No restrictions on stage counterpicking (players are allowed to counterpick to a stage they won on earlier in the set)
In a game ends in a time over, the game’s winner is determined by the following criteria, in order:
Player with more stocks remaining
Player with less % damage
Stage List
Harmonic Convergence
Irken Armada Invasion
Jellyfish Fields
Sweet Dreams
Rooftop Rumble
Set Procedures
Prior to Game 1:
Competitors select their characters for Game 1, either competitor may request a Double-Blind character selection
Competitors play a best-of-1 in Rock-Paper-Scissors (RPS), the winner of RPS will choose to strike either first or second
Competitors take turns removing stages from the list of 5 legal stages (see above) in a P1-P2-P2-P1 order, the stage that remains is the stage for Game 1
Between Games in the Set:
Loser of the prior game selects the stage for the next game from the full list of legal stages, they are allowed to select a stage they won on earlier in the set
Winner of the prior game selects a character for the next game, they are allowed to switch characters
Loser of the prior game selects a character for the next game, they are allowed to switch characters
