The 2015 Tuner Battlegrounds: Championship Battle bracket tournament facilitated by PASMAG will take the Top 2 (two) competitors to Las Vegas for the 2015 SEMA Show. Between September 8, 2015 and October 12, 2015, online voting will take place to narrow the final competitors to 2 (two), one round (Stage) after another. Seeding for the Championship Battle begins immediately, and inclusion and placement for the Top 16 depends on votes earned throughout the season in 2015 Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE Battles, an award category competition where participating competitors have competed and been voted on through online and text at partnered shows throughout North America. The #TBGLIVE competitors will be seeded in relation to their total number of votes accumulated in 2015 Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE Battles: more votes means better odds to get to the SEMA Show.

In Stage 1, the elimination process begins to seed 16 additional competitors with newly registered/qualified submissions for the 2015 Tuner Battlegrounds: Championship Battle and #TBGLIVE competitors that have not accumulated enough points in 2015 Tuner Battlegrounds #TBGLIVE Battles to be seeded in the Top 16. Online voting takes place between September 8, 2015 (10:00am EST) and September 14, 2015 (12:00pm EST) to narrow the total number of competitors to 32 at the end of Stage 1. The Top 32 competitors advance to Stage 2, the head-to-head battles.

2015 TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS: CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE SEEDING
Top 16 #TBGLIVE competitors advance to Stage 2 (Top 32)

1. Choi Durante (2014 Honda Civic Si): 2287 Points
2. James Mueller (2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart): 688 Points
3. Andrew Hoffman (2009 Audi S5): 658 Points
4. Alexime Maldera Vu (2007 Nissan 350Z): 631 Points
5. Aldo Fiorita (2004 Pontiac Sunfire): 557 Points
6. Karine Lajoie Robin (2012 Mazdaspeed3): 519 Points
7. Daren Singh (2012 Infiniti G37 Coupe): 493 Points
8. Devan Pelletier (2006 Audi A8L): 435 Points
9. Jeuss Santiago (2010 Mazdaspeed 3): 435 Points
10. Benjamin Tran (2004 Acura TSX): 400 Points
11. Samuel Di Tommaso (2003 Volkswagen Golf): 370 Points
12. Gabriel Gonzalez (2014 Scion tC 10 Series): 333 Points
13. David Quang (2006 Honda S2000): 321 Points
14. Brandon Weaver (2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR): 276 Points
15. Steven Luangpakdy (2006 Acura TL): 265 Points
16. Erik Ulintz (2013 Scion tC RS 8.0): 144 Points

2015 TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS: CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE (STAGE 1 / ELIMINATION)
Schedule: Sept 8, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Sept 14, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
To Vote, connect with your Facebook login, select (or search for) a competitor name/profile then click the star on their page. In Stage 1, voting is limited to 1 (one) vote per Facebook account per 24 hours of the posted Selected Competitors. The Top 16 Wild Card competitors advance to Stage 2 (Top 32), the head-to-head battles.
*Votes reset to 0 (zero) at the end of each stage
*Votes are updated every 24 hours

WILD CARD
Top 16 Wild Card competitors advance to Stage 2 (Top 32)

17. Brian McCann (2005 Nissan 350Z): 910 Votes
18. Philip Sohn (1993 Mazda RX-7): 556 Votes
19. Adam Baumel (2002 Audi TT Quatro): 531 Votes
20. Al Vincent (2003 Nissan 350Z): 408 Votes
21. Jimmy Backus (2013 Subaru BRZ): 403 Votes
22. Alex Dixon (2013 Subaru BRZ): 371 Votes
23. Samuel Piazza (1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R R32): 349 Votes
24. Curtis Cooper (1999 Nissan Silvia Spec R): 318 Votes
25. Patrick Leong (2013 Scion FR-S): 318 Votes
26. Alfred Serrato (2005 Infinti G35 Coupe): 287 Votes
27. Patrick Mach (2006 Scion xB RS 4.0): 287 Votes
28. Alexander Bauza (2002 Nissan S15 Silvia Spec R): 264 Votes
29. Devyn Mchenry (2012 Subaru STI): 258 Votes
30. Jaysen Hill (2009 Nissan 370Z): 233 Votes
31. Brittany Sanderson (2002 Subaru WRX): 192 Votes
32. Rick Fontan (2002 BMW M3): 192 Votes

