- All competitors are required to stay within the tournament area or inform the organizers in the event of stepping out.
- All players are required to show up at least an hour (1 Hour) before the tournament and report to the organizers control table to collect their GAMERS TAGS.
- Players not present at the designated start time for any match will be disqualified, and their opponent shall be granted a 2-0 score. Players are encouraged to be in the designated play area 15-minutes prior to game time.
- Players will be shown their designated station, shall set up the game and immediately begin play. Each Player will have 2 minutes to configure controls, line-ups and settings in accordance with the rules described above under Match Settings and Tournament Rules. Custom packages cannot be used, nor can anything else that is not available in the in-game pause menu.
- Players shall raise their hands at the end of the game so a referee can record their score. Only scores reported to the referee are official.
- No replays or game interruptions, except for designated pauses to report scores (if any), will be allowed.
- No coaching allowed (for example, people in the audience may not advise a Player while playing).
- In case of any kind of unfortunate event or disconnection, disc error or electricity failure, the score will remain the same regardless of game played but the half / Section in which the problem occurred will be played again.
- Any participant deliberately attempting to sabotage or damage equipment to restart matches will be immediately disqualified from the tournament.
- Any persons who attempt to disrupt matches with verbal or physical abuse to referee/admin or competitors will be disqualified from the tournament and may be removed from the venue.
- Players will refrain from using vulgar or offensive language.
- Abusive behaviour, including harassment and threats is prohibited.
- Physical abuse, fighting or any threatening action or threatening language, directed at any Player, spectator, official or any other person is prohibited.
- Any action that interferes with play of a game, including but not limited to purposely breaking a game station, interfering with power, and abuse of in-game pausing, is prohibited.
- Gambling, including betting on the outcome of games, is prohibited.
- Referees will be on site to monitor all game play. Referees will begin play, and will record scores for each game. Referees will be identified by a special ID tag.
- In case of any other dispute, referee/admin’s decision will be final
- The tournament rules may be subject to change at short notice on the spot.