Tekken 7 - Rules

  1. Tournament General Rules

    1. Game Settings

      1. Game Version: PlayStation 4

      2. Rounds: First to Three

      3. Timer: 60 seconds

      4. Stage Select: Random (detailed in Section 2.c)

      5. Character Customizations: Off

      6. Character Preset Costumes are Tournament Legal

      7. Jack-7 Preset 3 & 4 cannot be used

      8. Gigas Preset 3 cannot be used

    2. Players cannot use the same Preset. Should both players wish to use the same Preset Costume they will play a Best-of-Three Rock-Paper-Scissors to determine who may use their preferred Preset Costume for the duration of the Match.Match ProcedureThe following steps outline the process of playing a Match.

  2. Tournament Match Play Rules

    1. Players select their sides (see Section 2.b)

      1. Players select their characters. Either Player may invoke Double Blind Character Selection (as defined in Section 2.b.ii).

      2. The Players play the first Game of the Match.

      3. The losing Player of the preceding Game may choose to change characters.

      4. Players go to Stage Select and select Random (see Section 2.c)

      5. The next Game is played.

      6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all subsequent Games until the Match is complete.

    2. Side Selection

      1. Players may mutually agree who sits on the left and right side, corresponding to Player 1 and Player 2 respectively, at the start of the Match. Players are committed to this selection for the entirety of the Match. If Players cannot agree to a Side Selection, they will play a Best-of-Three Rock-Paper-Scissors to determine who picks their side for the first Round. For all subsequent Rounds and Matches, the winner will select a side first.

      2. Double Blind Character Selection
        Either Player may request that a double blind selection occur. In this situation, a Tournament Organizer will be told, in secret, each of the Players’ character choices for the first Round. Both Players are to then select their first Round character, with the staff validating the character selections. If a Player does not select the character they told to the Tournament Organizer they forfeit that Game.

    3. Stage Selection

      1. For the first Game of the Match, players will utilize Random Stage Selection. For each subsequent Game in the Match, the Player who lost the previous Game may choose a stage if they have not changed their character (see Tie Games in 2.d for exceptions). If the losing Player has chosen to change their character they must use Random Stage Selection.

    4. Tie Games

      1. In the event of a tied Game, declared by a Double K.O. screen in the final Round of the Game, the Game will not be scored and both Players will replay the tied Game with the same characters and on the same stage.

    5. Permitted Controllers
      All standard arcade sticks and controllers are permitted. Macro functions (e.g. turbo buttons) and wireless controllers are not permitted. DualShock 4 is the only wireless controller that is permitted. Players using DualShock 4 controllers must un-sync their controller after each Match. If a Player using a DualShock 4 controller fails to un-sync their controller after a Match, that Player maybe disqualified at the sole discretion of Tournament Organizers.


  1. Match Disruptions

    1. Pauses

      1. If a Player either intentionally or accidentally pauses the Game by either pressing the start button or unplugging the Player’s or the Player’s opponent’s controller, the Player who paused may forfeit the current Round in the sole discretion of the Tournament Organizers.

    2. Restarts

      1. Tournament Organizers may order a Game or Match restart due to exceptional circumstances, such as if a bug significantly affects a Player’s ability to play or a Game or Match is unable to finish, or if the Game or Match is disrupted by a Force Majeure or other event.

    3. Stalling

      1. Stalling, or excessively delaying the Game or Match, may result in a Game or Match forfeit at the discretion of Tournament Organizers.

  2. 8.5. Cheating

    1. Any cheating, as determined by the Tournament Organizers in their sole discretion, will result in an immediate forfeiture and additional penalties depending on the severity of the infraction.

  1. Penalties

    1. Players who break the rules in this document are subject to penalties including (but not limited to) the following:

      1. Match Restart

      2. Loss of Game

      3. Match Forfeiture

      4. Removal from the League

      5. Temporary Player Bans

      6. Permanent Player Bans