Tournament Rules

Version "TEKKEN 8" for PlayStation®5
Use the latest version at the time of the tournament.

Maximum number of participants: 512
Please note that once the maximum number of participants has been reached, you cannot register.

Game Setting
VERSUS mode with tournament settings (number of rounds: 3, round duration: 60 seconds) 2/3 games per set. 3/5 game sets for winners' finals, losers' finals, and grand finals.

Players select their sides.
Players may mutually agree on who sits on left and right side, corresponding to Player 1 and Player 2, respectively, 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 Matches, the winner may select a side first.

Each Player selects their character from all selectable characters and selects the stage is selected at random.
All single Matches are loser's choice. The loser of any single Match may choose between rematching with the Player’s previous characters but with a new stage chosen at random or returning to character select to choose a new character and a new randomly selected stage. 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.

Character customization
Character customization slots only allow selection of preset default costumes. Players cannot use the same Preset. Should both Players wish to use the same Preset, they will play a tiebreaker as determined by the Tournament Organizer, that is a Best-of-One Rock-Paper-Scissors) to determine who may use their preferred Preset Costume for the duration of the Match. Custom Costumes for Customization: Off. If a Custom Costumes for Customization are used, the Match is subject to not being scored. Players are responsible for immediately finishing the Match with one (1) Player holding forward for the remainder of the rounds to quickly return to the lobby and restart the Match.

Miscellaneous
Players may request a method of character selection known as blind pick (“Blind Pick”) to keep their character selection secret until the first Match begins. In the Blind Pick process, the Players will each tell a Tournament Organizer staff member, in secret, their character selection for the first Match. Players will then select their character with the Tournament Organizer staff member validating their selections.

If a Player purposely does not select the character they told the Tournament Organizer staff member, that Player will forfeit that single Match.

In the event of a tied Match declared by a Double K.O. or timeout on the Game screen, the Match will not be scored, and both Players will replay the tied Match with the same character selections.

Special Style is allowed during Match Play.

Game Specific Rules

• No warm-up or practice games are permitted once the current matches have begun on the active stations.
• No food or drinks other than water (in unbranded water bottles) are permitted at a Participant’s station. Water bottles must remain on the ground and out of camera shot when not being used.
• You can freely change the in-game controller settings.

Match Restarts

• In the event of unforeseen trouble, the game will be resumed after recreating the situation as much as possible.
• If a match is restarted, players must choose the same character and ground they were playing with before. If any Participants are found to have made any alterations after a match restarts, they will immediately forfeit their match, and the win will be given to the opposite party.
• In the event of a draw game, the match will be replayed under the same conditions.

Match Process

• If a player is late, he or she will be eliminated from the tournament. Even if you are eliminated from the Winner's side, you can still participate from the Loser's side.
• Once a match starts, it should be played to completion. Participants are not permitted to leave their pool unless they are allowed to.
• The Event Officials reserve the right to modify the tournament schedule, including accelerating the start times of matches.