR ALL OF THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY PROVISIONS IN THIS OFFICIAL
RULES MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Except where prohibited by law, Sponsor’s decisions in
all respects relative to the Contest are final.
11. General Conditions. By entering the Contest, all entrants accept and agree to be bound by
these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor. No automated entry devices and/or
programs permitted. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of the Sponsor and
receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of submission will not be deemed
to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. In case of dispute of the identity of any entrant, including
Winners, entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address
associated with the 2K Account. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person
assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other
organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the
submitted email address. Entrants must keep their email address information up to date and
inform Sponsor of any changes of the relevant email address. Released Parties are not
responsible for: (a) technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications
malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, web site,
Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or
inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled,
jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one’s ability to enter or participate
in the Contest, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer
relating to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading any materials in this
Contest; (b) any theft, unauthorized access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize
claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the
Sponsor) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor; (d) any variation in
prize value to that stated in these Official Rules; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or
entrant; or (f) use of a prize / participation in a prize event. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to: (a) to disqualify any entrant; or (b) cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend
this Contest should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud,
medical epidemic or other public health situation, curtailment of travel and/or access to facilities,
government action or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration,
security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In such case, Sponsor may select the winners
from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by
Sponsor, provided that Sponsor may elect to select fewer winners or no winners at all, or to
decrease or otherwise modify the prizes. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to
disqualify any individual it finds or has reason to believe, in its sole discretion, has breached any
of these Official Rules, tampered with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or any
web sites, platforms or consoles associated with this Contest, or engaged in any unlawful or
other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardize fair and proper conduct of the Contest.
Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole
discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of
the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including but not
limited to the use of automated entry programs, the use of automated entry devices, playing
through the use of multiple 2K Accounts or 2K Sports accounts, or by participating in, or
benefiting from, a syndicate, group or block playing process or system), or intending to annoy,
abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants, players or Sponsor representatives. Sponsor will
record details of all teams and may re-award a prize in case of an invalid entrant. Errors and
omissions may be accepted at Sponsor’s discretion. Failure by Sponsor to enforce any of its
rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights. Sponsor’s legal rights to recover
damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB
SITES, PLATFORMS OR CONSOLES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONTEST OR UNDERMINE
THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL
AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW.
12. Additional Conditions. Except where prohibited by law, each entrant, including all
Winners, grants the Released Parties the unconditional, perpetual and worldwide right and/or
license to use the entrant’s name, address (city or county or equivalent and state or province or
equivalent only), likeness, photograph, biographical information, gamer tags/IDs, voice, actions,
performances, team roster/logo/name and prize information (if any) and/or statements about the
Contest for any publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional
compensation, in any media now known or hereafter invented, including but not limited to, on
any and all Internet media, including Sponsor’s web sites and social media platforms (i.e.,
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter etc.), and in game on 2KTV, and via live stream of the Contest, and
hereby releases the Released Parties from any liability with respect thereto.
Sponsor has the right to use all of entrant’s gamer tags/IDs, team names, logos and uniforms in
its advertising, marketing and publicity materials, in its sole and absolute discretion. In addition,
Sponsor has the right to require an entrant to change its gamer tag/ID, team name, logo and/or
uniform, or to unilaterally change an entrant’s gamer tag/ID, team name, logo and/or uniform, if
such gamer tag/ID, team name, logo or uniform is deemed inappropriate or could violate the
right of any third party, including, but not limited to, copyright, trademark or right of publicity or
privacy, or for any other reason, in all cases as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute
discretion. Failure to comply with Sponsor’s request to change a gamer tag/ID, team name, logo
and/or uniform in a timely manner may result in disqualification, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute
discretion.
Sponsor and its related entities own all Contest game play and content created in connection with
such game play, and all elements thereof, and each entrant, by entering, transfers and assigns to
Sponsor and its related entities all right, title and interest in and to all such game play and
content, and all elements thereof, to Sponsor and its related entities. All such gameplay and
content, and all elements thereof, shall be “works made for hire” for Sponsor and its related
entities. As a condition of entering this Contest, each entrant licenses and grants Sponsors and
its designees and sub-licensees a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable,
and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display their entry
(including any materials/content created in order to stream any game of the Contest) for any
purpose, including but not limited to future promotional, marketing or publicity purposes, in any
media, without compensation, restriction on use, attribution or liability.
13. Miscellaneous. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision herein shall not affect in
any way the validity and enforceability of any other provision in these Official Rules. Entrant’s
participation in the Contest is also subject to the NBA.com Terms of Use available at
https://www.nba.com/news/termsofuse and 2K Games’ Terms of Use available at
https://www.take2games.com/legal/.
IN THE EVENT THERE IS A DISCREPANCY OR INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN
DISCLOSURES OR OTHER STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN ANY CONTEST
MATERIALS AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFICIAL RULES,
THE OFFICIAL RULES SHALL PREVAIL, GOVERN AND CONTROL.
14. Winners List; Rules Request. For a copy of the Winners list, send a stamped,
self-addressed, business-size envelope before 30 April, 2023 to Sponsor at the address listed
below, Attn: STEAL OPEN APAC Amateur Qualifying Event Winners List. To obtain a copy
of these Official Rules, visit https://2kleague.nba.com/apac-3v3-tournament-rules or, by 30
April, 2023, send a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope to Sponsor at the address
listed below, Attn: STEAL OPEN APAC Amateur Qualifying Event.