BLU PRIMAL TOURNAMENTS

GENERAL COMMUNITY & TOURNAMENT RULES

Effective Date: July 10, 2026
Last Updated: July 10, 2026

These General Community & Tournament Rules apply to all users, players, teams, clans, tournaments, events, and competitive activities hosted through Blu Primal Tournaments.

By participating in a Blu Primal tournament or community event, you agree to follow these rules, the Blu Primal Terms of Service, any applicable game-specific rules, and the Official Rules published for the specific tournament.

Our standard is simple:

Compete hard. Win honestly. Respect the arena.

1. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

Players must meet all eligibility requirements stated for the tournament they enter.

Players must:

• Use accurate account information.
• Compete only through their own authorized account.
• Use their registered gamertag, username, or platform ID.
• Meet any applicable age requirements.
• Meet any applicable geographic requirements.
• Own or have legitimate access to the required game and gaming platform.
• Not be currently suspended or banned from Blu Primal competition.

A player may not use another person's identity, account, gamertag, payment information, or eligibility information to enter or compete.

Blu Primal may request reasonable verification when necessary to confirm player identity, age, account ownership, residency, tournament eligibility, or prize eligibility.

2. ONE PLAYER, ONE IDENTITY

Unless specifically authorized by Blu Primal, each individual may compete through only one primary Blu Primal account.

The following are prohibited:

• Creating alternate accounts to enter the same tournament multiple times.
• Using a second account to evade a suspension or ban.
• Allowing another person to play on your account.
• Competing for another player.
• Using false account information.
• Hiding your identity to circumvent eligibility restrictions.
• Smurfing where prohibited by the applicable tournament rules.

Ban evasion may result in a permanent suspension of all associated accounts.

3. REGISTRATION

Players and teams are responsible for registering correctly before the tournament deadline.

Registration may require:

• Blu Primal username.
• Gamertag or game ID.
• Platform ID.
• Discord username.
• Team or clan name.
• Complete roster.
• Region.
• Other tournament-specific information.

Incorrect or incomplete information may result in delayed entry or disqualification if it prevents administrators from verifying eligibility or operating the tournament properly.

Players should review their registration information before the tournament begins.

4. CHECK-IN

Some tournaments may require check-in before competition begins.

The tournament page will specify:

• Whether check-in is required.
• When check-in opens.
• When check-in closes.
• Who must check in.
• The consequences of failing to check in.

Failure to complete a required check-in may result in removal from the tournament.

Players are responsible for being ready on time.

5. ROSTERS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

Teams must compete using their registered and eligible roster.

Unauthorized roster changes are prohibited.

Substitutions may be allowed when expressly permitted by the applicable tournament rules.

A substitute must:

• Be eligible for the tournament.
• Be properly registered where required.
• Not be competing for another team in the same tournament unless specifically permitted.
• Not be suspended or banned.
• Meet all game-specific requirements.

Emergency substitutions may be approved at administrator discretion when permitted by the applicable event rules.

A team using an unauthorized or ineligible player may receive a match loss, tournament disqualification, or other appropriate penalty.

6. MATCH READINESS

Players are responsible for having:

• A working console or PC.
• A stable internet connection.
• The correct game installed.
• All required game updates completed.
• A working controller or other permitted input device.
• Access to the correct gaming account.
• Access to required communication channels.
• Any required recording or streaming capability specified by tournament rules.

Players should be ready before their scheduled match time.

Personal equipment problems generally do not automatically require an opponent to wait beyond the applicable grace period.

7. LATE PLAYERS AND GRACE PERIODS

Tournament-specific rules may establish a grace period for late players or teams.

If no different grace period is published, tournament administrators may establish a reasonable deadline based on the format and schedule of the event.

Possible consequences for lateness include:

• Warning.
• Loss of side or host selection.
• Map loss.
• Match forfeit.
• Tournament removal.

Repeated lateness may result in additional penalties.

8. NO-SHOWS

A player or team that fails to appear for a scheduled match may receive a forfeit loss.

Players should never falsely claim that an opponent failed to appear.

If a no-show dispute occurs, players may be required to provide timestamped evidence showing that they were present and attempted to contact the opponent through the designated tournament system.

Submitting false no-show evidence is considered falsification of tournament evidence.

