After a lot of ups and downs this year, NYG 12 is a go. This year will feature a VF5 FS full tournament with cash prizes and a team tournament. Our venue this year will be Next Level Arcade.

Tournament Breakdown:
Special thanks to @oneida who is matching my $250.00 for pot bonus, we will have a cash payout for this year's top 3.
Saturday, August 12, 2:00 PM: Singles Tournament
1st Place: $350.00
2nd Place: $100.00
3rd Place: $50.00

Sunday, August 13, 2:00 PM: Team Tournament, Casuals and Grudge Matches
Team size: 3 members.


Registration / Venue Fee:

Registration will be Free, but there will be a $10 per day venue fee collected by Next Level Staff as you enter. We are able to secure the venue for Saturday, August 12, and the venue will open for us on Sunday, August 13 for us as well.
You can register for the tournament HERE.

Tournament Rules
Brackets and Calling Matches:
If you are registered for the tournament, you will be placed on a challonge bracket which will be posted before the tournament begins. Our first priority in seeding will be that people from the same region don’t play each other in round 1, but that may not be possible in all cases.

If you are called and are unavailable for your match, we will attempt to resolve other matches in the same round before disqualifying you. If 2 matches occur before you are available, you will be disqualified. If you want to leave the venue for food or other reasons, please consult an organizer to see if there will be enough time. It is your responsibility to be there for your match.

Rules for Matches, Character Select, P1/P2, Stage Select:

Normal Bracket: 2 / 3. Losers, winners, and grand finals are all 3 / 5.

The Tournament is Double Elimination

If two players cannot agree on player 1 / player 2 side, they will flip a coin for it.

After sitting down and going to character select, both players must configure buttons before picking a character. The first stage selection will be random.

After each game in singles, winner should ask loser if they want to change stage or character (NOT both).

Pausing during a match is a 1 round loss. If either player is Shun Di, the loss will be drink neutral (i.e. Shun will neither gain, nor lose, drink points). The player that did not pause can choose not to take the round.

If there is a malfunction of equipment, a break in the game can occur where the player finds a replacement. If the break occurs, or causes the game to pause, a round can be taken by the other player. These rules also apply to button checks.


Reporting Rules Being Broken:

If the match you are playing is not being streamed, rule violations should be reported to organizers by the players in a match. If a winner changes character / stage, do not begin the game and stop part way to report, report the violation before starting the game (you may pause to do this). If someone in your match pauses, winner can choose to take the round without direct response from an organizer.