• Pools will be Double Elimination format that feed into subsequent rounds for those who make it out.
• Players who lose in certain rounds of pools (determined by total event entrants and size of pools) will be sorted into amateur and intermediate tournaments that consist of Round Robin pools (placements decided by set wins>head to head>game wins) leading into final Double Elimination brackets.

General

• Participants are required to provide their own controller to play. AZ Rivals and SAK Gaming are not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged property.
• AZ Rivals and SAK Gaming reserve the right to remove individuals displaying inappropriate behavior.
• All rules and mandates listed in the details section above will apply for all events.

Rivals of Aether

• Heat Wave will operate under the RCS Season 7 rules.

Singles:

• Pools will be Double Elimination format that feed into subsequent rounds for those who make it out.
• Players who lose in certain rounds of pools (determined by total event entrants and size of pools) will be sorted into amateur and intermediate tournaments that consist of Round Robin pools (placements decided by set wins>head to head>game wins) leading into final Double Elimination brackets.

Workshop Singles:

• Character list is HERE. All other rules will follow the RCS Season 7 format.

Doubles:

• Best of 3 leading into a best-of-5, Double Elimination format that follow the RCS Season 7 format.

Windjammers 2

• We will follow the Official ruleset found here.

Lethal League Blaze

• We are using the Official ruleset found here.

Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl

• BASIC: 4 stock. 6 minutes.

STAGES

• Starters: Jellyfish Fields, Sweet Dreams, Rooftop Rumble, Irken Armada Invasion, Duck Duck Pie
• Counterpicks: Tremorton Joyride, Sewers Slam, Royal Woods Cemetery

CHARACTER/STAGE SELECTION

• Game 1: Players pick characters double blind. One player bans one starter. The other player bans two starters. The first player picks from the remaining starters.
• After Game 1: Winner chooses character. Loser chooses character. Winner bans one stage in bo5, two stages in bo3. Loser picks a stage.
• Game 1: Players pick characters double blind. One player bans one starter. The other player bans two starters. The first player picks from the remaining starters. After Game 1: Winner chooses character. Loser chooses character. Winner bans one stage in bo5, two stages in bo3. Loser picks a stage.
• DSR: You may not pick a stage you've won on

Guilty Gear: Strive

• We are using the Official EVO ruleset found here.

Fraymakers

• We will use an Official ruleset TBD due to the game joining Early Access in September 2022.