1. SUMMARYThe 2009 DanceDanceRevolution US Championship is a two tier program of Live Events leading to the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution US Championship competition.  Tier One of the tournament consists of the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Qualifier Tournaments.  The Winner of each 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Qualifier Tournament, upon meeting all criteria as defined herein, shall be eligible to compete in Tier Two of this Tournament, the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution US Championship Tournament.  ALL competition in this program shall be conducted on the Konami Super Nova DDR system, Konami DDR-X system or the Konami Extreme DDR system for game play.  However, the Tournament Administrator may substitute any version of the game required to complete any aspect of the Tournament. The 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Regional Qualifier and 2009 Dance Dance US Championship Tournaments shall be conducted between September 15, 2009 and December 15, 2009.  The 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Regional Qualifier and 2009 Dance Dance US Championship shall be referred to as the Qualifier Tournament and US Championship Tournament respectively, herein.

1. ELIGIBILITYTo be eligible to participate in the Qualifier Tournament, and in order to qualify for the US Championship Tournament, each participant must, at the time of entering, be (1) a natural person legally residing in, and physically located within, the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (“Territory”); (2) Must be thirteen (13) years of age or older and no older than thirty-two (32) years of age as of April 1, 2009; (3) if the Regional Qualifier participant qualifies as a first (1st) place winner in the Qualifier Tournament, they must be ready, able and willing to travel to Las Vegas Nevada, to compete in the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution US Championship Tournament between December 4th 2009 through December 7th, 2009; (4) be willing to have his/her name, likeness and biographical information published on the Website, or otherwise distributed, in connection with, or to promote, the Qualifier Tournament and/or the US Championship Tournament; and (5) not be an employee, consultant, independent contractor or intern who has, within the past six (6) months, performed services for, Sponsor, Administrator or any organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Qualifier Tournament or supplying the Prizes, or their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated or successor companies (collectively, “Entities”), nor a member of their household or immediate family. “Household members” shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year and “immediate family members” shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. 

1. HOW TO ENTEREACH CONTESTANT IS ENTITLED TO ENTER THE TOURNAMENT ONLY ONCE. ANY CONTESTANT WHO SUBMITS MORE THAN ONE (1) ENTRY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. In order to register for the Qualifier Tournament and in order to qualifier for the US Championship Tournament, participants must complete the registration at www.konami.com/uschamps.  All registration information provided by all prospective participants must be accurate and truthful.  Any participant registering with false or in correct information will be immediately disqualified from competition.  Upon completion of the participant registration process at www.konami.com/uschamps, the registered participant must present themselves at the designated location for the Qualifier Tournament one hour before the tournament begins to check in for the Qualifier Tournament.  Participants wishing to Enter in writing may request an entry form via Regular Mail.  All requests to enter in writing must be received five (5) days prior to the Qualifier Tournament.  Participants who wish to enter are required to send their complete Legal Name, complete Address, Phone Number, and Email address (if available) in their written request to enter the Qualifier Tournament.  Registrations by Regular Mail must be received five (5) days prior to the scheduled event.  Requests to enter in writing must be sent to:
   

B2B DEMAND, LLC
Tournament Administrator
2009 DanceDanceRevolution US Championship
283 Eagle Rock Avenue, #283
West Orange, NJ 07028

ENTRY OF MINORSProspective registrants under the age of eighteen (18) years old as of April 1, 2009 and over the age of thirteen (13) years old shall be deemed, for the purposes of the Qualifier Tournaments and US Championship Tournament, to be Minors.  Persons under the age thirteen shall be deemed not eligible for participation.  In order for a Minor to participate in the Qualifier Tournaments or in the US Championship, the Minor Participant must complete the online registration process.  This process is as follows: (1) Complete the Age Check at the start of the online registration process, (2) Upon identification as a Minor, the Participant must answer ALL questions in the Minor Participant online registration process.  The information captured for a Minor Participant to register are, (a) the Minor Participant’s first name, (b) the Minor Participant’s Parent or Legal Guardian’s Full Name, (c) the Parent or Legal Guardian’s phone number, and (d) the Parent or Legal Guardian’s email address.  Upon completion of the registration process, an email will be automatically sent to the prospective Minor Participant’s Parent or Legal Guardian’s email address.  The email will contain a link to a Parental Release which will allow the Minor Registrant to participate.  The Parental Release must be signed and faxed to the number provided in the email.  In addition to the signed Parental Release, the Parent or Legal Guardian will be called by the Administrator to confirm their completion of the Parental Release.  Upon completion of this process, the Administrator will provide the Minor Registrant with an email confirming their registration for the Qualifier Tournament.  ALL MINOR REGISTRANTS must be accompanied by their Parent or Legal Guardian to the Tournament.   The Parent or Legal Guardian of any Minor Registrant must be present at the tournament check in and must present valid identification at check in order for the Minor Registrant to compete in the Tournament.  Sponsor and Administrator take the protection of Minor Registrants very seriously.  Administrator shall, at its sole discretion, disqualify any Minor Participant, based on any suspicion of fraudulent attempts to manipulate the Minor Registration process.

