E-Hayocon 21 Console Tournament Rules

We’ve made some changes this year to our operating schedule and rules. Please read carefully!

To sign up for a tournament, visit smash.gg

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We encourage you to record or stream the tournament matches yourself; however, any connection issues are YOUR responsibility.

General Rules:

• All tournaments will be played on US or North American servers.
• All games will be played on default settings unless otherwise specified below.
• All macros available via in-game controller configurations are allowed.
• Hardware-programmable input entry, rapid-fire, modifiers, macros, or other hardware-assisted mechanisms are strictly forbidden.
• Pausing the game at any time for any reason will cause you to forfeit the round; latency or disconnect issues also result in forfeiture unless otherwise agreed upon by opponents.
• Any player using ‘random select’ to choose their character must keep the same character upon winning.
• Converters are allowed.
• When a match forfeiture is issued, the participant automatically loses the match in dispute (not the game, but the match; know the difference!). The other player automatically advances to the next bracket and is NOT required to play a replacement.
  • Circumstances in which forfeitures may be issued include but are not limited to:
    • Inability to locate the participant at the start of their match (i.e. not showing up)
    • Violation of match rules during the match (i.e. using a game-freezing glitch banned in the ruleset)
    • Minor misconduct during a tournament (I.e. disruptive behavior, failing to obey judge instructions, etc.)
• The Inevitable Defeat rule is in effect. This rule is defined in circumstances where a player has legally won the round or match (i.e. landed a blow that will kill the opponent) but pauses the game before being awarded the Round won icon or cinematic. That player will still be awarded the win. A common example of the Inevitable Defeat rule coming into play is when Player 1 lands a super move on Player 2, but the super move animation is a grab attack and damage isn’t awarded until the final hit connects. Player 2 has still legally lost the round. If there is a dispute over whether the move would have knocked out Player 2, a tournament official will ask someone to unpause the match, see the result of the action, and proceed from there. If the attack did not kill Player 2, the mid-game pause rules go into effect and the offending player forfeits the match.

 

Game-Specific Tournament Rules:

Street Fighter V (Prelims Sun 1/17 @ 5pm EST, Finals Sat 1/23 @ 5pm EST):

Game version: PS4/PC crossplay allowed

Game Settings:

• No rank limit
• Best 2 of 3 until top 8 achieved, then best 3 of 5 for all top 8.
• Match winners must keep character and VSystem, loser may switch
• Unless otherwise chosen by both players, all matches will be played on the Training Stage
• Disconnects will be treated as a loss

 

Mortal Kombat 11 (Prelims Mon 1/18 @ 5pm EST, Finals Sat 1/23 @ 8pm EST):

Game Version: PS4/Xbox One crossplay allowed

Game Settings:

• No rank limit
• Best 3 of 5 throughout prelims and finals
• Match winners must keep character and variation, losers may switch character and/or variation
• Stage Selection is random
• Disconnects will be treated as a loss

 

Killer Instinct (Prelims Tues 1/19 @5pm EST, Finals Fri 1/22 @ 7pm EST):

Game Version: PC/Xbox One crossplay allowed

Game Settings:

• No rank limit
• Best 3 of 5 throughout prelims and finals
• Match winners must keep character, losers may switch character
• Stage Selection is random
• Disconnects will be treated as a loss

 

Tekken 7 (Prelims Wed 1/20 @ 5pm EST, Finals Sun 1/24 @ 7pm EST):

Game Version: PS4 only

Game Settings:

• No rank limit
• Best 2 of 3 until top 8 achieved, then best 3 of 5 for top 8
• Stage Selection is random for first matches only
• Match winners must keep character, losers may switch character OR select a different stage. If characters are changed, the stage is randomly selected
• Disconnects will be treated as a loss

Rocket League (Prelims Thurs 1/21 @ 5pm EST, Finals Sun 1/24 @ 4pm EST):

Game Version: All platforms

Game Settings:

• 1v1 matches
• No rank limit
• Best 2 of 3 until top 8 achieved, then best 3 of 5 for top 8
• Disconnects will be treated as a loss