General PushStart rules

• Sign-ups for a tournament end one hour before the start of the actual tournament. Places are limited, if you did not make the list, keep a close eye on the first round to see if anyone drops out prematurely.
• Be on time for a tourney! Being late is rude for your opponent and results in disqualification.
• Respect your fellow gamers at all times. This includes no trash-talking, sexual of physical harrassment or other forms of insult. Not following this rule results in immediate disqualification.
• PushStart is not responsible for malfunctions of any kind in controllers. Players always have the option of using their own controller, if a player does not have a controller he will be given a controller by us. These controllers are to be used as is, meaning we will not tolerate complaints about them. Players are advised to check their controllers and settings before the start of a match, restarting a match due to controller malfunction is only allowed if both parties agree on this.
• Every action leading to the inability to continue a game (e.g. restarting consoles, causing glitches,...) will result in disqualification of that player. Pausing the game or restarting a match is only allowed if both parties agree.

Mortal Kombat 9

• Tournament on Xbox 360
• You are responsible for your own controller. If you do not bring your own, you can use a standard Xbox 360 pad provided by us, which is to be taken as is.
• Bug abuse means instant ban. You are expected to know your own character and what actions can trigger glitches.
• Kratos will not be available, every other character (including Cyber Sub-Zero and Quan-Chi) are allowed.
• Standard match settings: 2 rounds, 90 seconds.
• Arena is chosen random.
• Tournament is limited to 32 persons, people who subscribe after that will be on the reserve list.
• The first matches will be Elimination, from the finals up this will change to best of three.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• 3 Stock
• 8 minute timer
• Items are set to "off" and "none"
• All sets with the possible exception of winner's finals, loser's finals, and the championship are best of 3 matches
• Best of 5 and above is recommended for any "finals" matches
• In the event of a dispute, controller ports will be selected by Rock-Paper-Scissors
• No player may choose a stage they have already won on in that set unless agreed upon by both players.
• If the timer runs out, the victor is determined first by stock and then by percentage.
• Metaknight's Infinite Cape glitch is banned.
• If a game ends with Bowser doing his suicide klaw and it ends in sudden death, the sudden death will be ignored and that game will count as a win for Bowser.
• You are responsible for your own controller and name tag. Any malfunctions or errors that occur are your responsibility, so bring an extra controller if possible and always check to make sure you're using the correct settings BEFORE a match is played. If a match is to be restarted due to controller functions, it must be agreed upon by both parties.
• Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., freezing, disappearing characters, game reset, etc.) will result in a forfeit of that match for the player that initiated the action. You are responsible for knowing your own character, and must be wary about accidentally triggering one of these effects.
• Stalling is banned.

*Stalling: The act of deliberately avoiding any and all conflict so that one may make the game unplayable. Running away from an opponent to reach a better position is not stalling, while doing an infinite grab endlessly against a wall is. Any infinite chain grabs most end quickly after 300% has been reached so as to prevent excessive stalling.

Stage Selecting

First match is always on Final Destination

Counterpicks:

• Final Destination
• Battlefield
• Smashville
• Yoshi's Island
• Castle Siege
• Lylat Cruise
• Delfino
• Halberd
• Pokemon Stadium 1.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (X360)

• You may use any character originally in the game (including Sentinel, Hsien-Ko, Akuma and Taskmaster)
• Timer: 99secs
• Damage: Normal
• Handicap: Standard 5 stars
• Random Stage.
• Best of 3 matches.
• Simple Mode is NOT allowed

Super Street Fighter 4 (X360)

• 3 rounds, best 2 out of 3
• Time limit: 99 secs.
• You are allowed to switch characters in between rounds
• Random Stage