 

1. LIMITATIONSReview these Official Rules carefully as all Entries and Prizes are subject to the Rules, including without limitation, the Selection Procedures set forth herein. Each participant must submit proof of Identity and age eligibility at the time of participation (check in at the event) at each Qualifier Tournament. No outside parties, including parents/legal guardians (“Parent”) may aid, assist advice and/or otherwise help any participant during either a Qualifier Tournament or the US Championship Tournament.  Any assistance will result in the immediate disqualification of the registered participant.  Each participant must complete in the Qualifier Tournament entirely on their own. If a participant wins their respective Qualifier Tournament, that participant must complete in the US Championship Tournament entirely on their own. Qualifier Tournament participants can only enter and participate in the Qualifier Tournament under one (1) email address. Once an email address has been submitted for a Qualifier Tournament, that email address cannot be used by any other person for participation. Only the participant who entered under a particular email address may participate in the Qualifier Tournament. During registration, all information must be completed in full. Entry information will be retained until the end of the Qualifier Tournament and until winners have been determined and prizes have been awarded.  Participants who opt in to receive additional information from Sponsors will have their registered information transferred to the appropriate Sponsor at the conclusion of the program.  Entries by any method other than set forth above herein are void. Any use of automated or programmed methods of effecting participation is prohibited. Neither the Entities, nor any of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents or representatives (individually and collectively, “Releases”) are responsible for Entries from persons residing, or physically located, outside the Territory defined herein; Entries that are altered, delayed, deleted, destroyed, fraudulent, improperly accessed, inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, late, lost, misrouted, multiple, mutilated, non-delivered, postage-due, stolen, tampered with, unauthorized or unintelligible; or any printing, production, technical, electronic or other errors; or for telephone, telecommunications, hardware or third party software malfunctions; failures, or difficulties of any kind; any failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions; technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or software; any condition caused by events outside of Sponsor’s control; any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission; communications line failure; any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment or software; failure, misdirection or delay of any e-mail or electronic Entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on the Website, or any combination thereof, or other errors of any kind, whether due to electronic, mechanical or human error or other causes, even if caused by the negligence of any of the Releases, shall be deemed in appropriate for registration and thereby shall be disqualified.  Each of such potential Entries will be disqualified. Void where prohibited or restricted by law and subject to all applicable federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations.

1. OVERVIEW OF 2009 DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION QUALIFIER TOURNAMENTThe 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Qualifier Tournaments (“Qualifier Tournament”) are being conducted regionally across the continental United States. The Regions will consist of the following: Southern Region, Eastern Region, Central Region, and Western Region.  The Qualifier Tournaments in each Region shall be held on the following dates: Southern Region Events: Dallas, Texas on Saturday, September 26th, 2009; Miami, Florida on Sunday, October 3rd, 2009. Eastern Region Events: Columbus, Ohio on Sunday, October 10th, 2009; New York, New York, October 17th, 2009.  Central Region Event: Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 23rd, 2009. Western Regions Events: Seattle Washington on Saturday, November 6th, 2009; Las Vegas Nevada on Saturday, November 14th, 2009. Each Region will hold a tournament. The Winner of each of the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Qualifier Tournaments is eligible to participate in the the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution US Championship to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 5Th 2009. At each Qualifier Tournament, PRELIMINARY WINNERS will be selected.  Before becoming OFFICIAL WINNERS, each Preliminary Winner must meet all criteria as defined herein and may be disqualified at any time based on the requirement to complete all paper work related to the US Championship Tournament, their conduct, and/or the determination that said Preliminary Winner achieved victory in violation of the rules as defined herein.   OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION shall be completed after the event and Preliminary Winners shall be notified via email upon completion of all requirements as defined herein and shall then be invited to compete in the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution US Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 5th, 2009. 

