For the PlayVS Cup, new formats will be used for some title’s matches during the single elimination tournament. While a portion of these are the same as the formats found within rulebooks, there may be slight adjustments for PlayVS Cup specifically.

The game formats found within this article supersede the information inside the individual game title rulebooks. All other game title rules found within each rulebook still apply during the PlayVS Cup tournament.

On May 13, 2023 at 11:59 PM, all rosters will lock. Once rosters are locked, coaches will not be able to add any new players to their active roster or bench.

Please ensure all players and backups are correctly added to your team’s roster before the lock. If you are having any problems updating your roster, please reach out to support@playvs.com.

This will be a single elimination tournament. All matches will be scheduled for the following start time(with the exception of the Finals which is listed separately):

Due to the nature of a national tournament, please keep in mind that your opponent may be in a very different time zone. If the original start time requires a reschedule, we encourage all participants to work together to find the optimal time to play.

On Thursday, June 1 & Friday, June 2 the following titles’ finals will be broadcastd on the official PlayVS Twitch Channel.

Matches between each team will be played in a Best-of-Seven (Bo7) format. Winners of each match will advance to the next portion of the bracket.

The home team coach will designate a captain who will be in charge of creating the lobby and setting up the match using the requirements found in the Rocket League Game Day Protocol. All match requirements found there should be considered a part of the Rocket League (High School) rulebook.

Important: All rules still apply outside of game specific format rules. The rest of the Rocket League Rulebook can be found here.

Each match throughout the bracket and for finals will be a Best of Three (Bo3). The team to win two matches will be declared the winner.

I the Madden 23’s main Game Options menu, players may adjust the below Gameplay Helpers in the Madden 23’s main Game Options menu.

Important: All rules still apply outside of game specific format rules. Please review the Madden 23 Rulebook and the Madden 23 Game Day Protocol.

This title is split between East and West leagues for PlayVS Cup ‘23. It will be a series of Best-of-Five (Bo5) games in a Best-of-Three (Bo3) set. In the event that a single team reaches two set wins before the start of a third set, a third set will not be played.

Important: All rules still apply outside of game specific format rules. Please review the Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate Rulebook and the The Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate Game Day Protocol.

Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate will be broken down into the following groups for the East and West divisions for competitions.

This title is split between East and West leagues for PlayVS Cup ‘23. Each match throughout the bracket and for finals will be a Best of Five (Bo5) games. The team to win 3 matches will be declared the winner.

Important: All rules still apply outside of game specific format rules. The review the Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe Rulebook and the Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe Game Day Protocol.

Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe will be broken down into the following groups for the East and West divisions for competitions.

Each match throughout the bracket and for finals will be a Best-of-5 (Bo5). The team to win 3 matches will be declared the winner.

Games will be played in Conquest Format, in which each team brings three (3) different classes. A team can only bring one deck for each class. Each player will be the “pilot” of one of the three decks the team brings and compete in a match consisting of a best of 5 game series. The pilot will be in charge of deciding the moves in the game while the other two teammates watch and help with strategy. Teammates will be able to take notes and help the pilot with their decisions during each game. Each time a team wins with a certain class, they will no longer be able to use that class for the remainder of the match.

Cardbacks: For the championship broadcast, cardbacks will be assigned as follows. The Home Team will be able to pick any cardback that is not the default card back. The Away team will be assigned the default cardback.

Important: All rules still apply outside of game specific format rules. Please review the Hearthstone Rulebook and the Hearthstone Game Day Protocol.

This will be a single Best-of-Three (BO3) match. In the event that a single team reaches two game wins before the start of a third game, the third game will not be required to be played.

Important: All rules still apply outside of game specific format rules. Please review the NBA 2K Rulebook and the NBA 2K Game Day Protocol.

Each match throughout the bracket and for finals will be a Best-of-Five (Bo5). The first team to win three games will be declared the winner.

Important: All rules still apply outside of game specific format rules. The rest of the Splatoon™ 3 Rulebook and the Splatoon™ 3 Game Day Protocol.

All Overwatch games will be played on the Live service version of the title currently released at the time of matches.

Matches between each team will be played in a Best of Five (Bo5) format. Winners of each match will advance to the next portion of the bracket

Each match will follow the Game Mode order listed below with the map pool selection listed besides it. Teams MUST follow the Game Mode order, if an incorrect Game Mode is selected for a game, the game must be restarted before a “Game of Record” has been established as per section 1.3 of the Overwatch Youth Program* rulebook. Failure to restart the game with the proper game mode may result in action being taken against the host’s team by League officials.

The losing team of the first game will have map selection. The losing team will determine the map, while the winning team will have side selection. (Note: In the lobby, Team 1 will always defend first and Team 2 will always attack first).

All rules still apply outside of game specific format rules. Please review the Overwatch 2 Youth Program* Rulebook and the Overwatch 2 Game Day Protocol.

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