Format
Bo1 Double Elimination Bracket
NOTE: Banned skins are: Yokai Rune, Soundwave Atlas, Summer Splash X, White Tiger Dubu, Dream Era, Dream Vyce, Nightmare Era, and Nightmare Vyce due to visual clarity concerns
Region/Network
Your in-game matchmaking region must be set to North America.
Server Selection
Each team will select their preferred server region (West/Central/East) before the tournament begins. Selections will be revealed to all teams at the start of the tournament
- Teams cannot declare themselves as a Central team unless that have at least 1x East and 1x West starter. If a team does not meet those requirements, they must select East or West as their preferred server.
- If a team is all Central, they must use their opponents' preferred server.
- The Central server will be used for all matches involving a Central team.
- The Central server will be used for all East vs West matches. If an East team faces an East team, then the server is determined by the in-game server selection. Same applies for West versus West.
- Central is NOT default. It is only used when there it is East versus West, East versus Central, and West versus Central.
Pre-Match Process
- Check into your match within 10 minutes of it being called.
- Declare your starting roster (higher seed must declare theirs first).
- Teams must re-state their server preference then establish which game server will be used.
- Coordinate private match codes in start.gg chat.
Match Process
- Load into game with your announced roster and ensure "Show my name to others" is SET TO ON.
- Teams will join the Custom Game lobby using the shared lobby code.
- Report win/loss on startgg.**
**Not required if your match has been assigned to be streamed.
Substitutions: You may not be listed as a player for more than one team. Starting roster and any substitutions made must be declared in start.gg chat before the relevant set/match. Emergency substitutions will not be allowed.
The Coscord Rulebook Applies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tx253vVwDBddZPU9UQajqXKW_sZLJyt7N69bnpTVaGY
Notable:
- New/Reworked strikers will be allowed as soon as they are released
Match Rules
Legal Map Pool:
- Ahten City
- Ai.Mi's App
- Atlas's Lab
- Clarion Test Chamber
- Demon Dais
- Oni Village
- Night Market
Pick/Ban Process
- Higher seed declares their roster
- Lower seed declares their roster
- Teams sort out which game server will be used (consulting tournament moderators if there's a dispute)
- Coinflip winner chooses either Striker Select or Map Select
- Striker Select team bans 3 maps
- Map Select team selects the map the match will be played on
- Striker Select team selects Red side or Blue side for character draft
- Teams use the drafting tool for character draft: https://drafter.bestieinslot.com
LOBBY SETTINGS
- Mirrored Strikers: NONE
- Striker Bans: ENABLED
- Draft Type: SNAKE DRAFT
- Awakenings: manually pick based on striker select step 3 above
Banned Skins
- Yokai Rune
- Soundwave Atlas
- Summer Splash X
- White Tiger Dubu
- Nightmare Vyce
- Nightmare Era
- Dream Era
- Dream Vyce
Format
Bo1 Double Elimination Bracket
NOTE: Banned skins are: Yokai Rune, Soundwave Atlas, Summer Splash X, White Tiger Dubu, Dream Era, Dream Vyce, Nightmare Era, and Nightmare Vyce due to visual clarity concerns
Region/Network
Your in-game matchmaking region must be set to North America.
Server Selection
Each team will select their preferred server region (West/Central/East) before the tournament begins. Selections will be revealed to all teams at the start of the tournament
- Teams cannot declare themselves as a Central team unless that have at least 1x East and 1x West starter. If a team does not meet those requirements, they must select East or West as their preferred server.
- If a team is all Central, they must use their opponents' preferred server.
- The Central server will be used for all matches involving a Central team.
- The Central server will be used for all East vs West matches. If an East team faces an East team, then the server is determined by the in-game server selection. Same applies for West versus West.
- Central is NOT default. It is only used when there it is East versus West, East versus Central, and West versus Central.
Pre-Match Process
- Check into your match within 10 minutes of it being called.
- Declare your starting roster (higher seed must declare theirs first).
- Teams must re-state their server preference then establish which game server will be used.
- Coordinate private match codes in start.gg chat.
Match Process
- Load into game with your announced roster and ensure "Show my name to others" is SET TO ON.
- Teams will join the Custom Game lobby using the shared lobby code.
- Report win/loss on startgg.**
**Not required if your match has been assigned to be streamed.
Substitutions: You may not be listed as a player for more than one team. Starting roster and any substitutions made must be declared in start.gg chat before the relevant set/match. Emergency substitutions will not be allowed.
The Coscord Rulebook Applies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tx253vVwDBddZPU9UQajqXKW_sZLJyt7N69bnpTVaGY
Notable:
- New/Reworked strikers will be allowed as soon as they are released