 

1. 2009 DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION US QUALIFIER TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Total registrations for each 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Qualifier Tournament will be limited to one hundred and sixty (160).  All registrations are to be completed according to the registration process as defined herein.  The online registration site for participation in the Qualifier Tournaments is www.konami.com/uschamps.  All registrants must first complete the Age Check.  Upon completion of the Age Check, the registrant is directed to the appropriate registration page.  Each registrant must complete the registration in full.  During registration each registrant, in addition to completing all required fields, must select the Qualifier Tournament in which they would like to compete.  During online registration, players must complete the entire registration process or face elimination.  All answers must be truthful and accurate or the player will be eliminated.  During registration, each player will be asked to select their arrow speed and difficulty level for tournament play.  Upon completion of the registration process, the registrant is sent a confirmation email with information regarding the Qualifier Tournaments. The email confirms their arrow speed and difficulty level.  On the day of the Qualifier Tournament each registrant is expected to arrive at the appointed time, based on the registration email sent upon completion of registration. Song selection takes place at each event but registrants can visit the "Songs" page to view songs for their respective event. Songs are posted on the Monday before the event. Upon arrival at the tournament location, each registrant is required to complete the Check In process. During Check In, each registrant selects their songs for each round. Based on song selection, contestants my change their arrow speed and or difficulty level.  At the tournament, each registrant is grouped by song into Groups One through Group Five.  Each Qualifier Tournament consists of Five Rounds.  In each round players have pre-selected their song, arrow speed, and difficulty level based on their selections during registration.  The five rounds are structured as follows: In Round One competition is head to head and the winner is determined by the High Score.  If, in Round One, there are an odd number of participants in any group, then the odd numbered participant competes alone.  The winner’s score in Round One is determined by multiplying the number of “difficulty blocks” the song has (i.e. a score of 100,000 on a 7 difficulty block song comes to a final score of 700,000).  This score is presented at the conclusion of each competitor’s play in Round One.  ONLY THE OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR’S REPRESENTATIVE may determine the winner. In Round One, based on the participant’s online registration, each participant’s arrow speed and difficulty level are set. Following Round One all play is HEAD-TO-HEAD and the low score, no matter the format, is eliminated.  The sixteen (16) high scores in Round One are the winners of Round One and proceed to Round Two.  Following Round One all winning scores are determined by the number of “Perfect” steps of each competitor. For Round Two there are eight matches.  These matches are head-to-head with the highest score from Round One facing the lowest qualifying score from Round One and so on.  In Round Two the song selection is random.  Each player’s arrow speed and difficulty level are determined by their selections during online registration. The winner of Round Two is determined by the score of the number of “Perfect” steps.  The same process applies to Round Three.  In Round Three there are eight (8) matches.  Song selection is random.  The winner of Round Three is determined by the score of the number of “Perfect” steps.  In Round Four there are four total matches, however, the winner is determined in a “Best Three Out of Five” (3 wins out of 5 matches) format.  Each competitor in Round Four is allowed to select one song at the outset of their head-to-head play.  The determining song or songs after the participants select their initial song are selected randomly.   The winner of Round Four is determined by the score of the number of “Perfect” steps. Round Five – the Final Round – determines the Tournament Winner and follows the same “Best Three Out of Five” format as Round Four.  The winner of Round Four is determined by the score of the number of “Perfect” steps.  The Qualifier Tournament Champions will be announced at the live event; however, these results are preliminary until each prospective Winner completes the required tasks in order to be named the Official Winner of the Qualifier Tournament.  Official Notification of the winner of the Qualifier Tournament will be issued in writing, via email within 7 business days.   If the first place finisher in any Qualifier Tournament fails to complete all required steps as defined herein, then the second place finisher shall be named the winner and so on until and when a winner is identified.  Qualifier Tournament Winners may NOT use surrogates or substitutes UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Any such action shall be cause for immediate disqualification from the Qualifier Tournament.  For a listing of songs for the Qualifier Tournament by Round, please visit the tournament website at www.konami.com/uschamps and click on the “Songs” link on the home page.

