Pairings will be announced each round, and matches will proceed accordingly.
To participate in a match, players must pay the required number of Tournament Chips specified for that match.
After paying, players face their opponents. The winner of the match earns all the chips paid by both players for that match.

• Late Registration System

This event will use a Late Registration System.
As long as you register between the official registration start time and the late registration deadline, you may join the tournament starting from the next available match.
* You must have enough Official Event Participation Assistance Tickets to exchange for the required number of Tournament Chips to join the next match.

• Elimination & Ranking

Players who do not have enough Tournament Chips to enter the next match will be eliminated.
Rankings for eliminated players are determined by the number of chips they held at the time of elimination.
Players eliminated at 17th place or lower may exchange their remaining Tournament Chips for Official Event Participation Assistance Tickets at reception.
Players eliminated at 16th place or higher must forfeit all remaining chips and will instead receive prizes and/or prize money according to their final standing.
* Upon leaving the venue, all Tournament Chips must be exchanged for Tickets or prizes. Chips may not be taken home.

• Re-Entry System

This event will use a Re-Entry System.
When a player is eliminated, they may return to the tournament starting from the next match, if they can exchange enough Event Participation Assistance Tickets for the required Tournament Chips at reception.
* The number of chips exchanged (including those already held) is capped at the maximum number allowed for each tournament.

• Finals Tournament

After the late registration deadline, if the number of active players is 4 or fewer at the end of a match, rankings will be confirmed, and the top 4 players will advance to the Finals Tournament.
In each match, the player with the higher ranking at the start of the Finals has the first turn.
Winners of Finals matches take all of their opponent’s remaining Tournament Chips.
Matches in the Finals Tournament have no time limit.

• Thinking Time in Finals Matches

During Finals matches, each player is allowed 30 seconds of thinking time per action.
If a player exceeds 30 seconds, they must spend a Time Chip to gain an additional 30 seconds.
Each Finals participant will receive 15 Time Chips before the Finals Tournament begins.
* The number of Time Chips provided may change depending on event conditions.