1. Tournament Period The Street Fighter 5 Tournament (the Tournament ) begins at 7:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time ( ET ) on July 2nd, 2016 and ends at 10:59:59 p.m. ET on July 2nd, 2016 (the Tournament Period ). By participating in the Tournament, each entrant agrees to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules. Entrants further agree to abide by and be bound by all decisions of Haven Expo (the Sponsor ), which shall be final and binding, without right of appeal, in all matters relating to this Tournament and the awarding of the prizes, including without limitation eligibility and/or disqualification of entrants. 2. Eligibility The Tournament is open to entrants who are 16 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Entrants who are below the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence must have the permission of their parent or legal guardian in order to enter the Tournament, and must provide proof of such permission upon request by Sponsor at the time of registration at the Haven Expo (as defined below), as set out in the competitor registration form. Excluded from eligibility are the officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of Sponsor, any Tournament judges, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the Tournament Entities ), and members of the immediate families (defined as parents, siblings, children and spouses, regardless of where they live) or households (whether or not related) of such officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives. ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. 3. How to Enter Competitors have two ways of entry 1. Preregistering with the use of the Google document provided by Haven Expo 2. Registering on the night for which the cut off will be 10 mins before the start of the tournament Competitors must have Haven Expo pass purchased to participate. 4. Prizes There is 1 prize to be won. The first place competitor will receive $550. The Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prizes and is not responsible for postal delays, strikes or errors. Any other costs or expenses associated with the prizes not specified herein will be the responsibility of the winners. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winners. In the event that a winner has not reached the age of majority in his or her jurisdiction of residence, the prize shall be made payable to the winner but delivered to his or her parent or legal guardian. 5. Winner Selection The selection is provided if : (a) the entrant who wins the game in accordance with Schedule A as of the end of the Tournament Period will be announced as the potential winner of the First Place Prize 6. Selected Entrant Verification and Prize Claim Conditions In order to be declared a winner, selected entrants must: (a) agree to Sponsor, confirming compliance with these Official Rules, releasing the Tournament Entities from any liability in connection with this Tournament or the use, misuse, awarding or possession of any prize, and consenting to use of his or her image in publicity (the Release ); and, (b) otherwise comply with these Official Rules. In the event that a potential winner is below the age of majority
in his or her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor shall require the potential winner s parent or legal guardian to ratify the potential winner s Release, and his or her prize shall be awarded to his or her parent or legal guardian. Failure to provide proof of eligibility (if requested), Release documents, or other required documentation in a timely manner or other non-compliance with these Official Rules may result in disqualification, forfeiture of the prize and, at Sponsor s sole discretion, selection of an alternate eligible entrant for the forfeited prize in accordance with these Official Rules, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner. 7. Right to Void / Terminate / Suspend / Modify Sponsor reserves the right, to terminate, suspend or modify this Tournament and these Official Rules in whole or in part, at any time and without notice or obligation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Tournament, or any part thereof, is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, programming errors, or technical issues or failures, which, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Tournament, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, void any suspect entries and: (a) terminate the Tournament, or any portion thereof; (b) modify or suspend the Tournament, or any portion thereof, to address the impairment and then resume the Tournament, or relevant portion, in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; and/or (c) award the prizes from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment in accordance with the winner selection criteria discussed above. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process, the operation of the Tournament, violates the Official Rules or the Code of Conduct, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. 8. Limitation of Liability and Releases BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS TOURNAMENT, EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT SPONSOR, THE TOURNAMENT JUDGES AND THE TOURNAMENT ENTITIES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANT AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BODILY INJURY, DEATH, OR ANY HARM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO A TOURNAMENT ENTITY S NEGLIGENCE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TOURNAMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION: (A) THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE OR USE OF THE PRIZE, OR THE PROPERTY, GOODS OR SERVICES FOR WHICH IT IS REDEEMED; (B) ENTRY, PARTICIPATION IN, OR ATTENDANCE AT THE TOURNAMENT OR THE EGLX SHOW; (C) ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PERSONALITY OR PRIVACY RIGHTS, OR DEFAMATION; (D) AN ENTRANT S VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES; OR (E) AN ENTRANT S VIOLATION OF ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHT. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, therefore such exclusions may not apply to you. Without limiting the foregoing, Sponsor, Tournament judges and the Tournament Entities, and any of Sponsor s other suppliers or contractors, shall not be responsible for: (a) any incomplete or inaccurate information that is caused by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Tournament, or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions or entries in the Tournament; (b) lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, service provider, on-line systems, telephone networks or telephone lines, or any other connections; (c) the theft, destruction, loss or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; (d) any problems with, or malfunctions or failures of, gaming equipment, telephone networks or lines, computers or computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs; (e)
