• 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.
• All other rules will follow the RCS Season 8 format.

General

• Participants are required to provide their own controller to play. AZ Rivals and SSG are not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged property.
• AZ Rivals and SSG 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 8 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. All other rules will follow the RCS Season 8 format.

Doubles:

• Best of 3 leading into a best-of-5, Double Elimination format that follow the RCS Season 8 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 2

STAGES

• Starters: Starters: Jellyfish Fields Moving, Food Dreams, Technodrome Double Platform, Irken Armada Triangle, Rooftop Rumble Clean
• Counterpicks: Tremorton Flight, Harmonic Convergence, Miracle City Volcano Tri, Royal Woods Cemetery

COUNTERPICK PROCEDURE

• Winner declares character, loser picks character after.
• Winner bans 3 stages in Bo3 and 2 stages in Bo5.
• DSR: You may not pick a stage you've won on

Abusing EX strong storage/partitioning is banned. Any player who stores an EX strong for use at a later point in the match will forfeit said match.

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Street Fighter 6

• We are using the Official EVO ruleset found here.

Duelists of Eden

• Players pick characters and use their characters' default decks in a double blind system.
• Winner may change character and use the new character's default deck.
• Loser may counterpick character and use that character's default deck.
• Controller support is relatively solid, but since this is an unreleased game, any prolonged issues may require players to change controllers.
• Two keyboards do not work on the same setup. If two keyboard players match up, they will be forced to switch to controller.

Pizza Tower Speedruns

Competitors will race head to head on one course at a time. Fastest completion time wins (no second lap or completion requirements) and sets are best 2 out of 3. Courses are chosen randomly from a group of 4. Group will change per round.

Groups are the following:

• Group A: John Gutter Fast Food Saloon Deep-Dish 9 Peppibot Factory
• Group B: Pizzascape Oregano Desert Golf Oh Shit!
• Group C: Ancient Cheese Wasteyard Crust Cove Refrigerator-Refrigerador-Freezerator
• Group D: Bloodsauce Dungeon Fun Farm Gnome Forest The Pig City