Info Tournament Rules and Info Thread

[Brandish μ]

Welcome! Detailed below are the rules for the Tournament. Please take some time to go through them.

This is a MH event so all Forum Rules apply. As such, it is expected that the courtesy and etiquette standards outlined in the Forum Rules are upheld. Debates can be heated and hard fought, but please do not cross the line.

Tournament Rules

1. Determining the Winner
A win is achieved when a character can continue fighting but their opponent cannot. Death, unconsciousness, immobility etc qualify as standards to deem someone unable to continue. Battlefield Removal does not count as a win. There are no ties/draws.

2. Suicide techniques
Techniques which render the user unable to continue afterwards are restricted. Seppuku is also out of the question for any reason.

3. Neutral location
The fights take place at a neutral venue that doesn't give any wizard an advantage/disadvantage because of location. The Timelapse also doesn't exist for Tournament purposes. Slayers cannot use external elements to power up. Ultear cannot appear in a ripple of time (such as Age Seal).

4. Characters
Restrictions have been applied to some of the participants magic. Sicknesses have been nullified for the fights. All characters are fighting to win at all costs - no emotional or psychological impediment will restrict their ability to battle. (added) No character is allowed preparation for the battle - spells such as runes can only be cast during the fight; and any wizard with modes/transformations start in their base state.

5. Knowledge
Participants will have no additional information about the other characters in the tournament aside from what they already know (canonically).

6. Feats, Portrayal, and Hype.
As a guideline, feats should take precedence. Portrayal and Hype are permitted, it is at your discretion how much they can apply to certain characters.

7. Threads and polls
Please leave the polls, the threads, the updates, etc to us. We (the staff) will take care of all organizational business. All you guys have to do is discuss, vote and enjoy the tournament!

8. Voting
There will be 4 votes in the group stage but only 1 vote allowed in all rounds afterwards. We understand that opinions are prone to change so as long as the poll is open, you're allowed to change your vote. In the event that there is a tie in the Grand Final, the poll will be kept open until another vote is cast

Tournament Information:​

Spoiler: The Tournament Setup

There are 32 participants in the tournament and the tournament will happen in mainly two stages.

Stage 1 (Group Stage): The first stage is the Group Stage. There are 4 groups with 8 fighters each. The Group Stage is a battle royale. All characters are to fight each other in a free for all. The last 4 to remain standing progress to the next stage. Members will vote for 4 in each group to make a total of 16 who continue to the next stage.

Stage 2 (Knockout Stage): All battles following the Group Stage will be knockout battles. Participants will face off in 1 vs 1 matches where the winner progresses to the next round. Members will vote to decided winners in these battles. The tournament will continue in this manner until the Final Battle, at which point, the Winner of the fight is crowned the Winner of the Tournament. There will be 4 rounds in this stage: Best of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals.

Spoiler: Tournament Schedule

12PM GMT is the approximate time-mark for each day listed. Schedule is subject to change.

Group Stage (Voting)

• Group A: April 24th, 2017 – April 29th, 2017
• Group B: April 28th, 2017 – May 3rd, 2017
• Group C: May 2nd, 2017 – May 7th, 2017
• Group D: May 6th, 2017 – May 11th, 2017

Break: May 12th, 2017

Knockout Stage (Voting)

Best of 16

• Bo16 (Battle 1 & 2): May 13th, 2017 – May 18th, 2017
• Bo16 (Battle 3 & 4): May 17th, 2017 – May 22nd, 2017
• Bo16 (Battle 5 & 6): May 21st, 2017 – May 26th, 2017
• Bo16 (Battle 7 & 8): May 25th, 2017 – May 30th, 2017

Quarterfinals: QF (Battle 1, 2, 3 & 4): May 31st, 2017 – June 5th, 2017

Semi-finals: (Battle 1 & 2): June 6th, 2017 – June 11th, 2017

Grand Final: June 11th, 2017 – June 16th, 2017

Spoiler: List of Participants

1. Ajeel Ramal
2. August
3. Bloodman
4. Brandish μ
5. Cobra
6. DiMaria Yesta
7. Elfman Strauss
8. Erza Scarlet
9. Gajeel Redfox
10. Gildarts Clive
11. God Serena
12. Gray Fullbuster
13. Irene Belserion
14. Invel Yura
15. Jacob Lessio
16. Jellal Fernandes
17. Jura Neekis
18. Kagura Mikazuchi
19. Larcade Dragneel
20. Laxus Dreyar
21. Lucy Heartfilia
22. Midnight
23. Mirajane Strauss
24. Minerva Orland
25. Natsu Dragneel
26. Neinhart
27. Rogue Cheney
28. Sherria Blendy (Third Origin)
29. Sting Eucliffe
30. Wendy Marvell
31. Wall Eehto
32. Zeref Dragneel

Spoiler: Character Restrictions and Info

1. All suicide techniques are restricted (Bloodman's kamikaze tech, Iced Shell of any variant, Ars Magia)
2. Irene cannot enchant her opponents' body in any way; ie no animal transmutations.
3. Natsu cannot use Etherious power or Igneel's power
4. Sting can use White-Shadow Dragon Mode at will.
5. Slayer-type Mages who have never shown advanced modes have no access to them.
6. Zeref cannot use time magic, cannot regenerate, and has no access to Fairy Heart.
7. In the case of sacrificial spells, as long as the sacrifice isn't the character, it is allowed, however, the sacrificed piece is considered unusable for the remainder of the battle. For example, Lucy is allowed to sacrifice her key(s) to summon the Celestial Spirit King but can no longer use the sacrificed key.

If you wish to discuss any of these, please use the Tournament Hangout Thread. Alternatively, you may contact one of the staff involved in the tournament should you wish to converse privately:

[B][COLOR=#006600]Axiomus[/COLOR][/B]
[COLOR=#006600][B]DiMaria Yesta[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#006600][B]SirSamuel016[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#006600][B]XXEliteXXAceXX[/B][/COLOR]
[B][COLOR=#0000b3]Brandish[/COLOR][/B]
[B][COLOR=#ff0000]goldb[/COLOR][/B]
Thank you for reading! Please enjoy the tournament

 

[Brandish μ]

Tournament Results

Group Stage​

Irene Belserion Natsu Dragneel God Serena Sting Eucliffe Mirajane Strauss Lucy Heartfilia Wendy Marvell Eric (Cobra)

August Gildarts Clive DiMaria Yesta Gray Fullbuster Bloodman Neinhart Minerva Midnight

Jellal Fernandes Laxus Dreyar Brandish μ Erza Scarlet Sherria Blendy Rogue Cheney Kagura Mikazuchi Jura Neekis

Zeref Dragneel Larcade Dragneel Invel Yura Gajeel Redfox Wall Eehto Jacob Lessio Ajeel Ramal Elfman Strauss

Knockout Stage

Best of 16​

Gildarts Clive vs Jellal Fernandes	Natsu Dragneel vs Larcade Dragneel
August vs Erza Scarlet	Laxus Dreyar vs Gray Fullbuster
God Serena vs Sting Eucliffe	Zeref Dragneel vs Invel Yura
Irene Belserion vs Gajeel Redox	DiMaria Yesta vs Brandish μ

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Quarterfinals​

August vs God Serena	Irene Belserion vs DiMaria Yesta
Natsu Dragneel vs Gildarts Clive	Zeref Dragneel vs Laxus Dreyar

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Semifinals​

August vs Natsu Dragneel​

Irene Belserion vs Zeref Dragneel vs Gildarts Clive

Grand Final​

August vs Irene Belserion

August is the Champion of the FT Fighting Tournament​