33. Don Santora (2008 Volkswagen GTI: 180 Votes
34. Jordan Riegelhaupt (2006 Audi A6 4.2 S-Line): 136 Votes
35. Grant Sampson (2008 Subaru STI): 135 Votes
36. Samantha Plante (2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR): 117 Votes
37. Enrique Munoz (1997 Toyota Supra Turbo): 114 Votes
38. Randall Riggs (2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe): 108 Votes
39. Mark Linag (2004 Honda S2000): 96 Votes
40. Kevin Logue (2004 Nissan 350Z): 95 Votes
41. Melissa Poole (2013 Hyundai Veloster): 93 Votes
42. Jamarri Whiteside (2006 Subaru STI): 69 Votes
43. Matthew Schwartz (2010 Hyundai Genesis): 63 Votes
44. Karel Couture (1969 Volkswagen Beetle): 54 Votes
45. Carlos Acosta (2011 Subaru WRX STI): 47 Votes
46. Paul Smyrski (1997 Toyota Aristo Vertex): 38 Votes
47. Danick Lahaie (1991 Nissan 180SX): 37 Votes
48. Jorge Sandoval (1994 Honda Civic): 30 Votes
49. Ryan Delosreyes (2006 Scion xB): 26 Votes
50. John Adamo (2009 Lexus IS250): 19 Votes
51. Terry Ciotta (2011 Scion xB Release Series 8.0): 12 Votes
52. Carl Huebner (2003 Volkswagen Jetta): 5 Votes
53. Edward Ho (2012 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4x4): 5 Votes

(Updated: September 14, 2015 @ 12:07pm EST)

HOW TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT STAGE?
Competitors must obtain votes at www.tunerbattlegrounds.com. Rather than PASMAG's internal staff acting as judges to select the winners, that responsibility will fall in the hands of the audience (the fans, show-goers and friends and family of the competitors). With a click of a button, the audience will be able to vote and choose their winners one Stage after another. In Stage 1 (Elimination), the 16 Wild Card competitors with the highest number of votes will advance to Stage 2. In stages 2-5, the competitor with the highest number of votes in each Battle will advance.

STAGE 6 (TOP 2): The Top 2 Competitor vehicles will be displayed at the PASMAG booth at the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV on November 3-6, 2015 and will battle against each other by gathering votes via text. Similar to previous stages, the competitors are encouraged to campaign for votes. A Text-to-Vote telephone number and Short Code will be assigned to the 2 competitors to gather votes.

HOW TO VOTE?
Connect with your Facebook login using the Facebook Login widget, select (or search for) a competitor then click the star on their page when it's active (see Schedule). During the Elimination Stages, voting is limited to 1(one) vote per Facebook account per 24 hours of the posted Selected Competitors. In Stage 6, voting is limited to 1(one) vote per telephone number of the posted Finalists.

ARE VOTERS REWARDED?
Voters have the opportunity to win an assortment of items from PASMAG: event tickets, stickers, lanyards, magazines, t-shirts, product sponsorship and discount opportunities, and much more (to be announced). Winners will be randomly selected and announced on Instagram.

SCHEDULE
Stage 1 (Elimination): Tues, Sept 8, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Mon, Sept 14, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
Stage 2 (Top 32): Tues, Sept 15, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Mon, Sept 21, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
Stage 3 (Top 16): Tues, Sept 22, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Mon, Sept 28, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
Stage 4 (Top 8): Tues, Sept 29, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Mon, Oct 5, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
Stage 5 (Top 4): Tues, Oct 6, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Mon, Oct 12, 2015 (12:00pm EST)
Stage 6 (Championship Battle): TBD

2015 TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS: CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE SPONSORS
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