Matchups: The full pyramid can be found here. The sheet also references the last time it was updated.

For the purposes of this tournament, members may directly challenge anyone ranked higher than them in their own tier or anyone the tier above their current tier. The only exception to this is the top seed, who has the ability to directly challenge either of the Tier 2 seeds.

Ex: I am Rank 12 which puts me in Tier 4. I can challenge anyone above me in Tier 4 (Ranks 8-11) and also anyone in Tier 3 (Ranks 4-7).

Unranked individuals enter into the tournament at any time but they can only challenge someone in Tier 5. If an unranked member defeats a ranked member they swap places just as two ranked members would.

Ex: I am unranked, I challenge the Rank 21 member and win. I become the new Rank 21 member and the member I challenged becomes unranked.

From the moment that a challenge is made there will be a one week deadline to schedule and two weeks deadline to play said match. The burden of response falls on the person receiving the challenge. If the challenged member does not respond or stonewalls, the match is considered forfeit and the challenger swaps places with them. Additionally, there can only be one pending challenge per member. Neither member involved in a challenge will be eligible for another match until the current challenge has been resolved. The Fist will arbitrate disputes as is done with bracket tournaments.

All match results must be reported through the Fist -o-Matic Bot.

You must follow the rules set forth in the Rites of Combat. As this competition dictates your opponent, please only queue for the Fist Bot when you are ready to play your matches but feel free to communicate directly between opponents outside of DB Gaming. Manual submissions through the site will not be accepted, with the exception of bot failure. Select "Jedi Academy Pyramid Tournament Queue - Q4 2020" competition when queuing.

Per the RoC, a round is won by the first competitor to defeat their opponent three times. The competitor to win three rounds first, out of five, is considered the winner of the challenge.

For this competition, only Blade's server is acceptable for use. Use of any other Jedi Academy Server, public or private is prohibited. Blade’s server settings will be locked prior to the start of the competition. Absolutely no changes to the server will be made after the event begins. Server logs will be used to arbitrate disputes.

Placement: Crescents will be given out to the top three members on the pyramid that have also played at least one set of matches. This means that the top seeds can not just sit in their spots and get free awards. Nobody on the pyramid will receive participation credit or a crescent without playing at least one set of matches. Forfeited matches do not count for participation or placement credit for either member.

Ex: Ranks 1, 2 and 3 do not play a single match. Ranks 4, 5 and 6 have played multiple matches. Ranks 4, 5 and 6 earn the top three crescents.