Info Tournament Rules and Info Thread

[Kiki]

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.

August 2 - August 7: Group A&B
August 8 <break>
August 9 - August 14: Group C&D
August 15 <break>
August 16 - August 21: Four matches of Ro16
August 22 <break>
August 23 - August 28: Four matches of Ro16
August 29 <break>
August 30 - September 4: Quarterfinals
September 5 <break>
September 6 - September 11: Semifinals
September 12 <break>
September 13 - September 18: Grand Final

Spoiler: List of Participants

1. Ajeel Ramal
2. Brandish μ
3. Cana Alberona
4. Cobra
5. Elfman Strauss
6. Erza Scarlet
7. Freed Justine
8. Gajeel Redfox
9. Gildarts Clive
10. Gray Fullbuster
11. Hakune
12. Jacob Lessio
13. Jellal Fernandes
14. Jura Neekis
15. Kagura Mikazuchi
16. Kiria
17. Laxus Dreyar
18. Lucy Heartfilia
19. Madmole
20. Makarov Dreyar
21. Midnight
22. Mimi
23. Minerva Orland
24. Mirajane Strauss
25. Natsu Dragneel
26. Nebal
27. Rogue Cheney
28. Skullion Raider
29. Sting Eucliffe
30. Suzaku
31. Wendy Marvell
32. Youko

Spoiler: Character Restrictions and Info

1. All suicide techniques are restricted.
2. Natsu cannot use Etherious power or Igneel's power
3. Sting can use White-Shadow Dragon Mode at will.
4. Slayer-type Mages who have never shown advanced modes have no access to them.
5. 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:

Kiki
Axiomus
Brandish

Thank you for reading! Please enjoy the tournament

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TOURNAMENT RESULTS

GROUP STAGE​

A​	B​	C​	D​
Gildarts Clive	Natsu Dragneel	Suzaku	Laxus Dreyar
Erza Scarlet	Jellal Fernandes	Gajeel Redfox	Skullion Raider
Gray Fullbuster	Mirajane Strauss	Hakune	Sting Eucliffe
Ajeel Ramal	Kiria	Madmole	Brandish μ
Elfman Strauss	Jacob Lessio	Minerva Orland	Youko
Nebal	Wendy Marvell	Jura Neekis	Midnight
Cana Alberona	Freed Justine	Makarov Dreyar	Lucy Heartfilia
Kagura Mikazuchi	Mimi	Cobra	Rogue Cheney

ROUND OF 16 (17)​

Skullion Raider vs. Ajeel Ramal	Gildarts Clive vs. Madmole
Brandish μ vs. Kiria vs. Minerva Orland	Natsu Dragneel vs. Gajeel Redfox
Gray Fullbuster vs. Mirajane Strauss	Suzaku vs. Sting Eucliffe
Erza Scarlet vs. Jellal Fernandes	Laxus Dreyar vs. Hakune

QUARTERFINAL​

Gildarts Clive vs. Brandish μ	Natsu Dragneel vs. Skullion Raider
Laxus Dreyar vs. Gray Fullbuster	Suzaku vs. Erza Scarlet vs. Jellal Fernandes

SEMIFINAL​

Natsu Dragneel vs. Laxus Dreyar

Suzaku vs. Gildarts Clive