Tekken 6: Londra 12 Dic Finale Europea

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Il Campione che uscirà dalla Finale di Milano del 10 Dic, rappresenterà l'Italia alla Finale Europea che si svolgerà a Londra il 12 Dic.

L'evento rientra nel torneo "King of Iron Fist", costituito da una serie di sfide pubbliche che si sono tenute e si terranno in tutta Europa e Australia. I vincitori di ogni paese si sfideranno poi nella finale sopra citata.

Di seguito il regolamento, rigorosamente in inglese, della Finalissima di Londra:

Tournament Rules and Regulations

By entering the Namco Bandai Games’ Tekken 6™ PAL Tournament Grand Finals you acknowledge the following terms and conditions and agree to adhere to the tournament rules:

GRAND FINAL GAME / VERSION FORMAT:

• The Tekken 6™ PAL Tournament Grand Finals will be held at The Proud Galleries in London and will be
played using the retail edition of Tekken 6™ on Playstation 3 ‐ No tournament matches will be played on
Xbox360 Format!
• The final retail‐edition will allow participants to configure buttons to their preferred settings prior to
each match (but cannot be altered once a match has begun).
• Competitors in the Grand Finals may choose to play rounds on their own pad if preferred, but agree that
all equipment will be subject to inspection by Namco Bandai Games staff prior participation.
• All Participants are responsible for their own equipment and neither Namco Bandai Games, or The
Proud Galleries will be liable for any loss or damage to participant equipment.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

• Namco Bandai Games’ Tekken 6™ PAL Tournament will be a single elimination knock‐out tournament.
• Participants will proceed upon winning Matches.
• Each Match of the tournament will be played to a best of three Fights (First to reach two victories).
• Each Fight will be set to a best of three Rounds. (First to reach two K.O.s).
• Participants that lose their Match will be eliminated from the tournament and can play no further part,
regardless of forfeiture or abstention from other participants.
• The Final Match of the tournament ‐ the Fights will be played to a best of five Rounds.

SEEDING:

• Whilst all participants have been deemed as champions of their corresponding territories, we shall
endeavor to seed entrants based on their skill and success at previous international tournaments.
• By entering the tournament all participants accept the decision of Namco Bandai Staff as to their
placement within tournament starting positions.
• Due to the number of participants (17), a three–way play‐off will be conducted to decide one quarter
final place.
• The entrants for this play‐off will be chosen completely at random in the tournament’s initial draw, and
all participants accept they may have to play an extra Match to progress to the quarter finals.
• Play‐off participants will play each other in one Match each. Should a participant win both Matches
they will automatically advance.
• In the event of a tie, the participant who with the best Win / Loss Fight statistic will advance.
• Should participants still be tied, the participant with the best Win / Loss Round statistic will advance.
• In the event that two participants are still tied, a further Match will be fought between the two highest
placed entrants in the play‐off.

MATCH PLAY:

• Your name and territory will be clearly announced prior to each Match. It is the participants own
responsibility to listen for his/her name.
• Once called, a participant must make their way to the Tournament stage and take their seat ready at the
tournament main event console.
• Once called, a participant will have 1 minute to get to their position to begin their Match. It is your
responsibility to reach the sampling unit in time and Namco Bandai Games Staff will not leave the
tournament unit to look for fighters.
• Namco Bandai Games Staff reserve the right to forfeit the Match should participants not present
themselves at the sampling unit after their name is called, regardless of any mitigating circumstances.
• Namco Bandai Games staff cannot guarantee any participants a Player 1 or Player 2 controller position
and participants accept the playing position assigned to you by tournament officials.
• You will be allowed time to configure your control style at the demo station prior to your Match – It is
your responsibility to make sure this is button configuration is correct and you will NOT be allowed to
reconfigure once a Match has begun without forfeiting the Fight.
• Tekken 6™ has a set period of time for participants to select a character – You must choose a character
in this period or you will have to proceed with the default selection or forfeit the Fight.
• Contestants may only change Characters after a lost Fight.
• Winning contestants must proceed to the next Fight with the same character, you may not change your
character based on the losing opponents new selection.

