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 2 of the 2015 Tuner Battlegrounds: Championship Battle, the 32 competitors will compete head-to-head in a bracket-style knockout where the competitor with the highest total votes in each Battle at the end of Stage 2 will advance to Stage 3 (Top 16).

2015 TUNER BATTLEGROUNDS: CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE (STAGE 2 / TOP 32)
Schedule: Sept 15, 2015 (10:00am EST) - Sept 21, 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 2, voting is limited to 1 (one) vote per Facebook account per 24 hours of the posted Selected Competitors.
*Votes reset to 0 (zero) at the end of each stage
*Votes are updated Monday-Friday at 3:00pm EST

BATTLE 1
1. Choi Durante (2014 Honda Civic Si): 805 Votes
32. Rick Fontan (2002 BMW M3): 195 Votes

BATTLE 2
16. Erik Ulintz (2013 Scion tC RS 8.0): 49 Votes
17. Brian McCann (2005 Nissan 350Z): 638 Votes

BATTLE 3
9. Jeuss Santiago (2010 Mazdaspeed 3): 20 Votes
24. Curtis Cooper (1999 Nissan Silvia Spec R): 332 Votes

BATTLE 4
8. Devan Pelletier (2006 Audi A8L): 91 Votes
25. Patrick Leong (2013 Scion FR-S): 108 Votes

BATTLE 5
4. Alexime Maldera Vu (2007 Nissan 350Z): 238 Votes
29. Devyn Mchenry (2012 Subaru STI): 227 Votes

BATTLE 6
13. David Quang (2006 Honda S2000): 199 Votes
20. Al Vincent (2003 Nissan 350Z): 406 Votes

BATTLE 7
12. Gabriel Gonzalez (2014 Scion tC 10 Series): 179 Votes
21. Jimmy Backus (2013 Subaru BRZ): 379 Votes

BATTLE 8
5. Aldo Fiorita (2004 Pontiac Sunfire): 427 Votes
28. Alexander Bauza (2002 Nissan Silvia Spec R): 339 Votes

BATTLE 9
2. James Mueller (2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart): 69 Votes
31. Brittany Sanderson (2002 Subaru WRX): 187 Votes

BATTLE 10
15. Steven Luangpakdy (2006 Acura TL): 43 Votes
18. Philip Sohn (1993 Mazda RX-7): 311 Votes

BATTLE 11
10. Benjamin Tran (2004 Acura TSX): 693 Votes
23. Samuel Piazza (1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R R32): 43 Votes

BATTLE 12
7. Daren Singh (2012 Infiniti G37 Coupe): Disqualified
26. Alfred Serrato (2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe): 159 Votes

BATTLE 13
3. Andrew Hoffman (2009 Audi S5): 60 Votes
30. Jaysen Hill (2009 Nissan 370Z): 191 Votes

BATTLE 14
14. Brandon Weaver (2013 Mitsubishi Evolution MR): 113 Votes
19. Adam Baumel (2002 Audi TT Quatro): 381 Votes

BATTLE 15
11. Samuel Di Tommaso (2003 Volkswagen Golf): 173 Votes
22. Alex Dixon (2013 Subaru BRZ): 445 Votes

BATTLE 16
6. Karine Lajoie Robin (2012 Mazdaspeed3): 164 Votes
27. Patrick Mach (2006 Scion xB RS 4.0): 240 Votes

(Updated: September 21, 2015 @ 3:23pm 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