704.5. Bribery [Match Loss]: Tournament attendees and spectators may not bribe tournament players or tournament officials.
704.5.a. The outcome of tournament games may not be influenced by offers of out-of-game rewards or incentives.
704.5.a.1. Making or accepting such an offer is considered bribery.
704.5.a.2. Bribery applies to actions within a game, not just the final results.
704.5.a.3. Receiving an offer is not considered bribery unless entertained or accepted, but the receiving player must inform a judge.
704.5.b. Sharing prizes that have not yet been awarded in the current tournament does not constitute bribery. Players are permitted to make such agreements before or during their match, provided that the prize sharing is not offered or accepted in return for the outcome of a game or match, any in-game action, or a player dropping from the tournament.
704.5.c. It is not bribery when players in the single-elimination portion of a tournament offering only items such as cash, store credit, and/or unopened product, with the tournament organizer’s permission, agree to divide the subsequent tournament prizes evenly. All players still in the tournament must agree to the arrangement.
704.5.c.1. Players may end their participation in the tournament at this point or continue to play. If this is a major streamed event, players must continue to play for final rankings.