9. MATCH SETTINGS

All matches must use the settings specified in the applicable game-specific or tournament-specific rules.

This may include:

• Game mode.
• Map.
• Score limit.
• Time limit.
• Round limit.
• Restricted weapons.
• Restricted attachments.
• Restricted perks.
• Restricted abilities.
• Restricted characters or legends.
• Restricted equipment.
• Server or region requirements.
• Other competitive settings.

Players should verify settings before beginning a match.

Knowingly starting or continuing a match with incorrect settings may affect the ability to protest those settings afterward.

10. FAIR PLAY

Every victory must be earned.

The following are strictly prohibited:

• Aimbots.
• Wallhacks.
• Radar hacks.
• Unauthorized scripts.
• Unauthorized macros.
• Recoil manipulation software.
• Unauthorized game modifications.
• Hardware or software providing an unfair competitive advantage.
• Exploiting prohibited bugs or glitches.
• Stream sniping.
• Ghosting.
• Match fixing.
• Win trading.
• Collusion.
• Boosting.
• Account sharing.
• Playing for another competitor.
• DDoS attacks.
• Network manipulation.
• Intentional disconnections.
• Score manipulation.
• False result reporting.
• Fabricated evidence.
• Bribery.
• Ban evasion.

Cheating may result in immediate disqualification and permanent removal from Blu Primal competition.

11. GAME EXPLOITS AND GLITCHES

Not every game bug is automatically considered cheating.

The applicable game-specific rules may classify an exploit as:

• Permitted.
• Restricted.
• Prohibited.
• Under review.

Knowingly abusing a prohibited exploit may result in penalties.

If an unexpected exploit significantly affects a tournament, Blu Primal administrators may issue an emergency ruling to protect competitive integrity.

Emergency rulings should be applied consistently to similarly situated competitors whenever reasonably possible.

12. DISCONNECTIONS AND GAME CRASHES

Disconnections may happen. How they are handled depends on the game, mode, timing, and circumstances.

Possible outcomes include:

• Continue play.
• Restart a round.
• Restart a map.
• Resume from an agreed score.
• Award a forfeit.
• Reschedule the match.
• Issue another remedy determined by the applicable rules.

Players should immediately preserve evidence of disconnections, crashes, server errors, or other technical failures.

Intentional disconnection is prohibited.

13. SERVER AND PLATFORM OUTAGES

If a game publisher, console network, server provider, internet service, or other major third-party service experiences a widespread outage, Blu Primal may:

• Pause matches.
• Delay a tournament.
• Reschedule matches.
• Change servers or regions.
• Modify the format where reasonably necessary.
• Cancel the event when continuation becomes impractical.

Administrators should prioritize competitive fairness when making these decisions.

14. REPORTING RESULTS

Players or team captains may be required to report match results.

Results must be truthful and accurate.

Evidence may include:

• Final scoreboard screenshots.
• Video clips.
• Full gameplay recordings.
• Match IDs.
• Stream recordings.
• Game statistics.
• Other reliable evidence.

Falsifying a result is a serious competitive-integrity violation.

15. RECORDING AND EVIDENCE

Certain tournaments may require gameplay recording.

When required, players must follow the recording specifications published for the event.

Players should preserve relevant evidence until the applicable dispute window has expired.

Evidence must not be:

• Edited in a misleading manner.
• Fabricated.
• Manipulated.
• Intentionally cropped to conceal relevant information.
• Falsely attributed to another match or player.

Blu Primal may consider the reliability, completeness, authenticity, and relevance of submitted evidence.

16. DISPUTES AND PROTESTS

If a player believes a rule has been violated, the player should submit a dispute through the designated tournament system.

A dispute should include:

• Tournament name.
• Match information.
• Players or teams involved.
• Description of what happened.
• Relevant rule allegedly violated.
• Available supporting evidence.

Disputes must be filed within the applicable deadline.

Abusing the dispute system through knowingly false accusations, fabricated evidence, harassment, or repeated bad-faith reports may result in penalties.

17. ADMINISTRATOR DECISIONS

Tournament administrators are responsible for enforcing published rules and protecting competitive integrity.

Administrators may:

• Review evidence.
• Investigate suspicious activity.
• Question players.
• Request additional information.
• Issue warnings.
• Apply penalties.
• Order restarts where authorized.
• Resolve disputes.
• Remove ineligible competitors.
• Pause matches when necessary.

