• Rules for TEKKEN 8, please see: https://www.bandainamcoent.com/legal/community-events/official-rules-twt

Venue rules

• It is not allowed to eat or drink around the gaming stations.
• Bad behavior causes expel and disqualification.

Tournament Rules

• All tournaments will be played by the Double Elimination format. That means you're not knocked out of the tournament until you've lost twice.
• If the Grand Final is reset, it is considered a new match, so both players may change their characters etc.
• We do not provide controllers, so you need to bring your own preferred controller.
• You need to check in on location a minimum of 30 minutes before your pool starts. Be there on time! Pool assignments will be posted when registration has closed and the brackets are final. Check-in rules if you proceed to the later stages will be communicated to you by a judge.
• You are expected to show up immediately when called for a match by a judge. Failure to do so will lead to a forfeit of the match. Please stay around your pool area at all times, and communicate with a judge if you need to leave briefly.
• After finishing a match, the winner must report the outcome of the match to the judge.
• Pausing the game will result in a forfeit of the round unless nothing could change the outcome of the round.
• Games that have the option to disable pause or enable slow pause will have those settings enabled.
• Players are not allowed to change any ingame or monitor settings.
• The TOs and the judges always have the final say in rule disputes.
• The rules posted on this page may change at any time.

Game specific rules

• Rules for TEKKEN 8, please see: https://www.bandainamcoent.com/legal/community-events/official-rules-twt
• Rules for Guilty Gear Strive: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1118UXnsKzF3A_SPlPOZTn01EizEQU14Kabuf0j5nBF4/edit?tab=t.0
• Rules for Street Fighter 6: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kAhaywwEF7ieGXOoWmKtEViULPmGr8DhXytzVdHgNBs/edit?tab=t.0
• Rules for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PiC4VZ2QPPuhePH_SX-ST6LsoBcLN5_ddcNZhAF1-3A/edit?tab=t.0
• Rules for FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ob_yF3dJqDEX8bEV3mnyE_inwu4YrRUV5wV3I4C6rPw/edit?tab=t.0

Prizes

• The prizes will we paid out in the following manner:
  • 1st place: 50 % of the tournament's prize pot
  • 2nd place: 25 % of the tournament's prize pot
  • 3rd place: 15 % of the tournament's prize pot
  • 4rd place: 10 % of the tournament's prize pot
  • Prize winners are required to provide adequate information to get paid. Prize winners are responsible to report and potentially pay tax on their winnings.

Game specific pot bonuses:

TEKKEN 8

• Additional: Prize Pool Breakdown ($2,000 Total)
  • 1st: $1,000
  • 2nd: $500
  • 3rd: $300
  • 4th: $200

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

• Additional: Prize Pool Breakdown ($2,000 Total)
  • $1,000 USD for each top 8 players - Pot bonus directly payout by SNK
    • 1st: $1,000
    • 2nd: $1,000
    • 3rd: $1,000
    • 5th (1): $1,000
    • 5th (2): $1,000
    • 7th (1): $1,000
    • 7th (2): $1,000