Games are played on PC

GUILTY GEAR: STRIVE SPECIFIC RULING

Match Play.

• All Match Sets will be best-of-five.
• Games before Top8 will be played in Poule format where every player of a Poule will play against every other player in that Poule.
• The poules will be set up in such a way that every player gets enough matches & a clear Top8 can proceed from them.
• The winner of any single Match is determined when the Game awards the win to that Player or upon the opponent causing a match disruption or other violation of the Rules as determined by the Tournament Organizer staff member.
• During a Match Set, the winner of any single Match must comply with the following winner lock rules:
  1. At the start of a Match Set:
  • Players select their sides. Players may mutually agree on who sits on left and right side, corresponding to Player 1 and Player 2 at the start of a Match. Players are committed to this selection for the entirety of the Match. If Players cannot agree to a Side Selection, they will play a Best-of-Three Rock-Paper-Scissors to determine who picks their side for the first Round. For all subsequent Rounds and Matches, the winner may select a side first.
  1. Each Player selects their character and the stage is selected at random;
  2. After any single Match, the winner is "locked" into their character and they are not permitted to switch their character until or unless they lose a subsequent single Match;
  3. All single Matches are loser's choice; and
  4. The loser of any single Match may choose between rematching with the Player’s previous characters and stage, rematching with the Player’s previous characters but with a new stage of their choice, or returning to character select to choose a new character for themselves (Winner remains on their character) and a new randomly selected stage.

Match Format:

• Rounds per Game: 2 out of 3 rounds per game.
• Games per Set: 3 out of 5 games per set.
• Character Selection:
  • The winner of a game must keep the same character for the next game.
  • The loser of a game may switch characters.
  • Double-blind character selection is often available upon request before the set begins.
• Stage Select: Random.
  • Players may opt for an agreed-upon stage before the set starts.

Coaching: Coaching is generally only allowed between matches, not during them, with restrictions on Top 8 Finals.

Game Settings 2-Player Mode 99 second timer No restrictions on characters used. Loser of previous game may switch character Ultimate Edition colors are banned for all characters