1. OVERVIEW OF 2009 DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION US CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT: The 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Championship Tournament (US Championship Tournament) will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 5th, 2009.   Participants in the US Championship Tournament are determined as the result of the OFFICIAL OUTCOME of each of the Qualifier Tournaments.  The FIRST PLACE WINNER from each Qualifier Tournament is eligible to participate in the US Championship Tournament.  The US Championship will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 5th, 2009. 

1. 2009 DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION US CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY.There will be a total of 8 participants (but there are only 7 Qualifier Tournament winners [1] Dallas; [2] Miami; [3] Columbus; [4] New York; [5] Minneapolis; [6] Seattle; [7] Las Vegas) in the US Championship Tournament.  The eight (8) participant will be selected randomly from the seven (7) Second Place finishers in the 7 Qualifier Tournaments. If for any reason a Qualifier Tournament is cancelled then an additional participant will be named by random selection from the Second Place finishers from Round Five of the Qualifier Tournament.  The format for the US Championship Tournament is head-to-head.  Seeds one (1) through eight (8) are determined by random selection.  The format for each head to head match is “Best Four Out of Seven.”  Each player may select their arrow speed and difficulty level at the start of each round and may not change these selections until the next round.  There are a total of Three Rounds in the US Championship Tournament.  Participants may select  one song each. All additional songs will be selected randomly.  The winner of each round is determined by the score of the number of “Perfect” steps.  In each round participants can select the arrow speed for their head-to-head match. 

1. TOURNAMENT PRIZES
2. Up to eight (8) Qualifier Tournament Official Winners will be awarded. Said Qualifier Tournament Official Winners shall be deemed the Official Winners of each respective Qualifier Tournament based on meeting the criteria as defined herein.  Each Qualifier Tournament Official Winner shall receive travel to and from the US Championship Tournament as follows: (A) airfare for the participant only to and from the event, (B) hotel accommodations in Las Vegas, Nevada for three (3) days and two (2) nights, (3) meals while at the event, (4) gift cards from prospective sponsors not to exceed two hundred dollars value and subject to each qualifiers' final standing, and, (5) additional prizes not to exceed one hundred ($100) dollars in total value. Official Winners from each Qualifier Tournament must take air travel on the itinerary provided by the Administrator and are required to execute, notarize at the sole expense, if any, of the participant, and return to the Tournament Administrator the Official Terms and Conditions, Release of Liability, Code of Conduct, Publicity Release, and these Official Rules.  If a Qualifier Tournament Official Winner is a resident of a State that deems him/her to be a minor, he/she will be disqualified and an alternate will be selected at the sole discretion of the Tournament Administrator unless the Parent or Legal Guardian of said participant provides their written permission for said participant to participate in the event and agrees to accompany said participant to the event at their sole expense.  The Parent or Legal Guardian who accompanies a Qualifier Tournament Official Winners may not be a minor, and all expenses associated with the travel to and from the event, including but not limited to airfare, accommodations, meals, and other expenses, are solely the responsibility of the Parent or Legal Guardian. If the Qualifier Tournament Official Winners resides within five hundred (500) miles of Las Vegas, Nevada, they are responsible for their transportation to and from the event. Any and all room service, parking fees, laundry service, food, alcoholic beverages, insurance, merchandise, souvenirs, telephone calls, tips, gratuities, service charges, or miscellaneous expenses will not be included in part or in whole as part of the Tournament Prize. Said additional expenses are the sole responsibility of the Qualifier Tournament Official Winners.  Airline carrier and hotel regulations and conditions are not included in tournament prize. Travel, lodging, performances and Trip itinerary are subject to change, availability, certain restrictions, blackout dates and Sponsor's approval. The Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution US National Tournament Prize is Three Thousand Five Hundred ($3,500) dollars, which will vary depending upon points of departure and destination and seasonal fluctuation of hotel rates and airfares.  Qualifier Tournament Official Winners will be required to sign, execute, have notarized, and return all documentation as listed herein within five (5) days of receipt from the Tournament Administrator.  Failure to return the required documentation may result in disqualification and an alternate potential Qualifier Tournament Official Winner may be determined by the Tournament Administrator in accordance with the provisions herein. The winner of the US Championship will receive additional prizing including, but not limited to, a championship trophy, gift cards to not to exceed eleven hundred seventy-five ($1,175) dollars in value for the First Place finisher (US National Champion); trophy and gift cards not to exceed two hundred and dollars ($200) for the Second Place finisher (Runner Up); and, trophy and gift cards not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) in value for the Third Place finisher.  Additional prizes may be added and prizes may change.  Substitute prizes of equal or greater value by also be awarded at the sole discretion of the Administrator. of The total ARV of all prizes is $30,000. Limit one (1) 2009 DanceDanceRevolution US National Prize winner per person/family/household. Prizes are not redeemable for cash or transferable and no substitution is allowed except, at Tournament Administrator’s sole discretion, a prize of equal or greater value may be substituted at any time. Administrator will not replace any lost or stolen tickets, travel vouchers, certificates or Tournament Prize items. All taxes are solely the responsibility of each Qualifier Tournament Official Winner, who will each receive an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the final actual value of his/her prize(s). Disqualification and the selection of alternate Prize winners may result from any of the following: (1) potential Winner's failure to accept a prize within the Administrator selected time period after notification; (2) the return of any e-mail notification as undeliverable after three (3) attempts; (3) the return of any other notice as undeliverable; (4) potential Winner's failure to provide the Tournament Administrator with satisfactory proof of age, identity and residency; (5) potential Winner's failure to execute and return any Affidavit/Release Document within five (5) days of receiving it; (6) potential Tournament Prize Winner's failure or refusal to be available to make the Trip and/or compete in the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution US National Tournament Championship; (7) potential Winner's failure to deliver any such other documentation as the Sponsor may require at its sole discretion; and (8) any other non-compliance with Official Rules. Upon receipt of all required documentation and verification that the potential Tournament Winner has met the Qualifier Tournament eligibility requirements, the Sponsor will announce the Tournament Prize Winners at the live event and the Official Winners on the tournament website at www.Konami.com/uschamps.

