Rules

All names being the same is crucial for both finding your opponent and clarity for the TO. Please respect everybody’s time and make yourself easy to find. Keep in mind, to ping someone in Discord you only need to type "@" followed by the first few letters of their name and hit TAB to autocomplete.
Discord: type "/nick <cfn name>" DO NOT change your name to "<name you like > CFN: <cfn name>" or even "CFN: <cfn name>" as this is MUCH HARDER to search for in discord
Challonge: Once you are registered hit the big orange button that says "GO TO YOUR SETTINGS" to change your name to your CFN

You must Check In on Challonge and be available in the Discord prior to the start time of the tournament. Check In takes place 1 hour before the tournament begins. Signing up is not the same as Checking In.
The higher seeded player is encouraged to create the lobby and invite their opponent but is not required to do so. Communicate with your opponent in the Discord to determine who will create the lobby.
Upon the request of the TO in the Discord, join the stream lobby.
Winner must report the match on Challonge.
Only one console/account per entrant.
Only one entrant per console/account
Kanzuki Beach, Skies of Honor, and Flamenco Tavern stage must be agreed upon prior to the start of the match.
DO NOT compete in Round 1 until the tournament has officially begun. Brackets are automatically reorganized by Challonge prior to the start of the tournament to account for competitors who have not checked in. (This usually takes a few minutes past start time to assure proper seeding)

FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THESE RULES CAN RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION

GENERAL INFO

Game – Street Fighter V
Console – PC and PS4
Entry is Free
East Coast Tournament Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/TheOnlineLocal
Round Robin Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/ragmuffin/
West Coast Tournament Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/sniffulls
EU Tournament Stream: http://www.twitch.tv/CrossedMoon
Guilty Gear Tournament Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/kevin_or_hell
Tournament will be run from Discord: https://discord.gg/pVUHbgX
Double Elimination
Regular Matches are Best 2 of 3
All Top 8 is Best 3 of 5 - All matches on Stream
Loser has the option to change character. If the Winner chose Random Select, they must choose Random Select again. If the Loser changes character the winner has the option to change V-Trigger/V-Skill selection.
Winners Top 8 and Losers Semifinals and onward will be on stream with various matches streamed from winner’s side leading up to Top 8.
Speed/Ping Tests can be performed upon request of competitor and will be discussed with the TO. If a conclusion cannot be agreed upon the match will be decided by a coin flip.
Kanzuki Beach, Skies of Honor, and Flamenco Tavern stage must be agreed upon prior to the start of the match.
Training Stage is encouraged.
The winner of the match is required to report their own score on challonge. If a score is misreported or the player is having difficulty reporting the score due to a technical error please ping the designated TO in the discord to relay the issue.

Players must have an upload speed above 5 Mbps. Speeds can be checked [here.](https://testmyspeed.onl/)
Players must have a ping below 64 ms and a jitter of less than 6 ms when connected to a Sacramento, CA server. Ping can be tested [here.](https://testmyspeed.onl/)
If you plan on streaming you play during tournament, you must meet the connection requirements while streaming.
If players cannot connect the player with the most amount of losses will be given the loss.
If a TO suspects that players are trying to game the rules and undermine the spirit of competition they will be immediately disqualified and not receive any prizes.
Players are prohibited from using macros, turbos, or any peripheral which tampers with standard game functionality. No bots.
ANY EVIDENCE OF PLAYER COLLUSION WILL RESULT IN A PERMANENT BAN FROM R/SF TOURNAMENTS OR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THESE RULES CAN RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION

Players can report their own score.

West Coast is considered:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Oregon, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Western Canada, Mexico
Players must be within one of the listed areas and have a ping of less than 64 ms when connecting to a server in Sacramento, CA using a speed test. (https://testmyspeed.onl/)