Check-in for tournament pools begins 10 minutes before the start time for the pool. For example, players in a 4pm pool can check in with the pool’s Bracket Referee by 3:50pm. Players are responsible for checking in to their pools on time. Players who have not checked in with the Bracket Referee by the time the pool starts risk being disqualified from the tournament.

Every pool will have a Bracket Runner, who will be holding a clipboard & wearing an official CEOTaku shirt. Please ensure you check-in with your bracket runner & they  will then verbally confirm to the player that they have checked-in for the pool. If you are competing in multiple tournaments simultaneously, please notify the Bracket Runner to avoid being disqualified.

Players will be scheduled for pools in such a way as to avoid being in multiple tournament pools at the same time. However, there are cases especially in later phases of the tournament where a player may be competing in multiple tournaments simultaneously. Players must notify their Bracket Referee of any official Evo tournament-related conflicts they may be subject to.

Players in the tournament who have not yet been eliminated must remain by their pool station while the pool is running. If a player needs to leave the vicinity for any reason, such as needing to use the bathroom, they must ask the Bracket Runner for permission prior to leaving. Players who leave the area without informing the Bracket Runner first may be disqualified from the tournament. Players who are away from the pool area for an extended period of time may also be disqualified if the reason for their absence isn’t related to another official CEOTaku event.

Players are free to leave the pool station area once they have been eliminated. Players who have advanced to the next phase of the tournament may also leave the station area after reporting their last Set result to the Bracket Runner & received confirmation on when they need to return for the next phase of the tournament.

CEOTaku 2023 Beyblade Burst Tournament Rules | Bring Your Own Beyblade *

The tournament stadiums are Hasbro Beyblade Burst Pro Series Stadiums.
If you do not have your own Beyblade weapons of choice, we will have parts for free to borrow with a Photo ID
Only Beyblade (Bey) products from the “Burst” franchise, distributed by Hasbro, Takara-Tomy or Sonokong are allowed for tournament use.
All stations will feature the Hasbro Beyblade Burst Pro Series stadiums for tournament play.
Each Blader may ONLY CHOOSE ONE Beyblade to use for each match. You are not discouraged from having multiple Beyblades on hand.

Battle Procedure
Before a match begins, a double blind pick of each player’s Beyblade will be conducted by the judge.
Players will then reveal to each other when confirmed.
Once each pick is set, each Blader must present their Beyblade to the Judge.
Once presented a Blader may not disassemble their bey under any circumstance.
(Any mode changes will not be permitted at this point)
Never pick up your Beyblade after a round. Always wait for the Judge to make a call, in most
instances the Judge will present the winning Bey back to its Blader, then the opposing Beyback to their Blader.
In the case of a Draw, both Bladers must keep their mode selection; any disassembly for mode changes will not be permitted.

Launch Procedure
A battle begins with the call of “3–2–1 Let it Riiip!”
Both bladers must simultaneously launch their Beyblades as the word “Rip” is called.
Any timing for a launch is permitted as long as it is within the window of the “R” and “P” sounds during the “Rip” call.
Keep your Launcher held within your KO half of the Stadium. Never attempt to obstruct your opponent’s launch.
Bladers must keep their Beyblade within a 1ft radius from the centerpoint of the Stadium floor for the duration of their launch.
Blader must keep their Beyblade within a 1ft height from the Stadium floor for the duration of their launch.
Do not touch the Stadium at any time. If you think the Stadium should be adjusted, ask a Judge.
If a RipCord-based launcher is being used, a legal launch consists of the RipCord being pulled out of the launcher, rather than pushed in.

Match Structure
Each match will be a race to 3 or more points.
Top 3 Matches (Winner’s Finals, Loser’s Finals, Grand Finals) will be a race to 5 or more points.
A Blader scores points when:
A Spin Finish occurs. This is when the opposing Beyblade stops spinning (1 Point)
A Knockout Finish occurs. This is when the opposing Beyblade falls into the Stadium KO pocket (1 Point) (Any Bey that falls into a pocket but quickly bounces back into the stadium is not considered a Knockout Finish)
A Burst Finish occurs. This is when the opposing Beyblade is disassembled from too much damage to the Bey’s locking mechanism (2 Points) (Partial disassembly from parts such as Frames or Phoenix Layer armors are not counted as Burst Finishes)

Hazard Gimmick Rules
Any Parts that emit a stage hazard must be kept in the stadium until a round is over. Do not pick up these parts once they activate. Once the Round is over, that Blader must reassemble that gimmick before the next round. (Phoenix Layer, Bullet Performance Tip, etc.)

Mulligan Rules
Only a Judge may call a round to start over due to issues such as missed-launches, etc.

Judge’s Authority
A Judge’s call is final. No challenges will be accepted

Tournament Conduct
All Bladers must adhere to CEOtaku’s attendee policies. No exceptions.

