GAME PLAY RULES

• This Section sets forth the Game Play Rules governing how the Title Game is played during the Tournament.

Tournament Format

• Double elimination
• Winners Best of 5
• Losers Best of 3
• Finals best of 7

Game Settings

• Default Arena: DFH Stadium
• Team Size: 3v3
• Bot Difficulty: No Bots
• Mutators: None
• Match Time: 5 Minutes
• Joinable By: Name/Password
• Platform: PS4, Nintendo Switch, Steam, or Xbox One
• Server: US-East

Controllers

• All standard controllers, including mouse and keyboard, are legal.

Arenas

• All standard arenas are available. Should a team not want to play on a specific arena it must be brought to a TO's attention before the start of the match.

Re-Hosts

• Between Games in a Match, Teams may request that the Match be re-hosted on the same server region due to connection issues. Teams may mutually agree to cancel the current Game of the Match and re-host the Match with approval from Tournament Organizers. Tournament Organizers reserve the right to suspend and invalidate the current Game of the Match for a re-host at any time.

Game Start

• Players may not join their designated side until three (3) Players from each Team have joined the Game.

Substitutions

• A “Substitution” is defined as changing the Player line-up after a Match has started. Substitutions may only occur in between Games in a Match.

Disconnects

• If a disconnect occurs, the shorthanded Team will continue to play out the single Game within the Match series. The disconnected Player may rejoin during the Game that the disconnect occurred in or in between Games of a Match series but may not join in the middle of subsequent Games in the series. After a disconnect, if the Player cannot rejoin during the same Game, the Player will have three (5) minutes to rejoin before the next Game of the Match series begins. If the disconnected Player is unable to join the Game prior to the next Game in the series, the Player’s Team may substitute another Player from their roster if this is the first disconnect for the Team during the series.

Observers

• In-game observers are not allowed except for Tournament Organizers and their designees.

Streaming

• Players are allowed to stream from their personal perspective only. No delay required.

Cheating

• Any cheating, as determined by the Tournament Organizers in their sole discretion, will result in an immediate forfeiture and additional penalties depending on the severity of the infraction.