Event Rules
Legal Stages
Starter
- Battlefield
- Final Destination*
- Pokemon Stadium 2
- Smashville
- Town & City
Note: The only acceptable alternative form of Final Destination (chosen through the Omega Form option on stage select) is Wuhu Island Omega
Counterpick
- Hollow Bastion
- Kalos Pokemon League
- Small Battlefield
Stage Picks
- Players choose their characters.
- Player 1 bans one stage. Player 2 bans two stages. Player 1 then selects from the remaining stages.
- After a game has concluded, the winner of the previous game bans two stages. The loser then picks from the remaining stages (with the exception of the stage they most recently won on for any sets that are Best-of-5)
- The winner of the previous game picks their character for Game 2 first. Then the loser picks their character.
- Repeat from Step 3 for each subsequent game.
Note: In a Best-of-5 set, a player may not counterpick the stage they most recently won on unless agreed to by both players.
Format
- All Matches are Best-of-3 (First-to-2)
- Winners and Losers Finals will be Bo5 (FT3)
- Grand Finals will be Bo5 with a bracket reset if required with another Bo5 (FT3)
Game Settings
- Stock and time are set to 3 stock and 7 minutes for Singles
- Final Smash Meter: Off
- Spirits: Off
- Damage Handicap: Off
- Stage Selection: Anyone
- Items: Off and None
- First to: 1 Win
- Stage Morph: Off
- Stage Hazards: Off
- Team Attack: On
- Launch Rate: 1.0x
- Underdog Boost: Off
- Pausing: Off
- Score Display: Off
- % Show Damage: Yes
- Custom Balance: Off
- Echo Fighters: Separate
- Radar: Big
- Teammate Highlight: On
- Mii Fighters: All moveset combinations are legal
Tournament Rules
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General Rules
Behavior
Any Competitor or Team may be disqualified immediately from any Velocity Esports event at the discretion of the event admin team
Offenses that will invoke a DQ and removal from event are but not limited to the following
- Colluding with other players in playing matches
- Intentionally using an alternate account or impersonating another player.
- Abusive or disorderly behavior, including any use of harassing, negative, or profane language online. This includes towards fellow competitors, other community members, viewers and staff members. Velocity Esports practices and enforces a safe play environment.