Bayonetta

Bowser Jr.

Bowser

Captain Falcon

Cloud

Corrin

Daisy

Dark Pit

Diddy Kong

Donkey Kong

Dr. Mario

Duck Hunt

Falco

Ganondorf

Greninja

Ice Climbers

Inkling

Jigglypuff

King Dedede

Kirby

Link

Little Mac

Lucario

Lucas

Lucina

Luigi

Mario

Marth

Mega Man

Meta Knight

Mewtwo

Mii Brawler

Ness

Olimar

Pac-Man

Palutena

Peach

Pichu

Pikachu

Pokemon Trainer

Ridley

R.O.B.

Robin

Rosalina

Samus

Sheik

Shulk

Snake

Sonic

Toon Link

Villager

Wario

Wii Fit Trainer

Wolf

Yoshi

Young Link

Zelda

Zero Suit Samus

Mr. Game & Watch

Incineroar

King K. Rool

Dark Samus

Chrom

Simon Belmont

Richter

Isabelle

Mii Swordfighter

Mii Gunner

Piranha Plant

Joker

Hero

Banjo-Kazooie

Terry

Byleth

Random Character

Min Min

Steve

Sephiroth

Pyra & Mythra

Kazuya

Sora

Everything else

Ultimate Singles

Doubles Events

Ultimate Doubles

Melee Singles

Melee Doubles

Rivals II Singles

Rivals II Doubles

Starts Friday 2/13. 2-Day or 3-Day pass required

Street Fighter 6

Tekken 8

Guilty Gear Strive

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

Saturday 2/14. Any Pass OK. PS4 Pro console

Guilty Gear Xrd REV2

Starts Friday 2/13. 2-day or 3-day pass required

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Begins SATURDAY 2/14, Top Cut on SUNDAY 2/15
Any Competitor Pass OK

DDR A3 Technical - Main Event

DDR A3 Technical - lvl 9-13 only

DDR A3 Technical - lvl 17-19 only

DDR A3 Freestyle

Pump It Up Speed

Pump It Up Freestyle

Begins SATURDAY 2/14, Top cut SUNDAY 2/15
Any competitor pass OK

maimai DX Prism

Starts Friday 2/13, 2-day or 3-day competitor pass required

2XKO 2v2

SATURDAY 2/14 SWISS into SUNDAY SE top cut. Any competitor pass OK. 256-player cap.
2010 Edison format Yu-Gi-Oh! Mind Crush & Royal Tribute ruled reveal

RBET

DANCERUSH STARDOM

FRIDAY 2/14. DAS Only. Any Competitor Pass OK, 2-Day pass needed if also entering main open event.

Classic Tetris DAS Only

SATURDAY 2/14. All playstyles legal. Any Competitor Pass OK (2-Day pass needed if also entering DAS event).

Classic Tetris (Main Event)

SSB64 Singles

SSB64 Doubles

Brawl Singles

Magical Drop III

Capcom vs SNK 2

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Super Turbo

SUNDAY 2/15. 2005 [Goat Format](https://www.goatformat.com/how2play.html) Yu-Gi-Oh! Swiss+SE top cut. Any competitor pass ok. 128-player cap

Friday, any competitor pass OK, $10 entry, capped at 64 entrants

Rivals 1 Singles

SUNDAY event, any competitor pass OK, $5 fee, capped at 16 teams

Rivals 1 Doubles

SUNDAY event, any competitor pass OK, $5 fee, entry capped at 32

Rivals 1 Workshop

Starts FRIDAY 2/13, 2-day or 3-day competitor pass required. 256-player cap. SATURDAY pools available to students

2XKO Mixed

FRIDAY 2/13, Double Elim bracket, any Competitor Pass OK

Idol Showdown

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Open League

SATURDAY 2/14, No Uma Limit, any Competitor Pass OK. 

Track and conditions will be announced January 12th, 2026.

Prize pool $600

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Graded League

Starts FRIDAY 2/13, any competitor pass OK. Swiss to Bracket. Set 1 only

Riftbound

# 1-day events are open for registration until 2/10!
## Competitor registration is closed for 2/3-day events!


# ~~Main registration ends Friday 12/19 11:59PM PST~~
# ~~Late registration ends Friday 1/23 11:59PM PST~~
# ~~Emergency registration ends Tuesday 1/27 11:59PM PST!~~

# **IMPORTANT RULES**
* # Limit ONE Doubles event
* # **1-day** and **2-day** passes expire 8 AM 1 or 2 days after purchase
* # **Passes are non-refundable**

# **COMPETITORS**
* **3-Day** required for **Melee, Ultimate, or Rivals II**
* **2-Day** required for **SF6, Tekken 8, Strive, or 2XKO**
* **1-Day** required for **all other events**

# **SPECTATORS**
* AVAILABLE ONLINE UNTIL 2/10, or $5 extra onsite

# **SUNDAY/FINALS**
* GX3 Finals will take place IN THE CONVENTION CENTER
* Finals viewing is free and available to any pass good on Sunday

Venue Fee

We are glad to accommodate school schedules for singles Smash, Rivals, 2XKO, SF6, and Tekken participants! 

### **Please note these restrictions:**
- SINGLES EVENTS ONLY, All doubles events are Friday.
- If you enter more than 1 event, you *may* have to play at least 1 of them on Friday.