Administrators should act impartially and consistently.

No administrator should knowingly favor a player, team, clan, friend, partner, sponsor, or other competitor.

Conflicts of interest should be disclosed and reassigned when reasonably possible.

18. PENALTY SYSTEM

Depending on severity, intent, history, and competitive impact, violations may result in:

1. Verbal or written warning.
2. Formal warning.
3. Point deduction.
4. Round loss.
5. Map loss.
6. Match forfeit.
7. Tournament disqualification.
8. Temporary suspension.
9. Ranking removal.
10. Prize withholding pending investigation.
11. Prize forfeiture where authorized by applicable rules and law.
12. Permanent ban.

Serious violations do not require administrators to begin with the lowest penalty.

Cheating, fraud, DDoS attacks, fabricated evidence, identity fraud, threats, bribery, or severe competitive manipulation may result in immediate disqualification or permanent suspension.

19. COMMUNITY CONDUCT

Competition gets intense. Passion, celebration, rivalry, and reasonable competitive trash talk are part of gaming.

However, the following are prohibited:

• Credible threats of violence.
• Targeted harassment.
• Doxxing.
• Stalking.
• Sharing private personal information without authorization.
• Sexual harassment.
• Scamming.
• Fraud.
• Impersonation.
• Malicious spam.
• Encouraging self-harm.
• Malware distribution.
• Attempts to compromise accounts or systems.

The goal is not to remove personality from competition.

The goal is to prevent conduct that threatens players, staff, the platform, or the integrity of the community.

20. STREAM SNIPING AND GHOSTING

Using a livestream, delayed broadcast, spectator feed, unauthorized communication, or third-party information to gain an unfair competitive advantage is prohibited.

Players streaming tournament matches are responsible for following any stream-delay requirements published for the tournament.

Penalties depend on the available evidence and the competitive impact of the violation.

21. COLLUSION AND MATCH FIXING

Players and teams may not secretly cooperate with opponents to manipulate:

• Match outcomes.
• Tournament standings.
• Rankings.
• Statistics.
• Prize distribution.
• Qualification.
• Seeding.
• Betting markets, if applicable externally.
• Any other competitive result.

Players may not intentionally lose, trade wins, split outcomes through secret agreements, or manipulate tournament progression.

22. HARASSMENT OF STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS

Players may disagree with a decision and may use any available protest or appeal process.

However, disagreement does not permit:

• Threats.
• Doxxing.
• Targeted harassment.
• Repeated abuse.
• Bribery.
• Blackmail.
• Attempts to intimidate administrators into changing a ruling.

Criticism made in good faith is not automatically considered harassment.

23. APPEALS

Certain penalties may be eligible for appeal.

An appeal should explain:

• The decision being challenged.
• Why the player believes it was incorrect.
• Any new evidence.
• Any relevant rule or fact that may have been overlooked.

Appeals must be submitted within the applicable deadline.

Submitting an appeal does not guarantee reversal.

Some immediate tournament decisions may be final where tournament progression makes reversal impractical.

24. GAME-SPECIFIC RULES

Each supported game may have its own rules covering:

• Maps.
• Modes.
• Team sizes.
• Restricted items.
• Competitive settings.
• Scoring.
• Match procedures.
• Substitutions.
• Restarts.
• Disconnections.
• Special mechanics.

Game-specific rules supplement these General Rules.

When a game-specific or event-specific rule directly conflicts with a general rule, the more specific applicable rule will generally control.

25. CHANGES TO RULES

Blu Primal may update these rules as games, competitive formats, platform features, exploits, technologies, and community needs evolve.

Material changes should be published through reasonable means.

Whenever reasonably possible, major rule changes should not be applied retroactively to completed matches.

Emergency changes may be made during an active tournament when necessary to address serious exploits, security issues, game-breaking updates, widespread technical failures, or threats to competitive integrity.

26. THE BLU PRIMAL STANDARD

Blu Primal Tournaments is built around one principle:

If you win here, you earn it.

No fake victories.

No bought reputation.

No hidden advantage.

No protection because of status, popularity, team name, or following.

Whether you're an unknown player entering your first tournament or a champion defending your title, the arena should judge everyone by the same standard.

Enter Unknown. Leave Remembered.