EQUIPMENT:

• If any Namco Bandai Games’ equipment fails during a Match you must alert a member of staff
immediately.
• Any failure from Namco Bandai Games’ equipment will result in the affected Fight being replayed.
• Any failure from a contestants own equipment during the Grand Finals Event will result in the
participant forfeiting the Fight – It is your own responsibility to ensure your own equipment is in good
working order.
• Namco Bandai Games Staff can provide participants with replacement PS3 Joypad at the Tekken 6™ PAL
Tournament Grand Finals to use should personally owned equipment fail during a Match, but accept no
responsibility for replacing damaged joysticks.

TIE BREAKERS, BYES & FORFIETS:

• By entering the tournament you accept that Namco Bandai Games Staff reserve the right to award Byes
to further rounds, settle Tie‐Breakers and administer Forfeits at their own discretion.
• You also accept that Namco Bandai Games Staff decisions are final and failure to follow their directions
can result in the forfeit of Fights or disqualification from the tournament.
Round Forfeiture
• If a participant presses PAUSE during a Fight they will immediately forfeit of the Round unless
sanctioned by a member of Namco Bandai Games Staff.
• Namco Bandai Staff will not tolerate excuses attributed to mobile phone rings, itches, sneezes etc.
and their decision is final.
Fight Forfeiture
• If a participant wishes to change the configuration of their controller buttons once a Match has
already begun they must forfeit the Fight.
Match Forfeiture
• If a contestant cannot be located after his name and fight number has been called he/she will
automatically forfeit the Match.
• Any participant deliberately attempting to sabotage or damage Namco Bandai Games’ equipment to
restart matches will be immediately disqualified from the tournament.
• Any persons who attempt to disrupt Matches with verbal or physical abuse of Namco Bandai Games
Staff or tournament competitors will be disqualified from the tournament and may be removed
from the venue.
• Refusal to play a Fight or committing any disruptive behavior that can delay the tournament will
result in forfeiture of the Match regardless of contestant tournament standings.

FURTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

• All participants represent their country and will be required to produce a passport or proof of
citizenship.
• By participating in a Namco Bandai Games’ Event (tournament, casual or otherwise), you agree to
partake in promotional activities that may include having your photo taken.
• Any tournament winner or runner‐up that refuses to have their picture taken, loses any rights to
titles and/or prizes.
• Prizes will be sent to the address given by the winners. Please allow 28 days for delivery.
• There is no cash alternative to the prize. In the event that all or part of the prize is unavailable then
the promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equivalent value. The prize is nontransferable.
• The promoter shall not be liable for any interruption to this promotion or any technical failures or
malfunctions whether due to force majeure or other actors beyond the promoter’s control.
• The promoter reserves the right, acting reasonably and in accordance with all relevant legislation
and codes of practice, to vary the terms and conditions of this promotion.
• It is a fundamental rule of participation in all Namco Bandai Games events that actions which are, or
are deemed to be, collaborative, or indicative of complicit or explicit collusion of any form, may
result in the direct expulsion and/or exclusion of the offender (s) from the event in progress, and
also of any such subsequent events, as determined by Namco Bandai Games Staff.
• For these purposes, "collusion" is defined as: Knowingly or willingly manipulating the outcome of
any particular game/contest, in order to bring about a desired effect that may be directly or
indirectly beneficial to yourself and/or to any other parties present. An example of such an act is
deliberately losing a fight in order to confer an advantage upon another participant.
• If action is taken by the management as a result of individual (s) being deemed to engage in the
aforementioned activities, the management's decision will be absolutely binding and final in this
matter. No further correspondence may be entered into, unless at the direct discretion of the
tournament director.
• Participants should also be aware that any activities falling under this definition will result in a direct
forfeit of eligibility for any awards and/or prizes due.
• Your co‐operation in this matter is greatly appreciated. If you are in any doubt regarding this rule,
please speak directly with the management before entering a tournament, to ensure you fully
understand what is required of you.
• These rules exist in order to protect the integrity and fairness of Namco Bandai Games events.
• Please note that in exceptional circumstances, the tournament rules may be subject to change at
short notice. In the event of such a change, the tournament director and/or management will make
every effort to make participants aware of this fact as soon as possible.
• We also reserve the right to eject any participant who, in our opinion, is detrimental to, and/or is
having a negative impact on the event. The management's decision on all matters is absolute and
binding.