garbled transmissions or miscommunications; (f) failure of any mailed entry or e-mail to be received by or from the Tournament judges or Sponsor for any reason, including but not limited to traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof or technical incompatibility, or postal delays, strikes or errors; (g) damage to a user s computer or gaming equipment (software or hardware) occasioned by participation in or downloading of materials related to the Tournament; (h) printing, distribution, programming or production errors, and any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether human, mechanical, electronic or otherwise; or (I) technical, pictorial, typographical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. 9. Disputes EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS TOURNAMENT, OR ANY PRIZES AWARDED, SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORTING TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING THIS TOURNAMENT, BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEYS FEES. Any dispute or other legal action concerning the Tournament shall be conducted in Mackay, Queensland, Australia, and Tournament participants irrevocably attorney to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the Queensland, Australia. 10. Protection of Personal Information and Publicity Release Sponsor and its authorized agents will collect, use, and disclose the personal information you provide when you enter the Tournament for the purposes of administering the Tournament and prize fulfilment. You may be offered the opportunity to receive additional communications from Sponsor or its partners about its products, and upcoming tournaments, contests and promotions. By entering the Tournament, each entrant agrees to Sponsor s use of his/her name, city/province/state of residence, picture, biographical information, statements, voice, likeness and recorded video in any advertising and publicity Sponsor, the Tournament Entities and any of their respective successors, assigns and licensees may conduct relating to the Tournament in any media or format, whether now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the World Wide Web, at any time or times in perpetuity, without further compensation, approval, review or notice, and hereby releases Sponsor and the Tournament Entities from any liability with respect thereto. 11. Law These are the Official Rules. The Official Rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable federal, provincial, state and municipal laws or the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over the Sponsor. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Official Rules or the rights and obligations as between the entrant and the Sponsor in connection with the Tournament shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Queensland including procedural provisions without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction s laws. By entering the Tournament, each entrant: (a) represents, warrants and confirms that he/she is permitted to enter under, and that the Tournament and these Official Rules comply with, the laws of his/her country, state/province and city of residence; and (b) recognizes that the Tournament, his/her entry and any prize will be void where prohibited by law.
12. Language Discrepancy In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Tournament-related materials, including but not limited to the Tournament entry form, or point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the English language version and any other language version of the Official Rules, the English version shall prevail, govern and control. 13. General Conditions Sponsor will not acknowledge or return any entries and no correspondence will be made with or entered into except with selected entrant(s). Winning a prize is contingent on fulfilling all the requirements set forth herein. All entries and prize claims are subject to verification. Entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules. Decisions of Sponsor and/or any independent Tournament judging organization will be final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Tournament. Sponsor reserves the right to correct any typographical, printing, computer programming or operator errors. Sponsor s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of the Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then the Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein. Should a winner make any false statement(s) in any entry, submission or document referenced above, the winner may be required to promptly return to Sponsor his/her prize, or the cash value thereof. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE, COMPUTER, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR GAME ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TOURNAMENT OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE TOURNAMENT IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 14. Tournament Results and Official Rules To obtain the identity of the prize winners and/or a copy of these Official Rules, send an email to quirky1289@outlook with the subject line Winner List/Rules Request, Haven Expo Open 2016 Street Fighter 5 Tournament General Rules Game Settings: Versus, 99 seconds, 2/3 Rounds, Default Handicap, Random Stage Select. Tournament Format: Single Elimination Bracket. 1/1 games. Players may not use any glitch or bug that prevents the game from being played, including but not limited to bugs causing the game to freeze, reset, remove character from play zone or similar results. TOURNAMENT MATCH PLAY RULES Choosing Sides: When both players are at the game console, they must come to an agreement which side of the machine they will play on (who will sit on 1p and who will sit on 2p). If an agreement cannot be reached, a game of paper-scissors-rock will determine who gets to pick their side. Choosing Characters: There are 3 methods for choosing characters: Standard Selection, Double Blind Selection, and Side and Character Courtesy. If the players do not discuss the method of character selection, it should be understood that the Standard method is being used. If the players cannot come to an agreement on the method of character selection, the judge will apply the double blind method.
