Joining your game lobby
- Add your opponent as a PSN friend.
- Start Street Fighter V.
- Open a custom game
- Invite your opponent.
- Select the "Match details" found below.
- Start the fight.
Tournament Format Details
- Mode: 1on1
- Player seeding: random.
- Best of: Three
- Tournament system:
- 0-64 participants: Double Elimination
- 65-256 participants: Single Elimination
- >256 participants: Swiss*
*If the swiss system is used the settings are as follows:
- Number of rounds: 8
- Elimination after: 2 losses
Match details
- Game mode: Battle Lounge
- Best of 3 games
- First to 2 wins
- Timer: 99 seconds
- Number of players: 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 colors are banned: Abigail - Halloween color 2, Gill - Battle color 11, Gill - Battle color 15, Urien - Story color 6, Urien - Battle color 7, Zangief - Mech color 2
- The Kanzuki Beach, Flamenco Tavern, Skies of Honor, Field of Fate and Mysterious Cove stages are banned from Tournament play.
Ties
Since games cannot end in ties, when the 99 seconds runs out, whoever has the most remaining health will win the round. If both players enter a match extension they are to play out the extension.