TOURNAMENT EQUIPMENT

1. At both the Qualifier Tournament and US Championship Tournament, competitors will use the DanceDanceRevolution game system provided to conduct the tournament, according to the game rules outlined in the Official Rules of the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Championship Tournament. The Official Winner will be named once the prospective winner fulfills the “Victory Conditions” outlined herein.  During the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Qualifier Tournament and US Championship Tournament, in case of rule violations and/or a discrepancy, participants must raise their hands and call for the Judge to make a judgment. The Judge holds the power, in his/her sole discretion, to make a judgment based on the OFFICIAL RULES. No outside parties, including Parents, supporters, or attendees can disturb, disclose information or provide advice to others at any time during the match. In case of a Competition error, the Judge will make a ruling. Judge can rule to restart the Competition or to rule against the Participant who caused the error. Any incident that occurs that is not listed here will be ruled on by the Judge and the Participant must follow the ruling made by the Judge. If any Regional Participant(s) behaving in an unsportsmanlike manner (determined by Sponsor and/or 2009 DanceDanceRevolution staff in their sole discretion), he/she will be disqualified.

 

1. WINNERS LIST
2. For the Official List of Winners visit www.Konami.com/uschamps and click on the “Winners” link after December 10th, 2009. To receive a copy via regular mail, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to B2B Demand LLC
   Attention 2009 DanceDanceRevolution us Tournament/“Winners List” Attention Tournament Administrator, 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Tournaments, 623 Eagle Rock Avenue, #283, West Orange, New Jersey 07052

1. PRIVACY: During the registration process, participants are asked to provide the Administrator with their first name, last name, email address, date of birth, to confirm they reside in the United States, and are will be able to opt-in or opt-out from usage of personal information in receiving communications that is not in the administration of either the Qualifier Tournaments or the US Championship Tournament. If participants opt in to receive information from Sponsors and/or third parties, their email address and registration information will be provided to Sponsors for additional communication all personal information collected will be used by Administrator only for the purposes of administering the Qualifier Tournament and US Championship Tournament.  For additional information on the Sponsor’s privacy policy please visit http://www.konami.com/privacy/

