# start\_date\_utc

#### start\_date\_utc

The starting date and time of the tournament (in GMT/UTC).

{% hint style="warning" %}
The time should ***always be in UTC/GMT*** regardless of the site or user's timezone.
{% endhint %}

**Type:** string

**Format:** ISO8601 format. "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ"

**Example:**\
See section 5.8 in the RFC: <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339#section-5.8>

```javascript
"start_date_utc": "2017-12-31T09:45:26Z"
```