a. Standard Selection: Both players choose their characters whenever they want. This is a free for all. Players pick who they want and go. Once either player chooses a character, neither is allowed to request that the Double Blind Selection method be used. b. Double Blind Selection: Either player must explicitly ask for the Double Blind Selection method before either player chooses a character. When a player request Double Blind, the player on the left side (1p) decides which characters and modes (e.g. Ultras) they will choose and whispers his selection to the Tournament Organizer. The Tournament Organizer then signals the player on the right (2p) to pick his characters and play modes. Once the player on the right (2p) has finished, the Tournament Organizer makes sure the player on the left (1p) sticks to his original choices. c. Side and Character Courtesy: As a courtesy, the player who received his choice of which side to play on (1p vs 2p) can elect to choose his character first. This is strictly a courtesy. A player is in no way required to do so. Playing the Match: Once sides and characters have been chosen, the players should begin the first Game in the Match. The following rules go into effect once a Game ends a. The Match is over when either player wins the required number of games. b. Once a player has won the required number of games, the winner of the Match should report the result to the Tournament Organizer. c. If there are still Games to be played, the player who lost the Game has the option of switching sides (1p vs 2p) for the next Game. d. The player who won the game does not have the option of switching sides. He must stay on the same side if the loser does not want to switch. e. The player who won the last Game is required to keep the same characters. The Winner of a game may change his or her Ultra Combo setting, but such change must be made before loser picks character. f. The player who lost the last Game is allowed to choose whatever characters, and Ultra Combos they wish. Reporting Rule Violations: At some point during the tournament, a player may violate either the tournament rules or the rules for a particular game in a tournament. The following rules apply toward rectifying rule violations. a. It is the responsibly of the players in the Match to detect all Match Rule violations and report them to the Tournament Organizer immediately. b. ALL non-gameplay rule violations must be reported to the Tournament Organizer before the Game starts (e.g. the winner switching the characters after winning one Game in a Match). c. Players are not allowed to stop a Game in progress to address a non-gameplay related rule violation. Stopping a Game in progress to report a nongameplay rule violation will result in the forfeiture the round on the part of the person stopping the game. d. The only time a player is allowed to stop a Game to report a rule violation is when that violation occurs during the middle of the match. e. Stopping a Game in progress to erroneously report a rule violation automatically results in the forfeiture of the round by the player who stopped the game. f. Rule violations must be reported at the time they occur. Otherwise, they will be ignored. g. A Tournament Organizer is allowed to report any rule violations on behalf of a player. h. If a Tournament Organizer stops a game to mis-report a rule violation, the Game is replayed with both players picking the same characters, order, and side. No one is disqualified. I. The only people allowed to stop a Game to report a violation are the Tournament Organizer and the players.
j. If a player accidentally or intentionally stops his game for any other reason, he will be forced to forfeit the round. Examples include accidentally pressing the start button on his controller to pause the match, unplugging his or his opponent s joystick, etc. If the game cannot be restarted from the exact point of interruption, the player is forced to forfeit the Game. k. Match interruptions beyond the player s control (e.g. the game crashes or freezes) will be dealt with directly by the Tournament Organizer. All best attempts will be made to resume the round from where it left off. If that cannot be accomplished, the Game will be replayed with both players picking the same characters and modes. Reporting Equipment Failure: Video game hardware has a tendency to break down during tournaments. Buttons or joysticks will occasionally break down in the middle of a match, leaving the player on the broken side at a significant disadvantage. The following rules will be used in the event of a breakdown. a. In the event of an equipment failure, they player has the option to stop the Game in progress to obtain a replacement. b. If a Game is stopped in progress, the reporting player must forfeit the current round. c. New equipment must be immediately available. If replacement equipment cannot be obtained in a timely manner, the player must continue to play on their current equipment or forfeit the Match. d. Once replacement equipment is obtained, the player is given the rest of the round to configure their buttons and test the new equipment. If the player gains an undue advantage by doing so (e.g. charging an abundance of super meter), they must forfeit the Game. e. A player may opt to switch out equipment between Games at no penalty. When this occurs, the player will be given ample time to configure his buttons before the next Game begins. Additional Rules: a. There will be no ties in any tournament. Anyone refusing to play any Match (including the finals) will be disqualified and forfeit all rights to any titles or prizes they might have otherwise earned for that tournament. b. A draw match as determined by the game must be replayed, unless the game awards the draw to a player. c. Inevitable Defeat rule is in effect. This is defined as when a player has legally won the round or match (i.e. landed a move that will kill the opponent) but pauses the game before the game awards the round won icon, will still be awarded the win. The most common occurrence of this rule is when Player 1 lands a super on Player 2, but the super animation is a grab and the damage isn t awarded till the final hit connects, but the opponent has legally lost the round. If there is a dispute over whether the move would have knocked out the other player, a tournament official will unpause the match, see the result of the action, and proceed from there. If the attack does not kill the opponent, then the mid game pause rules are in effect. d. Collusion of any kind with your competitors is considered cheating. If the Tournament Organizer determines that any competitor is colluding to manipulate the results or intentionally underperforming, the collaborating players may be immediately disqualified. This determination is to be made at the sole discretion of the Tournament Director. Anyone disqualified in this manner forfeits all rights to any titles or prizes they might have otherwise earned for that tournament. e. Tournament Organizer has a zero tolerance policy toward violence, threats of violence, intimidation, and other forms of thuggery. Any threat of violence, extreme intimidation, or violence of any kind will result in an immediate and lifetime ban. f. Gambling is prohibited in and/or around the event hall. Any player that gambles on the property will be immediately ejected from the tournament, and may be banned.