 

1. GENERAL CONDITIONS
2. Each registered participant by entering the Qualifier Tournament agrees that: (1) he/she will abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the Sponsor's and Administrator's decisions, which are final as to all Qualifier Tournament matters; (2) all Entries or other materials provided or captured, either online or the live Qualifier Tournaments or US Championship become solely the Sponsor's property and will not be acknowledged or returned; (3) this Releases does not make any representation, warranty or guarantee, express or implied, relating to the Qualifier Tournament or US Championship; (4) Sponsor may film either the Qualifier Tournament or US Championship Tournament and use such footage as Sponsor deems fit; (5) The name, voice, likeness, image, video, or biographical data otherwise obtained and any other materials submitted by participant or captured by Sponsor, the Administrator, or any agency or assign in any media or format now known or hereafter devised, including the Internet, for any purpose related to the Qualifier Tournament or US Championship Tournament, including, without limitation, in and in connection with the Qualifier Tournament, US Championship Tournament, Website and/or the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution National Championship Tournament Program is the sole property of the Sponsor; (6) in the event unauthorized human intervention, Acts of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority, war, national emergency, accident, fire, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes, acts of terrorism or other matters beyond the Sponsor's reasonable control, corrupt, prevent or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Qualifier Tournaments or US Championship Tournament, so that it cannot be conducted as originally planned, except where prohibited by law, the Sponsor has the right to cancel, modify, terminate or suspend the Qualifier Tournament or US Championship Tournament at its sole discretion; and in such event, to select winners by such method as Sponsor in its sole discretion shall consider equitable; and in the event the Trip has already commenced, to terminate the Trip and return the winner to any airport of origin as soon as reasonably possible; (7) the Releases are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Qualifier Tournament or US Championship Tournament, including but not limited to: errors in the advertising, Official Rules, selection and announcement of the winners and distribution of the prizes; (8) any portion of any prize not accepted or used by any winner will be forfeited; (9) the Releases are not responsible for any inability of any winner to accept or use any prize (or any portion thereof) for any reason; (10) Sponsor has the right to disqualify, in its sole discretion, any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the systems required to conduct the Qualifier Tournament, US Championship Tournament, or operate the Website, or who is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules; (11) all issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, and the rights and obligations of the Qualifier Tournaments and US Championship Tournament, shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion and governed by California law without regard to any conflict of laws principles; (12) Sponsor may assign all or any rights granted by Qualifier Tournaments and the US Championship Tournament hereunder to any party at Sponsor's sole discretion;  (13) Sponsor has the right to amend the Official Rules, from time to time, at its sole discretion, and to cancel or postpone the Qualifier Tournament or US Championship Tournament; (14) the Sponsors, its agencies and assigns shall not be responsible or liable for, and are hereby released from, any and all claims, injuries, costs, losses or damages of any kind, including without limitation, death and bodily injury, resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Qualifier Tournaments, the US Championship, or any Tournament-related activity, or from the award, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of any prize or from any interaction with, or downloading of, computer Qualifier Tournament or US Championship Tournament information (“Claims”); (15) if a Claim arises that cannot be waived or barred, Participant’s sole remedy is at law; and (15) Participant expressly waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California with respect to any Claim, and does so understanding and acknowledging the significance of such specific waiver of section 1542, which states as follows:  “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”  Thus, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1542, and for the purpose of implementing a full and complete release and discharge by the Participant of the Releases, Participant expressly acknowledges that this document is intended to include in its effect, without limitation, all claims and causes of action relating to any Claim which Participant does not know or suspect to exist in his/her favor at the time of execution hereof, and that this document contemplates the extinguishment thereof.

1. SPONSOR: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., 2381 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 200, El Segundo, CA 90245 (“Sponsor”).

 

1. ADMINISTRATOR: B2B Demand, LLC, 2009 DanceDanceRevolution Qualifier Tournament(s) and 2009 DanceDanceRevolution US Championship Tournament Administrator.  Located at 623 Eagle Rock Avenue, #283, West Orange, New Jersey 07052 (“Administrator”).