- Add your opponent as a friend.
- Start Street Fighter V.
- Open a custom game.
- Invite your opponent.
- Remember the "Match Details" below.
- Start the fight.
- After the match is finished, please enter the result and screenshots via ESL Play mobile app or website.
- Mode: 1on1.
- Player seeding: Random.
- Series size: Best of Three (FT2).
- Tournament system:
- 0-64 participants: Double Elimination Bracket with Double Grand Final.
- 65-256 participants: Single Elimination Bracket.
- >256 participants: Swiss.*
*If the swiss system is used the settings are as follows:
- Number of rounds: 8.
- Elimination after: 2 losses.
- Game mode: Battle Lounge.
- Rounds: 3.
- Timer: 99 seconds.
- Victory setting: First to 2.
- Character select: ON.
- Winner must keep character.
- Loser may switch character.
- Stage: Random.
- The character "Eleven" is banned from the tournament. Other characters (including DLC) are allowed.
- The following costumes are banned: Balrog - Gutsman, Blanka - Story, Ed - Nero, Gill - Pyron, M.Bison - Astarot, Rashid - Airman, Rashid - Viewtiful Joe, R. Mika - Professional, Ryu - Mega Man, Urien - Halloween, Urien - Wesker, Blanka - Nergigante, Necalli - Halloween, Dan - Story.
- The following costume colours are banned: Abigail - Halloween colour 2, Gill - Battle colour 11, Gill - Battle colour 15, Urien - Story colour 6, Urien - Battle colour 7, Zangief - Mech colour 2.
- The Kanzuki Beach, Flamenco Tavern, Skies of Honor, Field of Fate and Mysterious Cove stages are banned from Tournament play.