FREE ENTRY + 100 Fusion Strike Codes

This Sword and Shield - Fusion Strike Standard event is brought to you by The Shuffle Squad, Synthwave Mafia and TCGplayer.com.

Compete with some of the best players in a welcoming environment for FREE and compete to earn online prizing. Top players will be featured LIVE on stream on The Shuffle Squad's YouTube channel!

(disclaimer) Inactive players can be, dropped without warning if they don't show up to games / contact an admin on Discord.

HOW IT WORKS:

• Swiss Round BO1 matches are 25 minutes long with 3 mins of Check In per round
• Top Cut BO3 matches are 50 minutes long with 5 mins of Check In per round
• If you miss Check In under any circumstance, you will be awarded a Full Match Loss for your round.
• If you Check In to your event and don't immediately play (for any circumstance), you will receive a Match Loss 2 mins after Check In time has ended in BO1. You will receive a Game Loss 2 mins after Check In time has ended and a Match Loss 4 mins after Check In time has ended in a BO3 match.
• List submission closes approximately at 7:00PM Eastern
• This event has multiple Phases - Swiss Rounds BO1 and Top Cut BO3
• When time is called during Swiss Rounds BO1 the game will be a Tie, unless otherwise stated by Staff
• When time is called during Top Cut BO3 the winner will be decided by the amount of remaining Prize Cards + Games Won to determine the winner, unless otherwise stated by Staff
• If time is called during your turn, that is the last turn of the game, please provide screenshot evidence of the game state to determine the winner in case of any misunderstanding
• If you call a judge to dispute a result (for example you Won, but it shows up as a Tie), please send screenshot proof or a link to your livestream to an admin on Discord. If you don't have reasonable proof within a reasonable amount of time, the staff won't be able to determine the proper measures to take. It is strongly recommended to have screenshot proof of any win or tie upon the conclusion of a game. If you leave a game without explicitly stating "time is over, this is a tie" or something similar, it could be perceived as a concession.
• Players are allowed to stream their event run on any streaming service and it is recommended to have a delay on your stream to avoid "stream sniping" or any other disadvantages. Any advantages gained by streaming, such as receiving assistance from your audience, can lead to penalties after staff investigates the situation.
• If both players aren't in contact with Staff when time is called during Top Cut BO3 there could be potential penalties, such as a Double Game Loss for both players. This is to keep the event timely!
• All rulings made by Staff are final and will be made with the players, Staff, and event in mind.

The Shuffle Squad has provided 100 Fusion Strike packs into the prize pool!. If you are willing to donate to the prize pool of this event, please contact Pjwitusik#3794 on Discord or @Theshufflesquad on Twitter.

• 1st Place - 21 Fusion Strike codes
• 2nd Place - 15 Fusion Strike codes
• Top 4 - 8 Fusion Strike codes
• Top 8 - 4 Fusion Strike codes.
• Top 16 - 3 Fusion Strike codes.
• All Code Card Prizing will be available after the completion of the event via PTCGO trade with Pjwitusik (please reach out to admin via discord if you do not receive prizing / send fr to ign: Pjwitusik). You will need a card trade enabled in game for prizing, any issues- please contact an admin on Discord or Twitter at

Discord is https://discord.gg/cb2dScwmqj

This event follows the official Pokemon TCG Tournament Structure for larger sized events as found in the Pokemon Tournament Rules Handbook under Section 4.6.3.2. The only modification we are adding is a cap for this event due to prizing(may be modified if donations are made w/I 24 hrs of tournament start), I will be cutting to a Top 16. The number of rounds for this event will accurately be based on the following amount of players:

4-8 players = 3 Swiss Rounds & No Top Cut

9-12 players = 4 Swiss Rounds & Top 4 Cut

13-20 players = 5 Swiss Rounds & Top 4 Cut

21-32 players = 5 Swiss Rounds & Top 8 Cut

33-64 players = 6 Swiss Rounds & Top 8 Cut

65-128 players = 7 Swiss Rounds & Top 8 Cut

*At this point we will have a cap of 128 players total due to prizing structure, but may be changed pending donations.

• Entry for this tournament is 100% FREE
• You will be required to submit a Standard Format legal deck list before 7:00PM Eastern
• Deck lists CANNOT be edited after 7:00PM Eastern
• It is the players responsibility to Check In prior to each match - failure to do so will result in an automatic Game Loss
• Issues and problems during your match will be handled by Tournament Staff - please use the Match Dispute button
• All players must be friendly to their opponents and to the Tournament Staff - If not, penalties could occur
• All participants are recommended to be in our Discord Server for updates on pairings, event announcements, etc.
• The Shuffle Squad Events follow the Official Pokémon Rules
• The list of Known Issues and Compendium Rulings will be used to determine in-game rulings.
• Any player who is found breaking rules, using in game exploits, bullying, harassing players, etc. will receive penalties
• Any player who are problematic outside of this event (before, during, and after) may not be eligible to play in this event or future events
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