By The Bey is excited to host our first large tournament, at a new location in the heart of Berkeley just a few minutes from Bart. We're proud to once again record the entire tournament in high-quality and upload it to By The Bey's social media. This tournament will feed into the WBO Season 0 rankings as well as the local Norcal League rankings.

Pizza will be provided to Top 8 and tournament staff during the break between stages. Please prepare yourself drinks and snacks to get through the day. The event will take 4-5 hours to finish and will end around 5:30p. For those who do not Top 8 they will be done for the day around 3:30-4:00pm, but are welcome to hang around to spectate Top 8 and to enjoy free play. 

Participant Cap: 48 - Invite Only
To be added to this tournament you must complete the following two strsp

1. Pay here
   
2. Fill out this form, do not fill out this form until you have paid
   

You will be added to the event manually once the form and other steps have been reviewed. Completing all of these steps and being confirmed on the WBO list is the only way to ensure your spot in the tournament.

Prizing: TBD Recent Releases

Please be advised that this tournament will make use of the following Ranked Clauses in addition to, or in place of, rules listed in the Format Rulebook:

First Stage: 6 Rounds of Swiss Best of 3 3v3, first to 4 points

Final Stage: Top 8 Single Elimination Deck, first to 7 points

Deck Format Rules (Match Types Guide)
5. Switching Combos

• A. If a replay is declined, the loser of the previous battle may choose to have the judge rotate the Stadium 180 degrees to swap sides.
  
• B. Both bladers may then freely select a Beyblade from their deck to use in the next battle.
  
• C. The winner of the previous battle must make their selection first, and then show that Beyblade to their opponent.
  
• D. The loser then may select any of the Beyblades in their deck to use for the next battle.
  
• E. Any mode changes should occur after both players have selected their Beyblades, taking place double blind if required.
  

Out-of-Bounds ruled as Over Finish

• Any Beyblade that goes out-of-bounds in this Tournament will be considered knocked-out instead. If a Beyblade is knocked-out in this manner, it will count as an Over Finish.
  

Banlist Variation: Metal Needle Bit Ban

• The following Bit may not be used in this tournament: Metal Needle
  

Note: Match footage review will only be available if there is judge uncertainty of a contested round AND when it would decide a match, or if something prevents the judge from seeing the result of a contested round(blink, sneeze, bumped, etc). If a round's outcome is uncertain at any other time, a reshoot will be called for regardless of match footage availability.

Seasonal League Due $2
In order to provide high valued prizing and maintain quality of tournaments we ask each player to contribute a one time payment of $2 for this winter season. This money will go into paying for the over $500 prize pool. In the future we plan to use dues to hold larger tournaments and provide amazing prizing for those as well. 

You to not have to pay this due to participate in any of our tournaments however if you do not pay the due by your first tournament of the season even if you place in the top 8 at the end of season you will not receive prizing and it will be given to the next ranked player.

Payment can be done here:
Venmo (andre-Ng-16)
Zelle (andreng2828@gmail.com)