TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

2025

Rules and format

Tournament Format

The Phygital Games USA tournament features 16 teams per sport. The Group Stage follows a GSL format in double-elimination for Phygital Soccer and Basketball. Teams that finish top of their group earn a direct spot in the quarterfinals, while those finishing 2nd and 3rd progress to the playoffs for another chance to advance.

In Phygital Laser Tag and Just Dance, teams and athletes compete in Round Robin matches to accumulate points. The highest-ranking teams by points advance to the direct elimination stage, all the way to the grand finals.

Phygital Soccer

Teams of 8, each match has two stages, the best overall wins

Physical Stage

Five a side match
Two five-minute halves with a five-minute break
Four outfield players and a goalie. Three substitutes (two outfields and goalie)

Digital Stage

Person Holding Game Pad
Two vs Two, video game (EA FC)
Two three-minute halves
Four video game players per team. A different pair plays each half

The winner is determined by the total number of goals scored in both the digital and physical stages. In the event of a tie, the winner is decided in a penalty shootout.

Phygital Basketball

Teams of 4, each match has two stages, the best overall wins

Physical Stage

Two a-side match
The match is played to 39 points with a 7-minute time limit
Two players per team in a court with one basket. Two substitute players allowed

Digital Stage

Black Gaming Console
Two vs Two, video game (NBA2k)
Two three-minute halves
Four video game players per team. A different pair plays each half

The winner is determined by the total number of points scored in both the digital and physical stages. In the event of a tie, the winner of the match is determined by a series of three free throws.

Phygital Shooter

Teams of 8, each match has two stages, the best overall wins

Physical Stage

Five a-side Laser Tag in Digital Flame mode
Played to six wins. Max of 11 rounds of three minutes each
Five players per team

Digital Stage

A Group of Gamers looking Serious in a Tournament
Five vs Five, video game (CS2)
Two maps, each map win equals one point. Maps last two minutes or 13 in-map points; whatever happens first
Five video game players per team

The winner is determined by the total number of points scored in both the digital and physical stages. The winner is the team with two or three points after both stages.

Just Dance

Individual athletes Dance 3 songs in the group stage to score points. The best advance to the finals where direct elimination is played to the best out of a one-on-one 3-song face-off!