MADDEN TOURNAMENT RULES – SINGLE ELIMINATION BRACKET
🏆 Prize: $500
💰 Entry Fee: $50 per entry
👥 Max Players: 32
📍 Format: Single Elimination – 1 Loss and You’re Out
🎯 Basic Rules
- One and Done
This is a single elimination tournament. Win and advance. Lose, and your tournament run ends.
- Up to 3 Entries Per Player
Players can enter the tournament up to three times (ex. under different team names or gamer tagas)
- First-time entries will be prioritized over multiple entries.
If 16 or more unique players sign up, multiple entries will not be allowed.
- Once all spots are full (max 32 entries), registration is closed—no exceptions.
$50 Entry – Winner Takes All
- Each entry costs $50.
The winner takes home $500. No prize split. No second place payout. All gas, no brakes.
Game Settings
Game Style: Competitive Only (Unless your' partner agrees to change)
Difficulty: All-Madden
Quarters: 8 minutes
Accelerated Clock: On (20 sec runoff)
Teams: Most Updated Current NFL Rosters Only
No custom teams or edited rosters
No Duplicate Teams in a Matchup
- If both players select the same team, a coin flip (or random selection) determines who keeps it. The other must pick a different team.
No Pausing Without Notice
- Players must notify the opponent before pausing.
Excessive or unexplained pauses = automatic forfeit.
Controller Check
- Bring your own controller if you can. Clarification: We have PLENTY for you to use!!! you borrow one, and it malfunctions, we are not responsible.
🗓️ Tournament Day Flow
Check-In: At Least 30 minutes before start time
Bracket Reveal: 10 Minutes Before Kickoff #1
No-Shows: 10-minute grace period. After that, it’s a DQ.
Multiple Entries Note: If a player has multiple entries, those entries cannot face each other in the first round. After that, it's fair game.
💥 Trash Talk is Cool – Disrespect is Not
- We encourage energy, hype, and good-natured banter. But no hate speech, slurs, threats, or excessive toxicity.
Refs/judges have the right to disqualify anyone violating the community vibe.
🚫 Cheating = Instant Ban
Any glitches, exploits, or attempts to manipulate the bracket will result in immediate disqualification and a permanent ban from future tournaments.