Put the name of your High school/College on the first line, and whether you want Friday night (8pm) or Saturday morning (10am) pools on the second line. Example:

UC Santa Cruz

Saturday

Need a later pool due to School on Friday? (1v1 SMASH/RIVALS/2XKO/SF6 ONLY)

Help us run a great event by volunteering your time during the weekend! Volunteer roles include running pools, taking registration, checking in attendees, and helping out at the TO desk.

Possible rewards:

- Priority seating for Sunday Finals
- Volunteer T-shirt
- Food voucher
- Bring a +1 to Sunday Finals priority seating

If interested, please check the box here and fill out the form and follow the directions here: https://forms.gle/gkE8WnGE9VafRon7A

Interested in volunteering? (optional)

Please make sure to go to the #role-request channel and ask for the Genesis X role!

Join https://discord.gg/YJmZcu3R6M on Discord!

Follow  on Twitch!

Follow  on Mixer!

Your pools on Friday will finish by 10PM. 
However, if you advance to the 2nd round of your bracket, it will be on Saturday and we cannot make accommodations around this.

I have a Valentine's Day date on Saturday, I need my bracket to run on Friday! (1v1 SMASH/RIVALS/2XKO/SF6/TEKKEN ONLY)

GENESIS X3 ATTENDEE AGREEMENT

OPTIONAL. Check only if you registered for Melee or Ult singles AND want to enter the other singles event. Limit of 4 events total still applies.

I registered for Melee or Ultimate Singles, and I want to claim my Early Bird free entry into the opposite singles event!

I'm interested in receiving exclusive promotional messaging including early access to event registration, giveaways, discounts, and more from GENESIS! (Opt-out at any time)

Genesis Newsletter

Official Classic GX3  Hoodie

Official Classic GX3 Bundle

Official Classic GX3 Tshirt

We'll make your tournament schedule exactly the way you want it!

We'll contact you with a form to fill out about 4 weeks before GX3 and you can choose your pool times for all the events you've entered (within constraints of overall tournament schedule)

Choose your own pool times!

Starts FRIDAY 2/13. 3-Day competitor pass required. SATURDAY pools available to students

Starts FRIDAY 2/13. 3-Day competitor pass required

Starts FRIDAY 2/13. 2-Day or 3-Day competitor pass required. PS5 console. 
SATURDAY pools available to students

Starts FRIDAY 2/13. 2-Day or 3-Day competitor pass required. PS5 console. SATURDAY pools available to students

Starts FRIDAY 2/13. 2-Day or 3-Day competitor pass required. PS4 software, PS5 hardware

Starts FRIDAY 2/13. Any competitor pass OK. PS4 software, PS5 hardware

SUNDAY 2/15. Any Competitor Pass OK. PS4 software, PS5 hardware

SATURDAY 2/14. Any Competitor Pass OK. PS4 Pro console

Starts SATURDAY 2/14, Top Cut on SUNDAY 2/15
Any Competitor Pass OK

Starts SATURDAY 2/14, Top cut SUNDAY 2/15
Any competitor pass OK

FRIDAY 2/13, 2-day or 3-day competitor pass required

SUNDAY 2/15, any competitor pass OK. Run on Paradise Supergun setups

FRIDAY 2/13, Rank A Uma Limit, any Competitor pass OK.

Swiss pools > Top 27 Double Elim

3 player races - 3 Umas per player

Track and Conditions will be announced on January 10, 2026.

Prize Pool: $500

SATURDAY 2/14, No Uma Limit, any Competitor Pass OK.

Swiss pools > Top 27 Double Elim

3 player races - 3 Umas per player

Track and race conditions will be announced January 10th, 2026.

Prize pool: $600

![GX31DAYCOMP](https://images2.imgbox.com/e4/5f/nvgczZks_o.png) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Entry to events EXCEPT Melee/Ult/Rivals/2XKO/SF6/T8/Strive

	* NOTE: If you are entering multiple 1-Day events on different days, you may need a 2-Day or 3-Day pass depending on how many days your events take place over. Please make sure you understand which days your events are on! Event day info is shown in the next step of registration.

1-Day Competitor

![GX32DAYCOMP](https://images2.imgbox.com/09/b7/EZML0pFu_o.png) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Required for SF6, Tekken 8, Strive, or 2XKO events

2-Day Competitor

![GX33DAYCOMP](https://images2.imgbox.com/5d/f3/6n1mFDtG_o.png) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Required for Melee, Ultimate, and Rivals II events

3-Day Competitor

![GX31DAYSPEC](https://images2.imgbox.com/ad/92/4opuUe2Z_o.png)

1-Day Spectator

![GX32DAYSPEC](https://images2.imgbox.com/c2/f6/zyD8UNuF_o.png)

2-Day Spectator

![GX33DAYSPEC](https://images2.imgbox.com/6b/37/bHoIjUd5_o.png)

3-Day Spectator

Need a later pool due to School on Friday? (1v1 SMASH/RIVALS/2XKO/SF6/TEKKEN ONLY)

Full Ruleset

Basic ruleset, only characters, no stages

Basic Ruleset - No Stages

Wario's Smash Down

MDVA Classic

Registration Add-ons

Genesis X3

Black Independent Co. Midweight hoodie with GX3 Embroidered logo on chest, and GENESIS logo screenprinted on sleeve.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: $10 off standard price! Black Independent Co. Midweight hoodie with GX3 Embroidered logo on chest, and GENESIS logo screenprinted on sleeve. Black Gildan Softstyle Tshirt with GX3 logo screenprinted on chest.

GX3 logo screenprinted on chest on a Black Gildan Softstyle Tshirt