-RESTRICTIONS-

Only legal residents of the USA and Canada are eligible to compete in this tournament. Players must be at least 17 years of age. Due to cross-play, players may compete via Windows 10 or the Xbox One.

-FORMAT-

Best of Five Games

Single Elimination

Game Timer: 99 seconds

Combo Assist is legal.

-PUNCTUALITY-

Players have up to fifteen minutes to show up for a match before forfeiting the first game. In the event of a no-show or disconnect, refer to the rules and contact an admin via live support.

-BROADCASTS-

Throughout the bracket, an Admin may contact you or your opponent to schedule your match to be played on stream, please abide by their request. Personal broadcast of any gameplay during Stream.me tournament series is prohibited from external platforms in which may lead to terms of rejection from future tournaments and/or legal matters. If you would like to broadcast your match then the Stream.me service is available.

-CHARACTER SELECTION-

All characters are legal. The winner is locked to their character for the next game, while the loser is allowed to select another character.

-REPORTING SCORES-

To report the score, please use the “Report Scores” section via Smash.gg bracket.

If there are any inconsistencies show in the reported scores, support will contact both players involved to resolve the inconsistency. In the event of a dispute, be prepared to provide pictures of post-game summaries or video evidence from the match.

-RANKING / POINTS-

All ranking points are associated with individual players. Points are earned through competitions that are attributed to the player. Players who do not compete under their officially registered XBL ID will risk not being awarded the points from the respective tournament. There are different point values awarded for different placings depending on the tier of the event. Please refer to the tables below.

-ADMINS / REFEREES-

All participants in the season must adhere to the decisions and rules of the league in addition to official operators, admins, and support of the league. All decisions are final, except in cases where the option to appeal is clearly stated. Conversations, either verbal or written, between tournament operators, admins, or referees, and participants are confidential. Publicly posting or sharing these conversations with outside parties is strictly forbidden, unless permission is obtained.

-MATCH FORMAT / SEEDING-

The season follows a single elimination Best of Five games format. The first week will be randomized seeding but for all subsequent weeks, seeding will be determined by the Stream.Me KI Season Standings. New players will receive the lowest seeds. Seeding subject to change.

Season Finals, the players that are in the Top 8 overall will be seeded based on the amount of points they have gained throughout the regular season tournaments in which will be played out in a double elimination bracket with the winner being crowned the Season Champion.

In regards to point tie-breakers for the Season Finals, they will be placed based on their highest tournament placing among the regular season tournaments. If that placing is also a tie, then they will play on the last scheduled broadcast day after the regular season matches we completed.

-PLAYER COLLUSION / THROWING GAMES-

Players are expected to put in their best effort to win each game. If a player is found to not put in their best effort (ie sandbag) to better their own or others overall standings then a punishment will be served by the Admin team. Punishments for collusion may be but are not restricted to the following: Loss of season points, loss of prizing, banishment from the remainder of the season including the finals, and banishment from future tournaments hosted by Stream.Me.

-DISCONNECTS-

If a disconnect occurs mid-match, both players will restart that game. It will be the responsibility of the player that got disconnected to connect to his opponent within 5 minutes. If a player forcibly disconnects due to emotion (i.e. rage-quit), then that player will forfeit the entire game, not just a round.

-TIES-

When the 99 seconds of round time runs out, whoever has the most remaining health will win the round. If a Double K.O. occurs, the match will be replayed.

-DELAYS & FORFEITS-

Players must be online and ready to play at the designated match start time. “Ready to play” means that all players must be present and ready to begin the game within 15 minutes after the official match start time.

If a player is not fully ready to play and the 15 minutes has passed, the player will forfeit the entire set. If a player is unable to join a lobby due to technical difficulties with the game, please notify the opposing player immediately and inform them that you are attempting to connect. If problems arise, please notify the admin team via support.