Tournament Format

• This tournament is an invitation only competition and the only players who are allowed to participate are those invited by the tournament organizers
• 16 players will compete in a double elimination tournament to determine the winner.
• 7 players from around the world and 9 players from the local best (GCC region). International players from the same country will not face each others in the first round.
• If a player loses twice he will be eliminated from the tournament
• The winner of the winners brackets will face the winner of the losing brackets, and if he wins then he wins the tournament. However the winner of the losing brackets will have to beat him twice to win the tournament.

Game Rules

Game Settings

• Version: PlayStation 4
• Rounds: (Best of 3) for all matches except for winners final, losers final, and grand final which will be (Best of 5).
• Timer: 60 seconds
• Stage Select: Random
• Character Customizations: Off

Match Procedure

• Players will agree to select their side or it will be determined by a game of rock-papers-scissors
• Players will declare the character they will use to the judge before the game
• Players will play the first game of the match
• The losing player will have the choice to change his character. The winner must keep his character
• Players will go to stage select and choose Random
• The next game is played
• Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all remaining games until the match is concluded.
• If a game is concluded with a double KO then it will be repeated with the same characters and stage

General Tournament Rules

• If you are late to your match or fail to appear then you will disqualified
• All standards controller will be allowed. Controllers with macro functions are prohibited.
• You can bring your own controller
• The only wireless controller allowed is DualShock 4. If you fail to un-sync it after the match you will be subject to disqualification
• If you intercept the game by pausing or any other means intentionally or by mistake you will lose that round of the game
• If an unforeseen accident happens that causes the match to stop, it will be restarted by reproducing the same condition as best as can be
• These rules are made so that players may have a fair and smooth match. These rules may be changed without prior notice