1.1 Platforms

— Played only on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S & Steam. Emulators are NOT allowed.

1.2 Match type

— The tournament is played via Lobby Match.

1.3 Level sync

— Played with the level 50 sync.

1.4 Advantage Judgement

— This tournament is NOT played with the "Advantage Judgement".

1.5 Match length

— Two games (Home & Away) of 30 minutes per halves.

1.6 Host & join

— You host once (as Team A + Kick-Off 1st half) and join once (as Team B + Kick-Off 2nd half) against each opponent.

1.7 Winner

— The player who scores more goals across both matches combined wins and moves on to the next round.

1.8 Aggregate draw

— In case of a draw on the combined score of both matches, a Golden Goal is played.

1.9 Kick-off

— The two players decide between themselves who kicks off; if there is no decision, a coin flip is used.

1.10 Bracket

— Single or double elimination bracket — this can change depending on the number of players.

1.11 Team lock

— The team/moveset can't be changed at a disconnect, nor during a set (Home & Away).

1.12 Team change

— You can change your team after a set (after each round in the bracket).

1.13 Resuming

— After the TOs verify, you can continue the match where it was stopped, with the current score.

1.14 Half already played

— If a half has already been played, you don't replay the whole match — just finish the remaining half.

1.15 Goal bug

— If the "goal bug" occurs, an own goal needs to be scored.

1.16 Anti-cheat clip

— Make a clip at the beginning of the game to show that you haven't used the formation bug.

2.1 Coach passives

— Coach passives on Managers are NOT allowed.

2.2 Duplicates

— It is NOT allowed to have Thaddeus Bellefax / Tanji Teita more than once in your team.

2.3 Special Tactics

— Special Tactics without a 100% success rate (e.g. Shell Formation, Invisible Wall) are NOT allowed; Keyman, Lockdown, Puppet Master and Grid Defense are also NOT allowed.

2.4 Heroes on field

— You can only have 2 Heroes on the field.

2.5 Heroes on bench

— It is allowed to have multiple Heroes on the bench.

2.6 Basara on field

— You can only have 1 Basara on the field.

2.7 Basara on bench

— It is allowed to have multiple Basaras on the bench.

2.8 Super Tactics

— Super Tactics (Random Cards) are NOT allowed — turn it off in your lobby.

2.9 Nomash

— Nomash (the abuse of bug goals) is NOT allowed.

2.10 Illegal content

— The use of items or players that cannot be obtained legally is NOT allowed.

2.11 Stadiums

— Stadiums that have effects of special features are NOT allowed to be used.

2.12 Focus exploit

— The focus exploit to win a focus battle guaranteed from a close distance is NOT allowed.

2.13 Formation Bug

— The Formation Bug that lets you keep passives when you switch formation is NOT allowed.

2.14 Real Skill

— Real Skill into mouse pass is NOT allowed.

2.15 Respect

— Any disrespect to these rules will result in a game loss or an elimination from the tournament.