JEI NEL 2023 – TEKKEN 7 PS4/PS5

TOURNAMENT FORMAT & RULES.

Tournament Format.

• Tournament will be played as a double elimination (a “Double Elimination”) bracket competition, in which Players compete in Matches (the “Match Sets”) starting from what is known as the winner’s side of the bracket (the “Winner’s Bracket”).
• If a Player loses a Match Set while in the Winner’s Bracket, that Player will be moved to the loser’s side of the bracket (the “Loser’s Bracket”).
• If a Player loses a Match Set while in the Loser’s Bracket, that Player is eliminated and will no longer advance further in the bracket for that Tournament Event.
• The winner of the Winner’s Bracket will play against the winner of the Losers Bracket in the Grand Finals of the Tournament Event, as set forth below.

Match Play.

All Match Sets will be best-of-three with the exception that the Winner’s Bracket finals, Losers Bracket finals, and Grand Finals of each Tournament Event bracket will be best-of-five, in which the Player who wins three (3) Matches first wins the Match Set.
The winner of any single Match is determined when the Game awards the win to that Player or upon the opponent causing a match disruption or other violation of the Rules as determined by the Tournament Organizer staff member.
During a Match Set, the winner of any single Match must comply with the following winner lock rules:
At the start of a Match Set, each Player selects their character and the stage is selected at random;
After any single Match, the winner is “locked” into their character and they are not permitted to switch their character until or unless they lose a subsequent single Match;
All single Matches are loser’s choice; and The loser of any single Match may choose between rematching with the Player’s previous characters and stage, rematching with the Player’s previous characters but with a new stage of their choice, or returning to character select to choose a new character and a new randomly selected stage.

All Matches must use the following in-Game Settings:

• Rounds: 3 out of 5
• Time Limit: 60 seconds
• Stage: Random
• Character Customizations: Off
• Character Preset Costumes are legal for Tournament use with the exception of the following:
• Jack-7 Preset 3 & 4 cannot be used.
• Gigas Preset 3 cannot be used.

Players cannot use the same Preset. Should both Players wish to use the same Preset, they will play a tiebreaker as determined by the Tournament Organizer or Tournament Event Organizer (as applicable) to determine who may use their preferred Preset Costume for the duration of the Match.

Tournament will be played on PlayStation 4/5

Draws. In the event of a tied Match declared by a Double K.O. or timeout on the Game screen, the Match will not be scored and both Players will replay the tied Match with the same character selections.

Grand Finals.
The “Grand Finals” is a Match Set series comprised of up to two (2) best-of-five Match Sets between the final two (2) Players left in a Tournament Event. In the event the Player from the Winner’s Bracket wins the first Match Set, the Grand Finals immediately ends, giving the Player from the Loser’s Bracket their second and eliminating loss, and making the Player from the Winner’s Bracket the overall winner of the Tournament Event.
In the event that the Player from the Loser’s Bracket wins the first Match Set, thereby giving the Player from the Winner’s Bracket their first loss, a second best-of-five Match Set will be played.
The Players may choose different characters for this new Match Set.
The Player that wins this final Match Set, thereby giving the other Player their second and eliminating loss from the Tournament, is declared the winner of the Tournament.


Punctuality
All Players must be present on the Guilded by the Match start time. Players that are not ready to play within ten (10) minutes of the Match start time are subject to penalties including a possible Match forfeiture.

Forfeits
Players may not voluntarily forfeit a Match without prior authorization from Tournament Organizers and, even with authorization, are subject to further penalties for forfeiting.

Match Disruptions. If a Player intentionally or accidentally causes a pause in a Match, whether by pressing the Options button or by experiencing a controller disconnection, the Player that caused the pause will forfeit the current round of the Match. If a Match disruption occurs that is out of control of the Players of the Match Set, such as action of another Player’s un-desynced controller or a Game software crash or console hardware failure making Players unable to continue a Match, the Tournament Organizer staff member shall order the Players to restart the Match.

Coaching. Players may designate one (1) individual to be their coach during a Match Set.  Players may consult with the coach for a maximum of one (1) minute in between Matches in a Match Set. Coaching while a Match is in play is not allowed and is subject to Match forfeiture.

Button Binds. Sequence mapping is banned. A Player may not program functions on a controller using methods outside the basic functions of the Game, including, but not limited to, programmable and turbo controllers.

Connectivity.

PlayStation. Players should make sure their network connections are NAT1 or NAT2. Players can check their connection status by going to “Settings > Network > View Connection Status” on their PlayStation console. Players whose network connections are NAT3 may be unable to properly match with other Players and may be subject to forfeiture of any Match Set in which they are unable to match with the opponent.

Tournament Date & Times:

Qualifier – Hosted by XPG Video Games

• May 27 – 12PM JEI HQ

KNOCKOUT STAGE

Top 8/16– JEI HQ:

• JuLY 17 – 12 PM

Top 4 Finals (LAN)

• August 12 – Venue TBD

Registration & Payment

All players are required to be registered E-Athlete and pay their registration fee ($2000 JMD) before competing in the tournament. Once your application is accepted you will then be provided with an account to login and register for the tournament. If you already have an account use the link below.

All players are required to pay and compete in the Qualifying tournament hosted by XPG Video Games. No other fees required after the Group Stages

Registration Ends May 20, 2023

Prize Payout (Team)

Group Stage – Prize Pool $50,000.00

• 1st -$25,000.00 JMD
• 2nd – $15,000.00 JMD
• 3rd – $10,000.00

Grand Finals – Prize Pool $100,000.00 JMD

• 1st Place: 50,000 JMD
• 2nd Place: 25,000 JMD
• 3rd Place: 15,000 JMD
• 4th Place: 10,000 JMD

Prize pool will be paid out within a minimum of 60 days after the tournament.

Finally, each player must abide by the Esports – Player Code of Conduct!

Failure to comply will result in disciplinary actions being taken to resolve the issue. Actions may include but are not limited to verbal warnings, automatic forfeits and or suspensions. Incidents will be handled how the JEI staff deems appropriate based on the severity of the incident.

ONCE YOU HAVE READ AND AGREED TO THE RULES CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM.