Finals

• ・7 competitors from the Japanese regional tournaments
  
• ・4 competitors from the Japanese online preliminaries (3 individuals and 1 player from the top team)
• ・1 competitor from the Overseas Online Preliminaries (finalists from the Overseas Online Preliminaries will compete on the day to qualify)
• ・2 competitors from the preliminaries on the day (1 individual from the general competition, 1 individual from the U-18 competition)
• ・1 representative from the winning team of the Team Grand Prix
• ・Last year's winner (PmRyo.)

16 players in total

• ・1-on-1 (Solo)
• ・Tournament Format used at Participating Arcades
• ・Number of Competitors: 16
• ・Players may choose the time slot in the course.
• ・Players must use their designated seat.
• ・One-on-One Boost (Boost Strength 2)
• ・Any car may be used.
• ・Any non-limited song may be selected.
• ・Eligible Courses
  Any course except Lake Akina may be selected.
• ・The competition will use the SPECIAL A (IN-SHOP VS2) settings.

• ・Each competitor will be asked for their course and route preferences. The course will be selected after comparing each player's preferences.
• ・Players will receive a sheet to specify their top three courses and routes.
• ・The match's course will be decided based on popularity and order of preference.

• ・Players may not purchase a new car or tune their car(s) using the cabinets at the tournament venue.
• ・If any technical issues occur during play, please stop playing and alert the event staff immediately.
  
  • *Examples of issues: Loss of connection, power outages, faulty steering wheels or gas pedals, monitor blackouts where visuals do not return for several seconds, etc. (It is possible that issues may occur for one player, but not the others.)
  • *Should the staff be unable to identify any issues, the player may be required to forfeit the match.
  • *If any issues are found, the match will need to be restarted.
  • *Should a player opt to continue a race and decide not to report any issues they're experiencing, they will waive their opportunity for a rematch once the race concludes.
• ・Players must participate using the same Aime and account that they registered with.
• ・If there are any discrepancies in a player's registration information, they may be disqualified from the tournament.
• ・If a player's account contains any offensive or inflammatory language, including but not limited to their name or team name, they may need to change it or use a card provided by the developers.
• ・During the tournament, the use of apparatuses aside from the ones installed in the cabinet, any acts that disturb opposing players, and other inappropriate behavior are strictly prohibited. Those found guilty of engaging in such acts may be disqualified.

• ・The next highest-ranking player from the preliminaries on the day will move up and become a participant.

The priority for advancement is as follows.

• ①The runner-up from the preliminaries on the day
• ②The player in the Top 4 who lost to the winner of the preliminaries on the day
• ③The player in the Top 4 who lost to the runner-up of the preliminaries on the day
• ④The player in the Top 8 who lost to the winner of the preliminaries on the day
• ⑤The player in the Top 8 who lost to the runner-up of the preliminaries on the day
• ⑥The player in the Top 8 who lost to the player indicated in number 2 of this list
• ⑦The player in the Top 8 who lost to the player indicated in number 3 of this list