How to Play in a Beyblade X Tournament

Thanh Dao 24 Oct 28, 2024

Playing Beyblade X can be an fun experience! Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you get started so you can be prepared at your first tournament:
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1. What do I need to Start?

Choose Your Beyblade: You will need 3 different Beyblades to play at our event. Each of the 3 Beyblades needs to not share parts; Don't be afraid to mix-and-match your own custom Beyblades.

Each Beyblade are a combination of 3 parts: The blade, the ratchet and the bit.

Blades: Main Part of the Beyblade which makes contact with your opponent's Beyblade. IE: Dran Sword has 3 distinct contact points

Ratchets: The name ex: 3-60 can be seperated into 2 distinct parts.

The first number represents the number of protruded contact position of the ratchet. In this example, there are 3 points of contact. Hitting your opponent's ratchet can cause it to twist on impact and result in a beyblade to "Burst".

The 2nd Part ("60") Determines the height of the Beyblade and effectively its center of balance. 60 = 6mm. You can quickly tell which height a ratchet is by counting the number of notches at the bottom of the ratchets. in this case there are 6 notches, thus 60.

Bits: Bits are what determines the type of Beyblade. Some things it can affect:

Burst Resistance: Bits lock the ratchet in place and can determine how much force a opposing Beyblade requires to turn your ratchet and cause a "Burst". Different bits have varying levels of burst resistance.

More aggressive bits have larger shaft that reduces the chance of being Bursted.

Low Resistance Bits like many stamina types have near to no protruding shafts.

Bits also determine the movement pattern of the Beyblade. Whether it be more stable stamina pattern or a more aggressive pattern for attacking.

X-Dash: The act of riding the rail of the stadium. The number of gears found above the base of the bit can affect how fast and how the bit interacts with the rail.

Beyblade X - BX-12 - Deck Case - Game 3

Beyblade Accessories: You will need a launcher and a Stadium to play.
At a tournament the host will provide a location and stadiums to play, but at home its recommended you purchase your own.

Launchers: There are 3 types of launchers, you will need 1 to play.

Entry:

Winder:

String:

2. Tournament Registration

Sign Up: Register for the tournament, providing any required information about yourself and your Beyblade.
Fees: Be prepared to pay any entry fees.

Trinity Hobby Hosts Beyblade every Saturday at 1pm: You can pay for entry here by clicking on the appropriate day.

On the day of the tournament, roster sign up will be available.

3. Arrive Early

Check-In: Arrive early to check in, get your brackets, and familiarize yourself with the venue.
Warm-Up: Use this time to warm up your launch technique and make any last-minute adjustments.

4. Tournament Structure

Match Format: Understand how matches are structured—most often, players compete in a series of rounds. Most tournaments will use Swiss or Round Robin then will split into a Top Cut. This mans in swiss and round robin, if you lose 1 match that doesn't mean you are out of the race for topping the event.
Scoring: While this may differ from each tournament you attend, at Trinity Hobby we use first to 4 points in Swiss / Round Robin and first to 7 points in Top Cut

Spin Fish (1 Point): Outlasting your opponent by continuing to spin after they stop spinning. Both Beyblades most stay in the main stage of the arena.

Burst Finish (2 Points): Burst has prioriety over any other type of Finish, which means if you knock out your opponent but bursted due to the hit, your opponent will score a Burst Finish instead of you winning the round.

Over Finish (2 Points): Knocking your opponent into the side pockets of the stadium also known as Over Zone.

Xtreme Finish (3 Points): Knocking your opponent into the center pocket also known as Xtreme Zone.

Xtreme finish / Over Finish take priority over spin finish.

5. During the Matches

Setup: Pick the order of beyblades. Sequentially go through your "deck" every time a Finish is scored. Once you have used your 3rd beyblade and the match has not concluded, reshuffle both player's deck in the order they wish and continue.

In Top Cut, this changes. Instead of reshuffling after you use your 3rd beyblade. The player who didn't score a finish, chooses if their opponents keeps using the same beyblade or force them to change to a different beyblade in their deck. Then the player who picked, may keep or change to another beyblade in their own deck.

Don't forget to keep track of the score for reporting. and submit your results to your tournament organizer or self-report via the app your event is using.