System: Playstation 4 All Matches will be played best of 3/5. Stages will be either random select or chosen by both players. Winner of a match must keep the same characters and assists. Game Breaking Glitches are banned, and any performance of one will automatically forfeit that match.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT AND RULES:

A double elimination bracket will be used for all games with 8 or more players. Round robin will be used for games with fewer than 8 players if we feel there are enough setups and time to run RR.

Primary seeding will be done by skill/performance. Top seeds will be granted to recognized top players and the highest-placing players from previous gaming events.

Secondary seeding will be done by crew/region. If you are a member of a specific team/crew, then fill that in the "Prefix" field of your Smash.gg profile so that we know. We will do our best to not match people from the same crew or region against each other in the first round.

The remainder of the bracket will be seeded randomly.

Competitors should not leave the tournament area without first asking permission from their bracket runners. You will be disqualified if you do not report to your matches in a timely manner.

The winner of each match must report their victories to a bracket runner so that they can be recorded in the bracket.

Please do what you can to keep the tournament moving along quickly. Keep button checks as brief as possible; they're not the place for you to practice combos. Once the tournament starts, do not play any casuals on the tournament stations until we clear a setup for casuals. We want to pack-up by midnight when possible and will not permit casuals or money matches to be played after this time at all.

UNIVERSAL GAME RULES:

The latest game patches will be used and all DLC will be permitted unless specified otherwise.

Game options are generally set to their default values unless specified otherwise.

Unless players can agree on the stage to play, stage selection is random (except for games which have their own stage rules).

MVCI and UMVC3 are best of 5, double elimination throughout the tournament, and all other games are 2/3 until winners, losers, and grand finals.

The winner of a game usually has to keep the same selections (character, assist, team, etc.) for the next game of the set except when specified otherwise.

Glitches that halt gameplay entirely (e.g. anything that causes the game to freeze) and exploits that are only possible via hacking are banned. Other glitches will be judged at the tournament organizers' discretion.

A draw game counts as a win for both players, and the next game of the set (if required) must be played with identical settings (same characters, stage, etc). If a draw causes both players to reach set point, then an extra tiebreaker game will be played.

Pausing a game in progress will allow your opponent to take the current round.. Exceptions will be made in instances of "inevitability" (e.g. pausing in the middle of a cinematic super attack that is guaranteed to KO the opponent anyway).

All in-game button config options (e.g. 3-punches, one-button dash, tap jump on/off) are allowed.

Turbo fire and other hardware-assisted mechanisms are forbidden.

Wired controllers are strongly encouraged in order to avoid syncing issues and to keep the tournament running smoothly. Wireless controllers are permitted, but you risk disqualification if you fail to prevent your controller from causing any mishaps in another player's match. (See the console-specific rules below for more details.)

Cronus brand converters are banned. The legality of all other controllers, sticks, and converters will be decided at the tournament organizers' discretion.

You are responsible for your own controller/stick/converter. We cannot provide them for you.

CONSOLE-SPECIFIC CONTROLLER RULES:

Playstation 4: When you sit down for your match, it is YOUR responsibility to delete the old controller pairings from the previous matches, NOT the responsibility of the players who were previously on that station. THIS APPLIES TO ALL PLAYERS, NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF CONTROLLER THAT YOU USE (stick, wired pad, wireless pad, etc). Make sure to delete all unused bluetooth devices from the system menu whenever you get ready to play a tournament match. If a non-competitor's controller disrupts your match, then you and your opponent must continue playing from the point of disruption if possible. If a disruption turns off the game entirely, then you must replay the game that was interrupted from the start, using the same settings (characters, stage, etc.) and maintaining the current win count.

GAME-SPECIFIC RULES:

Check the individual event section for your game for any additional rules.