Tournament Format

• Double Elimination
• General Matches : Bo3 (Best of 3)
• Top 4 Cut Matches : Bo5 (Best of 5)

Character Select Rules

!PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK YOUR CONTROLS BEFORE PLAYING!

• No Pick and Ban rulings = players are allowed to select the same character.
• Round 1: Both players may either opt for a quick blind character pick or choose to RPS(Rock Paper Scissors) for character order pick, RPS loser would have to pick a character first. Stage can be declared by the winner of the RPS or opt to a gentleman's agreement by both players to any stage.
• Rounds 2 and up : Winner of the previous round has to pick their character first, loser then is able to pick their character next. Stage can be declared by the loser or opt to a gentleman's agreement by both players to any stage.

General/Universal Tournament Rules

Controllers and Accessories

• ALL events will be BYOC(Bring your own Controller). Specifics on bringing keyboards below.
• ALL controllers must be connected via USB(or a personal USB adapter) for tournament play.
• Wireless Controller players are encouraged to use their own adapters as we will not be supporting connecting wireless controllers via Bluetooth on PC stations. We are not responsible for any wireless interference the game hall has on your adapter/controllers.
• Various setups will have Lossless Adapters by Input Integrity and Mayflash Gamecube Controller adapters hooked up to them for use with the Touhou Rivals Workshop bracket and the Touhou Fractured Transience bracket. The Mayflash adapters will be set to be overclocked on these PCs.
• Lending Controllers/Adapters : If players do not have a controller available or don't have an adapter compatible with their controller on hand, we have various available lend controllers and Magic-NS adapters on site. We will require a form of valid government ID to temporarily possess while the controller/adapter is lent to the attendee/player.

Ruling on Keyboards

• We wish to eliminate the need to have native Keyboard vs Keyboard troubleshooting scenarios during the tournament. To prevent holding back the tournament via software troubleshooting, forcing keyboard splitter to work, or accidental operating system key presses, we have opted to ban traditional keyboard connectivity as a playable option for tournament play.
• Alternative Keyboard Solution/Workaround : We still wish to give keyboard players a workaround. There are adapters available in the market that allow for translating Keyboard and Mouse inputs as controller inputs and we encourage players to pursue taking this route if they also have any custom key binds on their adapter of choice they wish to apply.
• Lending Adapters : If players wish to use our onsite solution, we will have a specific keyboard to controller adapter configured to having profiles set for all tournament game titles to their respective default keyboard control scheme. This is the specific adapter we have available [limited amount] to lend to keyboard players : http://www.dobe-game.com/en/newsshow-83-560.html.
• Additionally, we also have these mini box style controllers with keys as buttons as well to lend out as an option https://haute42.com/haute-board-mini/

Controller/Adapter Legality

• Controllers and or adapters that feature turbo functionality and micro recorded inputs will not be allowed to make use of said features. If a player is caught maliciously using either of these features, they will be disqualified from either the game, set, or event at a TO’s notice. Players are allowed to use the controllers with caution of not using said features.
• Other controller/adapter features like button remapping and JD switching are allowed. Analogue to digital functionality on triggers and joysticks are also allowed.