This is a beginner/intermediate tournament for those new or newish to BBCF.

Entry is free and open to anyone interested in North America (The United States, Canada, and Mexico) with a good wired connection.

Please make sure your Challonge and Discord names match. If I can't ping you I'll DQ you.

Tournament Rules:

   - You must be on PC.

   - You must be wired.

   - You must be in Discord by noon (12:00 pm) on tournament day or risk being removed from the bracket.

   - All entrants must be connection tested an hour before tournament start.

   - You must assign yourself the BlazBlue role in Discord by visiting the #flaring channel.

   - All sets will be ft2 except for Losers, Winners, and Grand Finals which are ft3.

   - Do not pick mute. I'll warn you the first time then take a game the second. If you'd like to play your own music please lower the BGM in settings.

Important Links:

• Discord for Coordination
• Twitch Stream

Prizing:

Prize pool is seeded based on number of entries after check in as follows:

< 8 - $0

8-16 - $10

16+ - $20

Everything is paid out through Matcherino. Any and all donations to the Matcherino will go directly towards the pot. Payment tiers (minimum Top 3 payout):

$150 - Top 4 Payout

$320 - Top 6 Payout

$660 - Top 8 Payout

We will be running it swiss style, and based on entrants we'll have the following number of rounds and graduates (those with the best records). In the case of a very large bracket with a large number of perfect/good records, TO may deem there be more  graduates. 

< 9 entrants 3 rounds swiss, 1 graduate

9-16 entrants 4 rounds swiss, 2 graduates

17-24 entrants 5 rounds swiss, 3 graduates

>24 entrants 5 rounds swiss, 4 graduates