All Matches must use the following in-Game Settings:

Rounds: 3 out of 5

Time Limit: 60 seconds

Stage: Random

Character Customizations: Off

Character Preset Costumes are legal for Tournament use with the exception of the following:

Players cannot use the same Preset. Should both Players wish to use the same Preset, they will play a tiebreaker as determined by the Tournament Organizer or Tournament Event Organizer (as applicable) to determine who may use their preferred Preset Costume for the duration of the Match.

Standard Tekken Online Challenge ruleset

All Match Sets will be best-of-three, in which the Player who wins two (2) Matches first wins the Match Set, with the exception that the Winner’s Bracket finals, Losers Bracket finals, and Grand Finals of each Tournament Event bracket will be best-of-five, in which the Player who wins three (3) Matches first wins the Match Set.

The winner of any single Match is determined when the Game awards the win to that Player or upon the opponent causing a match disruption or other violation of the Rules as determined by the Tournament Organizer staff member.

During a Match Set, the winner of any single Match must comply with the following winner lock rules:

At the start of a Match Set, each Player selects their character and the stage is selected at random;

After any single Match, the winner is "locked" into their character and they are not permitted to switch their character until or unless they lose a subsequent single Match;

All single Matches are loser's choice; and

The loser of any single Match may choose between rematching with the Player’s previous characters and stage, rematching with the Player’s previous characters but with a new stage of their choice, or returning to character select to choose a new character and a new randomly selected stage.