CEO Rush Only Tournament

Since lots of people have been very vocal about how rush is bad for the game, I thought it would be funny to run a rush only tournament.

Rewards: 20 RP for first place, 15 RP for second place, 10 RP for third place, 5 RP special prize for what I decide completely arbitrarily to be the most interesting rush. These numbers are not very high but I only have 50 crowns, may increase with sponsors (or me getting more crowns).

This is how the tournament will work:

Each matchup will consist of two games. Each player gets to play white exactly once. Since private matching doesn't let you pick a side, I suppose the only way to get this to work is either an update releases to support this, or you queue with each other over and over until you get the right matchup, or you play by correspondance if all else fails. **If both players win one game each, the winner is the player that wins in the least amount of turns in their game. If this is still somehow a tie, which is pretty unlikely, I'll figure out what to do in that case if it arises. At least one player from each game must DM me (discord: TheNewSpamBot69#3959) the replay code of the game for it to be eligible

THE FOLLOWING UNITS ARE BANNED:

Archer base to ++, Axeman, Dryad, Militia, Frostmage, Poisonmage, Alchemist, Fireball base to ++, Firemage, FrostMephit, Gnome, Necromancer, Paladin, Pyromancer, Ranger, Samurai, Stonemage, Wisp, Behemoth, Chastity, Earth Elemental, Medusa, Salamander, Reaver, Undine, Fire elemental, Gemini, Lich, Lilith, Phoenix, Pride, Soulkeeper, VoidMage, Waterelemental, Wrath

THE FOLLOWING UNITS ARE RESTRICTED:

2 Duelist, 1 Fireball+++, 2 Hoplite (Hoplite rush is significantly stronger than other rush so everyone would just run it), 3 Doves (to prevent dovewall paywall), 1 Hostage, 1 Templar (these are here cuz rush armies often benefit from a single cheap piece guarding their weak side and i don't think these are overly nuanced).

If there is some stall unit not on this list that you think should be banned, let me know. On the other hand if there is a unit on this list you really think would fit your rush and not be used in a stall manner, this could be negotiable as well.

In addition, all participants must pm me their army on discord prior to the tournament, along with a brief explanation of their planned rush if requested. This is to prevent people from queueing with stall armies despite me trying to ban most stall pieces from the tournament. All armies are not allowed to change throughout the course of the tournament. Whatever you send me is final.

Signups end on December 10, after which games will occur. To sign up, send me a message on discord or in the replies to this thread.

Good luck!