Hey TFTV. It's that time again. Time for a netplay tournament!

This tournament starts [b]Saturday, February 18th at 3PM EST.[/b]. Signups go right up until the start of the tournament.

This tournament is going to be [b]free-entry[/b].

[b]Bracket and Signup:[/b]
http://challonge.com/tftvmelee7

We're going to be trying out a new signup system. To sign up, visit the bracket page and click [b]"go to registration"[/b]. You'll have to have a Challonge account to sign up, and you have the ability to change your name upon registration for the tournament. [b]Please try to make your Challonge name as similar to your TFTV/Discord name as possible to avoid confusion.[/b]

There is also an hour-long check-in period on Challonge before the tournament starts. [b]If you do not check in, you will be automatically DQd from the tournament and the bracket will automatically adjust.[/b]

[b]Discord:[/b]
https://discord.gg/0qqKNgeZYsyNmyS9

Join this Discord channel on the day of the tournament to find and report your matches.

[b]Rules:[/b]
[list]
[*] NA only
[*] We use a slightly edited version of the Smashboards ruleset, which you can see here:
http://smashboards.com/rulesets/melee/
Since pause is automatically left on by the Netplay settings, we can't turn it off; accidentally pausing mid-game still forfeits your stock.
Because we can't do RPS online, lower seed strikes first.
[*] Use Faster Melee 4.4
[*] Double elim
[*] BO3 throughout, BO5 winners/losers finals and grands (winner gets 1BO5 advantage in GFs)
[*] Forfeit rule: 10+ minutes late to your game is an automatic FFL (with exceptions due to extenuating circumstances, discuss with me [b]beforehand[/b])
[*] In a case of unplayable lag, or inability to connect, players can agree to play on a different Dolphin version. If the issues are not resolved, a TO will be called to determine if a forfeit is warranted. The lagging player also has the right to forfeit the match.
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I may try to do a stream and cast myself since I have the ability to do so now; however it would be a bit awkward for me to do it myself (since i'm playing), [b]so contact me if you're willing to stream or cast the tourney.[/b]

Thanks for playing, and here's to a good tourney!