• Double Elimination
• Tournament Mode Default Settings
• Versus Mode
• Rounds: 3 out of 5
• Time Limit: 60 Seconds
• Stage: Random
• Special Style is allowed during Match Play
• All Character Preset Costumes are legal for Tournament Use, unless BNE determines that certain costumes give an unfair advantage
  • Players cannot use the same Preset.
• 3/5 Rounds per Set
• 2/3 Sets per Match
• 3/5 Matches for Winners Final, Losers Semi-final, Losers Final, and Grand Finals
• At the start of a match, players must select their sides, left or right, corresponding to Player 1 and Player 2. Players are committed to this selection for the duration of a match.
  • If Players cannot agree to a Side Selection, they will play a Best-of-Three Rock-Paper-Scissors match to determine who picks their side first.
  • The winner picks their side first and is committed to that selection for the duration of the match.
• Each Player selects their character from all selectable characters and the stage is selected at random. Rematch on the same stage is allowed.
• After a single set, the winner is "locked" into their character and they are not permitted to switch their character until they lose a subsequent single set.
• The loser of any single set may choose between returning to stage select and choosing a new randomly selected stage or returning to character select to choose a new character and a new randomly selected stage. Rematching on the same stage is NOT allowed.
• Winner of Prior game must keep same character
• There will be no customizing of colors, names, or items at any time before or during a tournament match. Any player that does so will be given a loss.

Colorado FGC code of conduct

• No one will ban or police you for private views on your social media, with the exception being if you are posting content that incites violence against any group at large on social media.
• No Racism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Transphobia, Hate Speech or Rhetoric is allowed in CO venues for fighting games or CO FGC related servers (Examples include the CO FGC Discord, EFL Facebook, Tekken Facebook, DBFZ Discord, etc.)
• No targeted harassment. If you are targeting someone in the FGC and consistently harassing them outside of the FGC and if it is brought to TOs' attention there will be consequences depending on the severity.
• No violence at all within CO venues, this will result in an instant ban.