Tournament Regulations

1. Players who disconnect during Duels (regardless of intent) or who are not in the Lobby at the time when the Duel starts automatically lose that Duel.
2. If neither of the players pitched together in a Duel are in the Lobby at the start of the Duel, there will be no winner.
3. In the Duel, players are allocated 180 seconds per turn and 60 seconds to decide whether or not to activate or chain traps during the opponent's turn. Total allocated time will be 10 minutes per player. Players will lose the Duel if they use up the allocated time.
4. If a Duel during a Preliminary Tournament ends in a draw, the winner will be decided by a game of Rock, Paper and Scissors.
5. If a Match during the Final Tournament ends in a draw, i.e. the last of the three Duels ends in a draw, then the winner will be decided by a game of Rock, Paper and Scissors.
6. If Rock, Paper and Scissors fails to produce a winner during the allocated time, both Duelists will lose that Duel.
7. Deck Editing is allowed during both the Preliminary and Final Tournaments, however, should Duel time come, the player will be forcibly transferred to the Duel screen. In such a case, the changes made in the Deck Editing may not be reflected.
8. Even for Duels where the Win-Loss judgment may have differed from the "Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading card Battle", the result will stand. However, as listed in the Penalties section, players who deliberately exploit bugs in the game in order to win will be disqualified.
9. The cards which can be used during the Tournaments will be set by "Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE Banned and Restricted Cards."
10. If a player experiences problems with the Network, Application, Server, or OS, the Duel will not be replayed.
11. There will be no special provisions made for players who can not connect to the Tournament server for whatever reason...
12. If your User ID Contains a Player who has become a QUALIFIER for the FINAL TOURNAMENT for this series of Events, you will not be able to enter further PRELIMINARY TOURNAMENTS.

• Warning
  A Warning will be issued to players who do not uphold the Rules and Regulations. If a player receives 2 Warnings for the same reason during the tournament, he/she will be disqualified from taking any further part.
• Disqualification
  The Duel involving the relevant player will be recorded as a loss and he/she will be unable to take any further part in the Tournament.
• Disqualification plus Forfeit of Prize
  The Duel involving the relevant player will be recorded as a loss and he/she will be unable to take further part in the Tournament as well as having to forfeit any Prize that would have been received otherwise.
• Disqualification plus Termination of Account
  In addition to the above, a player may have his/her account terminated.
  1. Players who use delaying tactics will also receive a Warning.
  2. Players who deliberately exploit bugs in the game to win will be disqualified.
  3. Players who give any slight indication that they may be trying to fix results will be disqualified and forfeit any rights to a Prize. Furthermore, his/her account may be terminated.
  4. Players who act in breach of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE Terms of Service and the Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE Policy will be penalized accordingly.

1. The Prize cards for the Final Tournament will be issued once the Tournament has finished.
2. When taking part in Tournaments, we strongly recommend that you do not minimize the Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE window. You may be disconnected and worse, disqualified.

Game Manual

1. To enter a Preliminary Tournament, please make a reservation via the Official Homepage.
   If you fit the entry criteria and there are still places available when you enter the lobby, you may be able to take part by being chosen in an Entry Draw.
   * The set criteria are that you have completed 250 or more Duels and that you have 10 or more DUELPASS points left.
2. Please enter the Championship Lobby at the scheduled Preliminary Tournament start time.
   If you are already in another lobby, please log-out once and then enter the Championship Lobby. This Lobby can only be selected if the World Region icon is glowing.

1. You can enter the Championship Lobby, at the scheduled Tournament start time.
2. The Championship Lobby has a capacity of 1000. Duelists who have reserved their places in advance will be given precedence when logging-in.
3. The Tournament will be held punctually and will go on until there is a winner.

1. In Tournament Duels, players will be allocated a fixed clock time. A player whose clock time runs out will lose the Duel.
2. Like any Duel, a player who disconnects him / herself while the Duel is in progress will automatically lose the Duel.
3. If Duels overrun and do not finish within the set times for whatever reason, they will be deemed invalid and both Duelists will be unable to progress to the next round.