*Full Double Elimination: WINNERS and LOSERS brackets. The winners of the LOSERS bracket goes on to challenge the winners of the WINNERS bracket. In order for the winners of the LOSERS bracket to win the tournament(s), they have to defeat the winners of the WINNERS bracket for the duration of 2 FULL MATCHES.

What that means: for the winners of the LOSERS bracket to win the tournament, they will have to defeat the winners of the WINNERS bracket 2 out of 3 and then 2 out of 3 again. Whereas the winners of the WINNERS bracket will only have to defeat the challengers from the LOSERS bracket 2 out of 3.

2v2 SEEDING
ROUND ROBIN 

2v2 CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

(double elimination)

General Rules

1. Split screen warm-up games are not allowed on TV's designated for tournament play. Should a TV open up for warm-up play, or vice versa, it will be announced over the microphone.
2. Do not quit out of a game without the permission of your station’s referee. If a team was not ready but a game did begin, please inform the referee of this as soon as possible so that the situation can be worked out and a re-start can be initiated.  Quitting out of a team slayer game will result in a forfeit.
  3. Blank names cannot be used at any time.
4. Players can’t use the same exact name as a teammate during team play.
5. No dropping to the bottom of damnation with the overshield.
6. No getting on top of Damnation
7. No pushing through teleports
8. No unlimited ammo trick
9. Players can’t get up and look at the opposing team’s television during a game.
10. During warm-up periods the winners stay, the losers must get up and only team slayer can be played. There is a maximum of three consecutive games for any team at a warm-up station.
11. In the case of an Xbox/TV malfunction, the game will be restarted from the beginning, no matter what time it crashed.
12. Players must use their registered profile name during all matches.
13. No getting up and looking at the opposing team’s television during a game.
14. Players and spectators must conduct themselves in a reasonable manner. Foul or abusive language is ground for an immediate disqualification of the entire team from the event without warning.
15. No communication between players and spectators at any time during a game.
16. Any other sign of cheating will also result in forfeit of the game.
17. The referee reserves the right to review a situation should a referee not be directly present at the time of game start or incident, and can make a ruling for a re-start or forefit based on the review. The referee's decision is final.
18. Good sportsmanship extends both inside the store and out. Friendly conversation and gamesmanship is permitted, but comments or conduct deemed to be hateful or offensive in nature by the staff of the store may result in ejection from the tornament, forefiture of prize money and banning from store grounds.

PRIZES

Game Junkie will give out cash and prizes equaling either $250, or 70% of the total entry fees, whichever is higher, so as turnout increases, so will your winnings! This will be referred to from here on as the "prize pool". The prizes will break down as follows:

1st - 60% of the prize pool (All in cash)
2nd - 25% of the prize pool (Split Cash / Gift Certificates)
3rd - 15% of the prize pool (Gift Certificates)

CONTROLLERS

Legal
1. Xbox Controller
2. Xbox S Controller
3. Other controllers need the approval of the referee before they can be used. You can get approval before the event by e-mailing stephenc@gamejunkie.com with a picture of your controller. 

(Use of timers such as stopwatches next to the player or on the controller itself is permitted)

Illegal
1. Any Mad Catz Controller
2. Any Wireless Controller
3. Keyboard and Mouse
4. Any Controller Not Listed