TOURNAMENT FORMAT & RULES

DOUBLE ELIMINATION

Each Tournament Event will be played as a double elimination (a “Double Elimination”) bracket competition, in which Players compete in Matches (the “Match Sets”) starting from what is known as the winner’s side of the bracket (the “Winner’s Bracket”).

If a Player loses a Match Set while in the Winner's Bracket, that Player will be moved to the loser’s side of the bracket (the “Loser’s Bracket”). If a Player loses a Match Set while in the Loser’s Bracket, that Player is eliminated and will no longer advance further in the bracket for that Tournament Event.

The winner of the Winner’s Bracket will play against the winner of the Losers Bracket in the Grand Finals of the Tournament Event, as set forth below.

MATCH PLAY

All Match Sets will be best-of-three, in which the Player who wins two (2) Matches first wins the Match Set, with the exception that the Winner’s Bracket finals, Losers Bracket finals, and Grand Finals of each Tournament Event bracket will be best-of-five, in which the Player who wins three (3) Matches first wins the Match Set.

During a Match Set, the winner of any single Match must comply with the following winner lock rules:

At the start of a Match Set, each Player selects their character and the stage is selected at random.

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.

All single Matches are loser's choice; and the loser of any single Match may choose between rematching with the Player’s previous character or choosing a new character and stage.