Tournament Official Reach Live Cash Tournament Series Rules

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Season 1 Firefight.gg Cash Tournament Series — Official Rules & Eligibility ($7,500 USD Total Prize Pool)

Sponsored and administered by Thoughtworthy, Season 1 features two premier competitive events celebrating classic Bungie-era Halo: Reach esports:

Event A — $2,500 2v2 Team Doubles Championship

• Prize Breakdown: 1st Place: $1,500 | 2nd Place: $700 | 3rd Place: $300
• Format: Double Elimination — Best-of-3 Series (Best-of-5 Winners, Losers & Grand Finals; Slayer to 25)
• Settings: MLG v7 Zero-Bloom DMR Starts, Bleedthrough Enabled, No Armor Lock, Radar Off
• Map Pool: Zealot, Sanctuary (Asylum), Countdown, Reflection

Event B — $5,000 4v4 Arena Premier Series

• Prize Breakdown: 1st Place: $3,000 | 2nd Place: $1,250 | 3rd Place: $750
• Format: Double Elimination — Best-of-5 Series (Best-of-7 Grand Finals with Bracket Reset)
• Game Types: MLG v7 Team Slayer, Capture the Flag (3/5 Caps), Crazy King, Team Oddball
• Map Pool: Sanctuary, Zealot, Countdown, Nexus, Penance

Eligibility, Anti-Cheat & Legal Terms:

1. Zero Entry Fee ($0.00 USD): Entry is 100% free. No purchase or payment to Thoughtworthy is required.
2. Age & Residency: Open to players 18+ (or 16–17 with verifiable parental consent) in jurisdictions where skill-based esports prize competitions are lawful.
3. Client & Input Parity: All competitors must run the unmodified Ed25519-signed Firefight.gg v1.0.0+ client on our dedicated relays. Both Controller and Keyboard & Mouse ([F3]) are permitted.
4. Verification & Payouts: All tournament PGCR telemetry is cryptographically verified by the central Reach Live hub. Prizes are disbursed within 14 business days of Grand Finals verification. Full legal terms: firefight.gg/terms.

Microsoft Corporation is not a sponsor of, affiliated with, or endorsing this tournament.

 

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Captains: once every member of your roster has read these rules and created their Reach Live Gamertag, submit your squad in Tournament Roster Registration — 2v2 & 4v4.