SHOW DETAILS
PLAYERS
Japan: mittii (winner of the D-1 Ultimate Climax Blade DOA5U Arcade tournament)
Americas: 2 players
EMEA: 2 players
ASIA: 2 players
Final Trials in Tokyo: 9 players
PRIZES
1st Place:
Trophy
1st Place & 2nd Place:
Entry in the Grand Finals of BATTLE ROYAL 2015, the official Dead or Alive 5 Last Round tournament series, held at NEC XVI (12/3 - 12/6 in Essington, Pennsylvania, USA).
Flight and accommodations for NEC XVI.
WORLD EXHIBITION MATCH RULES
Final Trials In Tokyo
How to join: Registration will be on-site at the Dead or Alive Festival.
The tournament will be capped at 144 players.
Qualifier matches will be drawn at random.
Single elimination matches.
Players will be divided into 9 groups.
The winner of each group will advance to the World Exhibition Match.
Winners will be determined by a single match.
World Exhibition Match
The World Exhibition Match will see the 9 group winners from the Final Trials in Tokyo and the 7 invited players face off in a stunning 16-person tournament.
16-person tournament.
Single elimination matches.
Preliminary matches through Semi-finals will be determined by the best of 3 matches.
The loser of the previous match gets the right to pick their character last.
Please click here for a diagram of the tournament structure.
Restrictions to Tournament Participation
Entrant must be 17 years old or older.
Regulations
Players may change characters for every match.
Players may choose any character.
Before a match, the players will play rock-paper-scissors. The winner has the right to determine side selection and character selection order.
Side Selection: Player can choose left or right side (1P or 2P side).
Character Selection Order: Player can select which character to use after the opponent selects.
Equipment
BRINGING YOUR OWN CONTROLLER
Players may use their own controllers or arcade sticks which are compatible with PlayStation®4 systems.
In order to prevent hardware issues, the use of converters for controllers designed for use with Xbox 360 or Xbox One is prohibited.
The use of controller-specific functionality including but not limited to rapid fire or macros is prohibited. Any players caught using controller-specific functionality will be disqualified.
KOEI TECMO GAMES is not responsible for the behavior and functionality of any controllers which players bring to the event. If a controller which a player brings does not work, please use one of the controllers provided by the event.
Game Settings
Game: Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (PS4)
Rounds: 60 seconds/round, best of 5 rounds
Costumes: All costumes are allowed
Stages: Random selection, Danger Zones on
Camera: Classic
Hit effects: Off
Dirt: On
Sweat: On
Breast motion: LR
Online lag simulation: Off
Warnings
Any person found to be performing any of the following behavior may be ordered to leave the event:
Interfering with another player during a match (blocking their view, touching them, etc.)
Problematic behavior (violence, intimidation, insults, threats, degrading or defamatory comments, etc.)
Interfering with gameplay (damaging systems or other equipment, turning systems off, excessive use of pause functionality, etc.)
Entrants who do not show up to a match within the designated start time forfeit the match. Entrants should be near the location of their next match by 10 minutes prior to the start of their match.
A judge will be present at every match. Judges will start gameplay, watch for prohibited behavior during the match, restart matches which were interrupted, and record the results of each match. All decisions made by the judges regarding the progress of matches will be final.
Coaching entrants during matches is prohibited.
TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE
If there are technical problems with controllers, etc., entrants should raise their hand and report the issue to the judge. The judge can then interrupt the match. The number of rounds won for each entrant will be reproduced in a new match, and the match will restart from the round in which it was interrupted.
If a match is interrupted by external factors such as system errors or power being turned off, the number of rounds won for each entrant will be reproduced in a new match, and the match will restart from the round in which it was interrupted.
If a player interrupts a match unnecessarily, that player will be penalized one round.
Except in cases of clear problems such as controllers not responding, the round in which the problem was reported will be lost.
One minute will be granted to entrants before the start of a match for changing controller settings, checking other settings, etc. Rematches due to technical issues reported after the end of a match will not be allowed.