Heat Wave 7

If requested, characters for the first game may be chosen double-blind (both players picking their character at the same time, with neither knowing the others selection beforehand).
For all games after the first game in a set, the winner of the previous game chooses their character first, and then the loser chooses their character. Characters are chosen before the stage is selected.
If a player wishes to choose a random character, that character may remain unknown to both players until the game starts only if the random character pool includes ALL characters.

Both players play rock-paper-scissors to determine the order of striking, which is then carried out as follows:
- The winner of RPS strikes one starter stage.
- The loser of RPS strikes two starter stages.
- The winner of RPS selects a stage for Game 1 from the remaining starter stages.

For all games in a set after Game 1, the winner of the previous game will strike 2 stages from the full set of Starter and Counterpick stages, after which the loser will select from the remaining available stages.
When choosing stages, a player cannot select any stage they have previously won on at an earlier point in the set without the consent of their opponent (modified Dave’s Stupid Rule).
- Playing a match on a stage where this rule applies without immediately stopping and notifying your opponent that you wish to invoke this rule implies that you have agreed to play on it.

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

Pools will be Double Elimination format that feed into a final Double Elimination bracket for those who advance 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.

Double Elimination bracket; Best-of-3 leading into a Best-of-5, following the RCS Season 8 format.

Starters: Aetherian Forest, Julesvale, Merchant Port, Godai Delta, Hodojo
Counterpicks: Hyperborean Harbor, Rock Wall, Air Armada, Tempest Peak, Fire Capital

Pools will be Double Elimination format that feed into a final Double Elimination bracket for those who advance 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.

Pools will be Double Elimination format that feed into a final Double Elimination bracket for those who advance out.
Sign-ups on-site through Saturday, bracket starts and finishes on Sunday.
More details TBA.