tournaments by doq extra rules

• Players who are DQ'd are out of the event. You have one chance. There is no "drop to losers". Self-DQs are the same, and if a player drops themselves to losers then they are out of the event as well. You have been warned.
• The following is the minimum internet speed requirement to play in this event. A speed test is required to be sent by every participant before being able to play.
  • Download speed: 30 Mbit/s or higher
  • Upload speed: 10 Mbit/s or higher
  • Ping: 30 ms or lower
  • Ethernet LAN and Cable or DSL internet service is required
    • Specifically, Wi-Fi and Cellular-based internet service is not allowed.

Basic rules

• 4 stocks
• 8 minutes
• Items set to Off/None
• Smash mode only; Special Smash is strictly not allowed
• Sets are best of 3 games, except for best of 5 in top 8, and best of 7 in Grand Finals

Stage list

Starter

• Battlefield
• Final Destination
• Minus Arena
• Smashville
• Spear Pillar

Counterpick

• Yoshi's Story (Melee)
• Warioware
• Dreamland

No player can pick any stage they've previously won on in the set.

Stage striking can be forgone entirely, and legal stages may be chosen directly if agreed to.

Set Procedure

• Before game 1, players strike stages in P1-P2-P2-P1 form.
• The higher-seeded player is considered player 1.
• For game 1, characters are picked double-blind.
• Following game 1, the winner will declare their character selection, followed by the loser.
• Then, the winning player will ban 3 stages (2 stages in Best of 5, 1 stage in Grands), and the losing player will pick from the remaining stages to play on.

Players have 10 minutes to show up for their first set for the tournament; if they do not show up, they are disqualified from the bracket.

After the first set, if a player does not show up within 5 minutes to their set, they lose the set automatically. If their next opponent is ready to play, after 5 more minutes, they are disqualified.

GENERAL HOPE/DESPAIR RULES

These rules are shared by all events. Game-specific rules are included in the rules for each event.

1. Please be on time.

Registration for each event closes five (5) minutes prior to the event's brackets starting. For the sake of logistics we will not be allowing any exceptions or late substitutions.

2. Please show good sportsmanship.

As a part of the fighting game community there is definitely our fair share of salt and trash talking, but escalating to being a bad person is unacceptable and will result in penalties up to the discretion of the TOs of the event.

3. Please save replays if applicable.

(Super Smash Flash 2 and Fraymakers only)

For titles that are on replay delay, make sure that tournament replays are saved and submitted in a timely manner after the completion of your set. Please archive sets as a ZIP file or similar before submitting to the broadcast team to avoid unnecessary delays.

4. If your set is marked for broadcast, please wait for the broadcaster.

(Brawl Minus and Super Smash Bros. Crusade only)

We want to make sure that all critical sets are broadcasted. This may result in waiting around to play your set until the previous set is complete. Please be patient and hop on stream to see your fellow competitors do battle!

5. Please have a stable internet connection under your control.

This is very important to ensuring that each event runs on time and as smoothly as possible. Each title has its own internet speed requirements so please check that as well, but all events require wired connections throughout the entire chain.