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller

 Double Elimination
 Default settings
 3/5 Games for all Sets
 Winner must keep characters
 Loser may switch
 Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller
**Brawler is legal**

Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Rounds per Game
3/5 Games for all Sets
Winner Must Keep Character
Loser May Switch Character
Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller

Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Rounds per Game
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Winner Must Keep Character & assist
Loser May Switch Character & assist
Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller

 Double Elimination
 Default settings
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Winner must keep characters and assists
Loser may switch characters and assists
Random stage select  (players may opt for an agreed stage)

MiSTer | Bring Your Own Controller

Double Elimination
Default settings: Timer: 60 seconds
Box ON
on a VS Match, handicaps to 200
3/5 Rounds per Game
 2/3 Games per Set
 3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Coliseum or Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)
Winner Must Keep Character
Loser May Switch Character

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller

CEOtaku 2023 is an official SWC 2023 Qualifier! For more info visit: snk-corp.co.jp/swc2023/

**DUO LON will be legal**

 Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Games for all Sets
3/5 Games for all Sets in Losers Finals, Winners Finals, & Grand Finals
Winner must keep same characters, but may change order
Loser may switch character
Random stage select unless players agree to a stage

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller

Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Rounds per Game
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Winner Must Keep Character
Loser May Switch Character
Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller

CEOtaku 2023 is an official Arc Revo World Tour Qualifier! For more info visit: https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/awt2023/en/

Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Rounds per Game
3/5 Games for all Sets
Winner Must Keep Chatacter
Loser May Switch Character
Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

PC | Bring Your Own Controller

Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Rounds per Game
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Winner Must Keep Character
Loser May Switch Character
Shadow, Gold and EX characters are banned
Banned Stages: I-no’s boss, Slash Order-Sol, & Slash A.B.A.
Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

PC | Bring Your Own Controller

Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Rounds per Game
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Winner Must Keep Character & assist
Loser May Switch Character & assist
Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller

Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Rounds per Game
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Stage Gimmicks off
Winner Must Keep Character & Assist
Loser May Switch Character & Assist
Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

PC | Bring Your Own Controller

 Double Elimination
 Default settings
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Winner must keep characters and moon
Loser may switch characters and moon
Any game mods are banned
Random stage select  (players may opt for an agreed stage)

The following stages are banned:
Witch on the Holy night 魔法使いの夜
Classic 始まりの丘
NECO no you may いまは遊び去った王国の詩
Coating earth, Black Land Texture 巨人の穴蔵
Emerald Table, Melty Blood Texture　巨人の穴蔵
fateful showdown　月光
G TABLE(1)　Gの食卓
G TABLE(2)　Gの食卓

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller

Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Rounds per Game
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Winner Must Keep Character
Loser May Switch Character
Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

PlayStation 5 | Bring Your Own Controller

**Rules subject to change base upon games release**

Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Rounds per Game
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Winner Must Keep Kharacter & Kameo
Loser May Switch Kharacter &Kameo
Random stage select

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller

Double Elimination
Default settings
2/3 Rounds per Game
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Winner Must Keep Character
Loser May Switch Character
Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)

PlayStation 5 | Bring Your Own Controller

Double Elimination
Game settings: Rounds: 2 out of 3 Rounds per game, 99 Seconds Time Limit, Control Type: Modern or Classic, motion blur OFF,  Input delay reduction ON, Players must set Button Release On or Off before a match in the main menu
2/3 Rounds per Game
2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games for all Sets in Top 8
Winner must keep character
Losing player may switch character

Random stage select (players may opt for an agreed stage)
In the event of a tied Match declared by a “Double K.O.” on the Game screen, the Match will not be scored and both Players will replay the tied Match with the same character selections and stage.
Illegal mods of any kind will result in immediate disqualification.

Nintendo Wii | Bring Your Own Gamecube Controller

Double Elimination
Default settings: Timer: 90 seconds, Damage: 2
3/5 Rounds per Game
 2/3 Games per Set
3/5 Games per Set in Winners Finals, Losers Finals, & Grand Finals
Neutral stage select for first match: Three-Way Deadlock, Chuunin Exam Finals, Final Valley, Tenchi Bridge or Uchiha Hideout.
Winner Must Keep Character
Loser May Switch Character
Loser May Select A New Stage If Character Is the Same As The Last Game. If they select a new character, then Stage must be from the Neutral stage list.
Dog/Akamaru & Crow/Karasu are banned.
At the beginning of any set, either player can request a blind pick for character select.

PlayStation 4 | Bring Your Own Controller

 Double Elimination
Default settings, Control Type: OFF, Normal mode, Auto Superjump: OFF
 3/5 Games for all Sets
 Winner must keep characters
 Winner may change team order
 Loser may switch
Bonne Wonderland stage only

PAYOUTS FOR OUR 2023 TOURNAMENTS

All Prize winners will be required to fill out a W9 or W-8BEN for international attendees before receiving their winnings.

Tournaments with 63 competitors or less will pay out to the top 3.
1st Place – 60%
2nd Place – 25%
3rd Place – 15%

Tournament with 64 competitors or more will pay out to the Top 8.
1st Place – 50%
2nd Place – 20%
3rd Place – 13%
4th Place – 7%
5th Place (tie)  – 3%
7th Place (tie)  – 2%

Tournaments with 256 or more competitors, as well as tournaments with substantial pot bonuses, may utilize different payout percentages. These breakouts will be listed in individual game details pages at a later time.